Blackline Safety is a technology leader driving innovation in the industrial workforce through IoT (Internet of Things). With connected safety devices and predictive analytics, Blackline enables companies to drive towards zero safety incidents and improved operational performance. Blackline provides wearable devices, personal and area gas monitoring, cloud-connected software and data analytics to meet demanding safety challenges and enhance overall productivity for organizations with coverage in more than 100 countries. Armed with cellular and satellite connectivity, Blackline provides a lifeline to tens of thousands of people, having reported over 200 billion data-points and initiated over seven million emergency alerts. For more information, visit BlacklineSafety.com and connect with us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram.
The business of connected safety certainly didn’t slow down at Blackline over the summer. In fact, we’re busier than ever and have some exciting business updates to pass along. From new deals to award wins to investor confidence in our growth, the momentum keeps building as we prepare to launch our new product, G6, this autumn.
Good News Travels Fast
News of Severn Trent Water’s programme — replacing its existing gas detection units with more than 2,600 Blackline Safety G7c wearable devices and associated services — brought international coverage in the likes of Channel Daily News, WorldWater Magazine, International Environmental Technology Magazine, Manufacturing and Engineering Magazine, The OGM, The Calgary Herald and many more.
The deal sees Severn Trent Water kicking off the implementation of a connected safety programme to the value of $2 million CAN and follows our ongoing partnerships with major UK water authorities including Yorkshire Water, Dwr Cymru Welsh Water and Northern Ireland Water. Upon completion of this latest deployment, Blackline Safety will protect over 10,000 workers across half of the UK’s water and wastewater authorities.
Executing With Confidence
On 31st August, Blackline closed a $25 million bought deal and private placement financing. This deal signals both investor confidence in our business – it was oversubscribed! – and provides Blackline with additional financial stability as we continue to adapt in a dynamic environment, while optimising the efficiency of our operations for a new phase of sustainable growth.
Our Commitment to Sustainability
Blackline Safety Europe is proud to be partnering with Auditel, a leading team of carbon footprint consultants who will expedite our journey to becoming Carbon Neutral. With a target of 2023 in mind to achieve the BSI specification for carbon neutrality, we will be reducing our carbon emissions by working with low carbon suppliers and solutions, as well as refining our current processes while we continue to drive growth in the region.
Preparing For Lift Off This Autumn
Blackline Safety Europe is ramping up and readying for the launch of G6, Blackline’s latest innovation for oil and gas, petrochemical and other industrial workplaces. The all new G6 single-gas wearable detector enables fast incident response time, better safety and compliance, long-lasting connectivity and improved efficiency—all in one cloud-connected device.
Watch this space for news of our upcoming G6 webinars. This is your chance to learn more about our new wearable single gas detector, and have your questions answered by the team who built it.
The addition of G6 to our connected safety product portfolio has prompted a deeper dive into our gas sensor offering. Our new Gas Sensor pages are designed to take you through the gas sensor configuration options available to help you get the most from your gas detection budget.
See G6, G7 And G7 EXO In Action
We’re delighted to be bringing G7c, G7 EXO and the NEW G6 to a whole host of events in Europe this autumn! Here’s where to find us and how to join us…
EuroSafety ja Työhyvinvointi-messut in Tampere, Finland 13-15 September
Congrès national des sapeurs-pompiers de France in Nancy, France 21-24 September
Préventica in Lyon, France 27-29 September
Safety, Health & Wellbeing Live in Farnborough, UK, 28-29 September
WWEM, The Water, Wastewater and Environmental Monitoring Event in Telford, UK 12-13 October
ExpoProtection, Paris, France 15-17 November
Award-Winning Safety Technology
Don’t just take our word for it. We’re proud of our ever-growing list of awards which serve to validate our game-changing technology in saving lives and transforming industrial workplaces.
We have, once again, won the Occupational Health & Safety (OH&S) Magazine with a New Product of the Year award, this time for its partnership with Vlahi to provide real-time, sensor-driven plume modeling. This marks a total of 13 OH&S New Product of the Year awards honouring Blackline products over the last nine years. Learn more here.
We are proud to have been named best in class for Lone Worker Monitoring by the 2022 Canadian Occupational Safety (COS) Readers’ Choice Awards. The COS Awards honour outstanding products and services in the safety sector. More than 12,000 occupational safety professionals were interviewed in-depth to identify the best in market. Read the full story here.
We're finalists in the 2022 SaaS Awards in three categories—Best SaaS Product for Health & Safety or Risk Management, Best SaaS Innovation in the Internet of Things, and Best SaaS Product for Business Intelligence or Analytics. Read more here.
Team Growth
G6 is not the only news from Blackline Safety Europe. Along with our family of products, our team continues to evolve/grow. After over 5 years of driving Blackline's success in the UK, ROI, Scandinavia and Eastern Europe, Simon Rich has been appointed to the position of Sales Director – Europe.
Simon’s move also brings a new leadership role for Julian Jarvis, who has been promoted to Zone Manager – UK, Ireland & Scandinavia.
Both Julian and Simon have been instrumental in Blackline’s water industry wins in the UK.
We have strengthened our European Technical Sales team, which will now be lead by James Robson, Manager, Technical Sales – Europe.
Following the restructuring of Blackline-owned Wearable Technologies Ltd, Kathryn Greaves, Marketing Manager - Europe, and Lawrence Bryon, Channel Partner Manager are pivoting their skills and focus to support Blackline’s work in Europe. Any outstanding WTL enquires can be directed to Lawrence.
Connect with Blackline Safety Europe on LinkedIn for all the latest updates from these events and more.