MONITORING SURVEYS
STRUCTURAL AND GEOTECHNICAL MONITORING SERVICES
Monitoring solutions you can trust
At Malcolm Hughes, we deliver industry leading geotechnical and structural instrumentation and monitoring solutions designed to give clients complete confidence in the performance, stability and safety of their assets. With decades of experience supporting major infrastructure, built environment and utilities projects across the UK, we provide precise, reliable and actionable data that enables informed decision making at every stage of a project’s life cycle
What is a Monitoring Survey? A monitoring survey is predominantly used to identify and monitor small movements over time in manmade structures like bridges, dams and building or ground movements in retaining walls or embankments.
Comprehensive monitoring capabilities with high‑precision instrumentation
Our capability spans the full suite of geotechnical and structural monitoring technologies, from conventional instrumentation to advanced automated systems. This allows us to design bespoke monitoring strategies tailored to each site’s unique challenges. We deploy a wide range of sensors, including inclinometers, piezometers, strain gauges, tilt sensors, crack monitors, load cells, vibration sensors and environmental instrumentation, ensuring high quality measurements across earthworks, foundations, retaining structures, bridges, tunnels and complex civil engineering environments.
Innovation sits at the heart of our approach. Malcolm Hughes utilises cutting‑edge digital platforms, wireless networks and IoT‑enabled devices to deliver real‑time, remote monitoring through automated sensor arrays. Our systems provide continuous data collection, intelligent alerting and secure online dashboards, giving project teams instant access to critical information without the need for site visits. From solar‑powered data loggers to LoRaWAN communication, cloud‑based analytics and integration with 3D visualisation tools, we ensure our monitoring solutions are robust, efficient and future‑focused.
Monitoring support across the entire project life cycle
Whether supporting early‑stage design, construction risk management or long‑term structural health monitoring, Malcolm Hughes combines technical expertise, advanced technology and proactive support to deliver complete confidence in the built and natural environment.
Why have a monitoring survey?
Monitoring is essential for reducing risk and preventing unnecessary costs caused by structural damage or disturbance. Aged assets, sensitive structures, or nearby construction activity can all trigger movement or failure in key structural elements. These issues can lead to significant financial impacts and the potential for harm, creating costly problems later in the project.
Real-time and historical monitoring data enables informed, confident decision‑making.
- It helps you plan maintenance, identify remedial works, and maintain structural integrity.
- Monitoring removes the guesswork from your decisions.
- This improves safety, reduces costs, and saves valuable time.
We offer a host of monitoring solutions:
Depending on your type of monitoring survey, deliverables may be slightly different, however our most common outputs are:
Related Case Studies
M62 Embankment Monitoring
Malcolm Hughes supported National Highways when they had concerns along a section of the M62 and sought a less disruptive, safer, monitoring solution. The highways team delivered a highly accurate monitoring solution.
Bridgewater Canal Aquaduct Monitoring
Malcolm Hughes has been commissioned to carry out long-term structural monitoring at Barfoot Aqueduct. Implementing a bespoke monitoring solution designed to detect and track any gradual structural movement, deformation or settlement over time.
