Hexagon and Proudfoot announce mining partnership

Hexagon’s Mining division and Proudfoot today announced a new partnership that provides the world’s leading mining companies a unique safety-driven solution to accelerate their pursuit of zero-harm. By combining market-leading safety technology with a proven people-centric change methodology, the partnership helps to de-risk mine operations, so equipment is protected, and everyone goes home safely.

Hexagon and Proudfoot know firsthand that mining successfully requires a balance between safety and productivity. With so much focus on digital transformation, the combination of safety technology, and sustained adoption as enablers for productivity seeks to support all stakeholders, from mine operators to mine investors. 

“There’s nothing more powerful to me than knowing that our technology truly is saving people’s lives,” said Hexagon’s Mining division president, Nick Hare. “Together with Proudfoot, we can ensure our solutions are backed by a proven people-centric change methodology. Zero harm demands nothing less.”

“We know that great things happen at the intersection of people and technology,” said Pamela Hackett, CEO at Proudfoot. “We are thrilled to partner with Hexagon so that together we can support mining companies around the world to achieve a zero-harm culture that drives safe operations.”

Hexagon, a global leader in sensor, software and autonomous solutions, offers market-leading mine safety systems for collision avoidance, operator alertness, vehicle intervention, personal protection and slope monitoring. Proudfoot is the world’s leading operational management consulting firm, specializing in operational and digital transformation programs.

For further information, please contact:
Neville Judd, Communications Director, Hexagon’s Mining division, +1.604.505.6154
neville.judd@hexagon.com

Lorena Schoenfeld, Chief of Staff
Tel: +44 (0) 774 614 0032
Email: lschoenfeld@proudfoot.com

About Hexagon
Hexagon is a global leader in sensor, software and autonomous solutions. We are putting data to work to boost efficiency, productivity, and quality across industrial, manufacturing, infrastructure, safety, and mobility applications.   

Our technologies are shaping urban and production ecosystems to become increasingly connected and autonomous – ensuring a scalable, sustainable future.

Hexagon’s Mining division solves surface and underground mine challenges with proven technologies for planning, operations and safety.

Hexagon (Nasdaq Stockholm: HEXA B) has approximately 24,500 employees in 50 countries and net sales of approximately 5.8bn USD. Learn more at hexagon.com and follow us @HexagonAB.

About Proudfoot: Proudfoot is the world’s leading operational management consulting firm and is obsessed with delivering value to clients. We specialize in operational and digital transformation programs. Uniquely, we do this by building capability in your people and engaging them to deliver measurable results.  We see consulting as an investment not a cost. With 30,000+ implementation and improvement projects under our belt, we are fanatical with delivering tangible results. Our scorecard shows a minimum return on investment of 400% (avg.) in the first year of a client engagement. We work with clients to implement strategy, achieve improvement objectives and change behaviors. Founded by Alexander Proudfoot in 1946, we work with mid and large cap organizations across industry sectors at the frontline.