SYSTRA secures £43,500 for AI research into road safety
Transport consultancy SYSTRA has secured £43,400 from the Transport Research and Innovation Grant (TRIG) to fund work on addressing road safety with artificial intelligence. The funding will be used to develop an AI application that can classify the physical environment surrounding road collisions in Great Britain, using data from OS MasterMap, Earth Observation and CAD […]
SYSTRA appoints Riona Ainge as Sustainability Lead
Riona Ainge has been appointed as SYSTRA’s first Sustainability Lead to help drive forward it’s work on supporting the environment and enhancing social value. The new role has been created to support SYSTRA to deliver the four key pillars within its sustainability mission; social purpose, climate action, responsible business and environmental stewardship; and Riona starts in position […]
SYSTRA signals significant growth with Leeds office move
SYSTRA has relocated in Leeds, further bolstering its commitment to developing talent in the city and across the Yorkshire region. Located in 114 Wellington Street, the new Leeds office provides a modern open-plan creative space for SYSTRA, which is one of Yorkshire’s leading transport planning, engineering and infrastructure specialists. Members of the SYSTRA Signature Team based in […]
Mobility Campers pledge to “make a difference”
The 6th annual volunteer-run Mobility Camp “unconference” has taken place, with nearly a hundred people coming together to discuss, debate and tackle the subject of ‘Changing the Narrative in transport’. The attendees, from backgrounds including transport planners, councillors, modellers, engineers, technologists and students came together for the event at the IET in Birmingham, which saw only […]
SYSTRA makes two acquisitions to strengthen tunnelling expertise
Engineering and consulting group SYSTRA, has bought two companies dedicated to the design of tunnels and underground structures, Bamser, and Subterra. The company, which is a member of the British Tunnelling Society, says both acquisitions reinforce its position as a leading global player in the field of complex tunnels, following the acquisition in 2021 of […]
SYSTRA appoints Romain Pison as Director of Decarbonisation
To support its continued growth and its ambitious sustainability mission, SYSTRA has appointed Romain Pison as Director of Decarbonisation of its UK & Ireland Consultancy division. Mr Pison will consolidate and expand SYSTRA’s existing comprehensive offer supporting public and private sector clients in achieving their Net Zero ambitions. Romain is an award-winning transport director with […]
SYSTRA unveils ‘Paramics Discovery 26’ with brand new capability for active travel microsimulation
SYSTRA has unveiled Paramics Discovery 26, the latest version of the well-known Paramics transport planning software tool has improved functionality to simulate behaviour across more modes of transport to better reflect how the road infrastructure is used. Paramics has been reproducing real world traffic conditions by simulating travel behaviour on a user-defined road network for […]
SYSTRA appoints new Managing Director of UK and Ireland Consultancy
Mobility and mass transit engineering and consultancy firm SYSTRA Ltd has appointed Sébastien Dupont to be Managing Director for Consultancy in the UK and Ireland. He joined SYSTRA in 2017 as Chief Financial Officer for Latin America based in Såo Paulo, Brazil before moving to London in 2019 as International Chief Financial Officer, responsible for […]
Leading transport experts to explore innovative options for the Watford to Croxley link
A wide range of proposals to bring a long disused stretch of railway back to life as a key transport link between Watford and Croxley Green are to be explored by three leading travel and transport consultancies. Atkins, SYSTRA UK and Wood Group will work in partnership with Hertfordshire County Council, Watford Borough Council, Three […]
Systra appoints new Operations Director
The Engineering and Consultancy company SYSTRA has hired Graeme Castle as Operations Director to lead the delivery of a wide portfolio of major projects in the UK & Ireland. The company says he brings more than 30-years of experience to its team, having previously been involved in the delivery of large infrastructure, construction and civil […]
