2nd April 2025By Neil Skoglund
The Best Asset Tracking in the UK
Asset Tracking
UK businesses tracking vehicles, equipment or shipments deal with a difficult mix of conditions: patchy rural signal, dense city centres, and unpredictable weather - all in the same fleet, sometimes the same day. Whether you're protecting high-value tools, monitoring cold chain deliveries, or keeping tabs on equipment across multiple sites, the tracking technology you choose has to hold up in all of it. That's where Trackpac stands out.
This page covers why Trackpac is built for UK asset tracking specifically, and what makes it different from GPS-only, Bluetooth or Wi-Fi-based alternatives. For the technical deep dive on how the underlying technology works, see our ultimate guide to LoRaWAN asset tracking, or head straight to our LoRaWAN asset tracking sensors to see supported hardware and pricing.
Why Traditional Tracking Falls Short in the UK
The UK's mix of remote countryside, dense cities and unpredictable weather is a genuinely hard environment for GPS-only, Bluetooth or Wi-Fi-based tracking. Most of the tracking technologies businesses default to were designed around simpler assumptions:
GPS-only trackers
Drain batteries quickly, and lose accuracy or drop out entirely indoors.
Bluetooth trackers
Short range, and need a receiver device to stay nearby to pick up a signal.
Wi-Fi dependent systems
Only useful inside the range of a network you control - no good once an asset leaves the building.
Why Trackpac for UK Asset Tracking
LoRaWAN coverage via the Helium Network
Trackpac runs on the Helium Network, with roaming agreements across the UK. Check coverage at your site with the Helium coverage map.
Long battery life, low maintenance
Trackpac sensors last months or even years, cutting down on field servicing and downtime.
Indoor & outdoor accuracy
Wi-Fi sniffing, BLE, LoRaWAN and optional GPS fallback mean assets are tracked from the yard to the shop floor.
Cold chain & environmental monitoring
Track temperature, humidity and motion to protect sensitive goods and meet compliance standards.
UK-based support
Our UK-based team handles onboarding and support directly, and can also plan cross-border European coverage if your assets travel further afield.
Who Uses Trackpac
Trackpac is used by UK businesses across a range of industries, including:
Logistics
Keeping deliveries on time and on track.
Construction
Tracking equipment between active job sites.
Healthcare
Monitoring temperature-sensitive medical supplies.
Facilities
Managing toolkits and machines across large buildings.
Agriculture
Tracking high-value equipment over large areas.
Getting Started
Getting started with Trackpac is straightforward:
- Consultation - a free assessment of your tracking needs
- Pilot - test devices against your actual assets
- Setup - configure dashboards and alerts for your business
- Training - online or on-site training for your team
- Full deployment - scale up to thousands of assets across multiple sites
Need a dedicated team to handle full LoRaWAN network design, gateway installation and systems integration - including for multi-site or cross-border European operations? Our LoRaWAN consultancy services cover everything from LNS selection to on-site deployment.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Trackpac work in Europe, or only the UK?↓
Trackpac is built for UK asset tracking first, but the same platform and hardware support EU868 frequency planning, so it works the same way if your assets travel into mainland Europe too. Our LoRaWAN consultancy team has hands-on experience deploying private gateway coverage for multi-site and cross-border operations, if you need guaranteed coverage outside the UK.
How much does Trackpac's asset tracking cost?↓
Trackpac's platform starts from £20 per device per year with no per-message fees. Enterprise pricing is available for larger, multi-site deployments - get in touch for a quote.
What happens if there's no LoRaWAN coverage at my site?↓
Trackpac trackers combine LoRaWAN with GPS, Wi-Fi, and BLE fallback options, so assets keep reporting even where public LoRaWAN coverage is thin. For sites that need guaranteed coverage - large depots, remote farms, cross-border routes - our LoRaWAN consultancy team can design and install a private gateway network tailored to your location.
Is Trackpac only for outdoor tracking?↓
No. While LoRaWAN and GPS excel outdoors, many Trackpac trackers also use Wi-Fi sniffing and BLE to maintain accurate positioning indoors - inside warehouses, depots, and multi-storey facilities - so the same device tracks an asset from the yard to the shop floor.
How quickly can we get started with Trackpac?↓
Most businesses start with a free consultation and a small pilot batch of devices before scaling up. Once your dashboard and alerts are configured, full deployment - from tens to thousands of assets - typically follows within a few weeks, with online or on-site training included.
For the deeper technical explainer on how LoRaWAN asset tracking works, see our ultimate guide to LoRaWAN asset tracking. Ready to talk through your own deployment? Get in touch for a free consultation.
