SIXENSE attended the BTS (British Tunnelling Society) conference in Westminster on the 8th and 9th of October, exhibiting and presenting a range of techniques that are being used on our tunnelling projects in the UK and around the world.

SIXENSE Group’s Blanca Payas Puigarnau presented “Advanced InSAR on Urban Tunnelling Projects”, demonstrating how we have deployed our satellite monitoring solution for major infrastructure projects as well as the additional advantages that can be realised when this technique is combined with more traditional monitoring as part of a projects Instrumentation and Monitoring plan.

This included case-studies on the latest advanced analytics tools integrated in our new generation software, Beyond Monitoring, turning InSAR monitoring data into risk management information.

The conference was also a great opportunity to network with other industry players, including Bruno PAUL-DAUPHIN from EXEGY, who gave a fascinating presentation on the development and use of ultra-low carbon concrete, playing an important part in the Vinci Group environmental ambition to use 90% low carbon concrete by 2030.

It was great to welcome Iryna Parakhnenko, General Manager of Sixense Central East Europe, to one of our larger project sites last week and to show some of the amazing instrumentation & monitoring activities that our teams in Sixense UK & Northern Europe are involved with.

Sharing knowledge and experience through SIXENSE Group is key to the development and progression of our personnel ,as well as maintaining SIXENSE at the forefront of the instrumentation & monitoring world.

It was great to catch up in person with Iryna after a few very difficult years 💙💛

SIXENSE have launched our Corporate Social Responsibilty (CSR) project.

SIXENSE Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is not just 3 letters. Its a solid commitment that helps us be socially and enviromentally accountable to our employees, our stakeholders and the public.

It is thanks to the commitment of everyone at SIXENSE that we will advance our social and environmental responsibility. We wanted to make our CSR project a true enterprise-wide initiative. Our CSR commitments are anchored into the daily activities of our employees and our business.

There is alos a direct link between the mission of our company and social and environmental issues: we provide solutions for infrastructure sustainability, new types of mobility and adaptation to climate change.

To read more about SIXENS’s Corporate Social Responsibility commitments – click here.

Good News for fans of Formula 1!

A new generation of young innovators and engineers are already working on future technologies and Sixense are proud to be supporting them!

Flow, an F1 in Schools team from Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys in Canterbury, Kent, achieved a third place podium placing at the regional F1 in Schools competition last week! The team also scooped “Best Engineered Car in class” and also “Best overall Team Identity”!

Developed to introduce students to #STEM subjects in the most engaging way possible – through the creation of a miniature F1 car – F1 in Schools is an educational project designed for teachers, informed by engineers, and endorsed by F1.

You can find out more about the Flow F1 Team at www.flowf1.racing. To find out more about the F1 in schools programme go to www.f1inschools.com/

Everyone at Sixense would like to congratulate the Flow F1 Team for their success in this years competition and wish you all the very best for the future!

Sixense have recently started to roll out our latest monitoring software ‘Beyond Monitoring’ on UK projects.

Beyond Monitoring is Sixense’s powerful, flexible and easy-to-use platform for managing project monitoring data in real-time.

With our new monitoring platform clients can simplify their understanding of geotechnical, structural and environmental monitoring data, make effective informed decisions, and anticipate risks.

The Beyond Monitoring platform is built on the foundations of Geoscope, the world reference in monitoring databases first released in 1997. Beyond Monitoring builds on this legacy and introduces improvements developed from the most recent digital technologies resulting in improved data security, system fluidity, user experience, management of large volumes of data, etc.

If you want to find out how Beyond Monitoring can benefit your construction project, or the management of your infrastructure, please contact us, we’ll be pleased to answer your questions and provide a demo.

For a summary of Beyond Monitoring, please watch the short film above.

The team working at one of our major London projects recently spent a few hours undertaking a litter pick on what was, forgivingly, one of the cooler days of the year so far.

Two hours were spent collecting rubbish from the canal towpath adjacent the site, resulting in almost eight full bags of rubbish and other detritus that might have otherwise ended up poluting the canal.

Future exercises are planned to keep on top of the problem and help create a more pleasent, greener environment in the local area, whilst at the same time minimising potential polution risk.

Well Done Team!

Sixense Monitoring Technician Joe Bryan continued our contribution to supporting local community initiatives at one of our major London sites by spending the day at ‘The Felix Project’.

The Felix Project collects fresh, nutritious food that cannot be sold. They cook and deliver this surplus food to charities and schools so that they can provide healthy meals and help the most vulnerable in our society.

Joe spent the day helping sort out food packages for those who are in desperate need of support, describing his involvement at The Felix project as ‘rewarding and enjoyable’.

Every day, 400,000 children in London have the same thing for dinner. Nothing….

If you’d like to support The Felix Project please visit https://thefelixproject.org/

Well Done Joe!

Sixense UK are proud to have achieved continued qualification to RISQS, demonstrating our ongoing commitment to delivering high standards of safety and quality across our work in the rail sector.

Sixense have always strived to achieve very high standrds of accreditation for quality, environmental and health and safety.

After months of hard work, the Sixense team are very pleased to have achieved accreditation to BS ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety Management.

This will allow us to develop and build on our existing high standards of health and safety. This latest accreditation sits alongside our accreditations to BS ISO 9001, 14001 and 27001, ensuring that all SIXENSE operations are quality assured and client data always remains secure.

Our growing list of certifications forms the foundation of trust and integrated collaboration with our clients, something which we believe is fundamental to the successful delivery of every project.

Helimap is specialised in precision helicopter-borne LIDAR mapping, with a solid international reputation.

The Swiss company, based near Lausanne, established itself on the market thanks to its innovative LIDAR system, adapted to complex terrains and tailor-made applications.  

With the acquisition of Helimap, Sixense Group is strengthening its position in 3D capture and modelling technologies for existing assets, a strategic entry point into the digitisation of construction and infrastructure operations.

As a result, Sixense is now a leading global player in 3D digitising technologies. Please visit Sixense Helimap for more information.