GKD is founded
GKD Technik, the parent company of SensorZone, is founded.
Its first activities focus on applying Rated Capacity Indicator technology to lorry loader cranes.
Learn more about the history of SensorZone
GKD Technik, the parent company of SensorZone, is founded.
Its first activities focus on applying Rated Capacity Indicator technology to lorry loader cranes.
GKD utilise radio frequency technologies to develop the first Proximity Warning System in the UK, SiteGuard.
Successful trials by Network Rail concluded that SiteGuard was an effective safety control product.
OnGrade are appointed as the sole UK distributor for SiteGuard and enjoy early commercial success.
OnGrade still remain a key partner, with over 6,000 installations and 20,000 tags in use across the UK.
SiteGuard undergoes an extensive and modernising rebrand, resulting in SensorZone being chosen as the name to carry the brand forward.
The innovative automatic range change feature is developed and rolled out.
Development on the SensorZone system continued with the release of the 2nd Gen tag.
The new tag contained an improved battery life of over 3 years with no recharging required.
Development of SensorZone continued with the introduction of the innovative Multiband technology.
Combining both low and high range frequencies, Multiband ensures that SensorZone tags achieve maximum connectivity and minimal hinderances from external factors.
By 2020, SensorZone technology had been deployed by multiple leading waste and recycling companies in the United Kingdom.
Mid-2021 saw SensorZone begin its partnership with American safety company, Hill & Smith Inc.
Hill & Smith's expertise in the safety industry and belief in the SensorZone technology have seen a number of key deployments take place across the country.
SensorZone is taken to the next level with the launch of Insights 1.0 - the cloud-based safety dashboard that gives actionable insights for on-site safety.
Following on from a rigorous trial period, SensorZone is successfully deployed across a number of key construction sites for US construction giant, Webber.
SensorZone joins forces with Tech Rentals to act as an Australian distributor of the system.
Portable Proximity Warning technology is launched as the solution for working environments that have a high volume of visiting vehicles.
Maintaining complete compatibility with existing SensorZone systems,
With interest in proximity warning technology increasing around the world, SensorZone signs distribution agreements with organizations in countries including Sweden, Canada, Italy and the Netherlands.
Including features such as a completely rebuilt Machines page and exportable Excel reports, Insights 2.0 marked the released of the most significant update to the SensorZone Insights Platform since its launch.
