SME News Q3 2024/ 42 The Professional Services Provider Prioritising People We are in an era of increasing data deluge, where making the best use of all available data is no easy feat. Helyx is a professional services company that specialises in geospatial science and technology, and information management, exploitation, and assurance. With a focus on building trust-based relationships with its clientele, Helyx is rapidly rising the ranks to take a frontrunning industry position. Here, we speak to Managing Director, Sean Kennedy, as Helyx is named in the 2024 Business Elite Awards. Since its inception in 2002, Helyx has been driven by a passion for people. The company was formed on the belief that the needs of its customers should be at the heart of its operations and has spent over two decades upholding this belief. With the motto of ‘Always a little better’, this approach has proven successful; Helyx is recognised across defence and security sectors as experts in geospatial science and technology and information management, exploitation, and assurance. “Everything that we do at Helyx is derived from our passion and commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our people, and our culture,” says Sean. “We strive to become trusted partners of our customers and industry colleagues – we combine innovation, domain knowledge, outstanding staff, and the latest thinking to address their key challenges.” Helyx offers a comprehensive service that entails geospatial systems and engineering support, geospatial analysis and data science, remote sensing and artificial intelligence, edge processing and development, tactical and resilient architectures, and contextbased and specialist training. The company provides access to a wealth of expertise to facilitate informed decision making. Its services are provided predominantly to the defence and government sectors, although Helyx is increasingly finding opportunities to serve new commercial customers. The geographic information system, or GIS, industry is experiencing significant levels of growth, projected to develop at a CAGR of 9.6% from 2022 through 2030. As technology advances, the need for sophisticated locationbased technology grows, particularly within government and corporate bodies. From the innovation of geospatial artificial intelligence and multi-sensor fusion to machine learning and edge computing, it has never been more important that leading companies such as Helyx keep an ear to the ground and remain a step ahead of the competition. “As a company we endeavour to lead change and transformation in order to shape our capability and capacity accordingly,” says Sean. “This is achieved via the Senior Leadership Team at Helyx, who monitor and debate the business’s strengths and weaknesses. Being aware of any limitations is just as relevant as treasuring its strengths.” Fortunately, Helyx is formed from a flat, agile structure that facilitates speedy decision making and cuts down on overhead costs, allowing the company to rapidly respond to trends in technology and customer direction. In alignment with this, Helyx has invested in strategically important research and development projects that appropriately position the company for future opportunities. An example of this is ensuring tactical and resilient architectures, as the movement of data around the battlefield has become more challenging due to the proliferation of sensors increasing the volume and velocity of data. The bespoke solutions from Helyx ensure information flow in challenging environments, meaning that the right information can get to the right person, at the right time. The company is also focusing on edge processing development, in response to the use of autonomous vehicles changing the approach to data processing platforms. Helyx has seen an opportunity to increase processing capability across the battlespace by leveraging the processing power of edge devices to enable rapid, automated analysis of incoming streams and create analysis ready data to inform decision makers. Helyx’s Edge Processing Development Capability incorporates the latest software development techniques, rigorous testing, and efficient continuous deployment and integration pipelines to ensure value driven delivery. By investing in such innovative projects Helyx aims to stay ahead of emerging changes within the industry, and sets a standard for excellence for itself and its competitors. At its core, the company is driven by a passion for delivering high quality professional services of exceptional value to its customers, having been recognised as the Best Geographic Information Systems Solutions Company 2024. Of the future, Sean says, “Innovation is a core element of our strategy over the next five years. As a professional services company, we recognise that staying ahead in our industry requires a proactive approach to embracing new technologies, refining our processes, and continuously enhancing the value we offer to our customers.” Contact: Sean Kennedy Company: Helyx Web Address: https://www.helyx.co.uk/
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