2025 was another busy year for GEO-Instruments in the UK and the start of the new year is a great opportunity to reflect on some of the key projects and accomplishments from the last 12 months.
As the largest Instrumentation and Monitoring package in the UK currently, the S1/S2 section of HS2 continues to be a large part of the team’s workload. GSJV supported the project by managing the extensive monitoring requirements including manual surveys and automated instrumentation.
A major milestone was the completion of the Northolt Tunnels East (NTE) with the drives finished and the Tunnel Boring Machines lifted from the tunnels. Significant work has also gone into preparing monitoring for the tunnel drives to Euston, set to launch in early 2026.
Engineers returned to site in the Peak District to install an array of In-Place Inclinometers (IPIs) into new piles designed to reinforce a Bateman Embankment Dam. This rounds out the monitoring scheme designed for the Dam allowing for detailed measurement of movement in the remedial works.
Across central London, our survey teams kept busy monitoring TFL rails, public areas, and other structures. This included supporting a major office development project with a combined I&M package consisting of frequent manual 3D and precise levelling surveys of the surrounding buildings and roads, comprehensive Noise, Dust and Vibration monitoring and a new network of automated Total Stations in London Underground tunnels running below the site.
Renovation works at Hertford College in Oxford have been progressing nicely throughout 2025 and GEO-Instruments have been there at every step. Three additional IPIs were installed this year to monitor the basement excavation as it progresses. During critical stages of the works, further vibration sensors were temporarily supplied to add to the existing long-term structural monitoring.
Continuing a long-term working relationship with a housing construction client, the In-Ground team provided multiple surcharge monitoring schemes for new housing developments across the UK. Comprised of buried networks of liquid levelling plates and extensometers, the schemes allow site teams to assess the effectiveness of ground improvement measures.
Across the United Kingdom, GEO-Instruments have been supplying mobile Noise, Vibration and Dust sensing setups. Useful for assessing the effects of site works or machinery on their surroundings, these versatile stations can be quickly deployed and redeployed to effectively monitor in specific locations and timeframes. We are particularly proud to be involved in Environment Agency projects including beach maintenance and flood defense schemes.
Towards the end of the year, GEO-Instruments were excited to get involved in the development of the new Children’s Cancer Centre at Great Ormond Street Hospital. Manual IPIs were installed into the piles comprising the walls of the new basement excavation. Our teams will continue to support the project with regular visits during future phases of construction work.
On many occasions our installation teams faced bleak weather conditions, including braving the peak of winter while installing a series of In-Place Inclinometers (IPIs) into a diaphragm wall as part of a major port project on the north coast of Scotland. These works were essential for understanding the behaviour of the D-wall structure during excavation and dredging.
Elsewhere throughout the UK, our Site Engineering team have worked alongside Keller divisions on dozens of ground engineering projects setting out hundreds of piles, boreholes, capping beams and guide walls.
Looking back at the last twelve months, we cannot overstate the importance of being able to provide our clients with complete I&M packages consisting of instrumentation supply, project management, support, and a comprehensive online monitoring platform.
In 2025, GEO-Instruments’ monitoring software QuickView was implemented on every UK project for data presentation and management.
The software has been indispensable in making sure all monitoring data is processed and visualised in a fast and user-friendly way, allowing our clients to make informed decisions under tight deadlines.
Throughout the year, all GEO-Instruments divisions have invested heavily in the development of the software, implementing and testing new features to meet the requirements of individual clients in different countries.
Accessible anywhere via browser and not limited by corporate IT constraints, QuickView is used by customers across Europe, the United States, Canada, Turkey, Africa and New Zealand.
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