GAP partners with Hiboo for unified data platform

GAP Group has partnered with Hiboo to create new mixed fleet data system Gap Track, designed to give customers clearer insight and better reporting.

The GAP Track - powered by Hiboo platform was built in just two months and unifies data from across the group, which operates the largest independent rental fleet in the UK.

It works by consolidating information from 11 different OEM and third-party telematics sources, including JCB, Atlas Copco, Kubota, Wacker Neuson and Manitou, into one standardised, real-time environment covering more than 10,000 connected assets.

Already live across the business, GAP Track allows depots, sales representatives and senior management to access live equipment data, including location, utilisation, idle time and carbon performance, directly through the platform

Under the system data now flows automatically into GAP’s ERP and internal systems, replacing manual checks across multiple portals

According to the company, sales teams can provide customer with accurate, time‑aligned usage data, rather than estimates, while customers are able to gain reporting and sustainability insights increasingly required on major projects, without needing to request data manually.

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Clément Bénard, CEO of Hiboo, said, the partnership strengthened its operations in the UK. “Mixed-fleet data only creates value when it is reliable enough to support operations and simple enough to share with customers. GAP is building that capability at scale, and we are proud to provide the data infrastructure behind it.”

Looking ahead, the platform is now set to support future analytics, deeper customer intelligence and AI-enabled fleet optimisation, across every brand in GAP’s fleet, without being tied to any single OEM ecosystem. It also enables maintenance teams to plan servicing based on real machine hours, improving availability and reducing downtime.

Gareth McGuinness, chief technology officer at GAP Group, added, “Data is becoming a core part of the service our customers expect from us. To deliver that across a fleet of this size and complexity, we needed one platform that could bring data together from every source, standardise it and make it usable across the business. Hiboo gives us that foundation, and it puts us in control of how we use our data to support our customers.”