Continuous and short-term ground and structural vibration monitoring — protecting buildings, sensitive equipment, and human comfort during construction, demolition, and industrial operations.
Ground-borne vibration from piling, demolition, heavy traffic, or industrial plant can pose significant risks to structural integrity and cause severe disturbance to nearby occupants or sensitive equipment.
We provide specialized vibration assessments and deploy automated monitoring systems. This enables contractors and site managers to maintain full control, demonstrate regulatory compliance, and prevent costly structural damage claims.
Installation of triaxial vibration monitoring equipment to record peak particle velocity (PPV) and vibration dose value (VDV) in real time.
Expert evaluation against British Standards (BS 7385, BS 5228-2, BS 6472) with clear compliance reports for planning authorities.
We review site plans, soil conditions, and nearby structures to establish appropriate Peak Particle Velocity (PPV) threshold limits.
Our acoustic consultants securely install and calibrate rugged, weatherproof vibration monitors on-site or directly on building structures.
Systems measure continuously, automatically notifying your site manager if vibration approaches risk limits so operations can be adjusted.
You receive regular summary reports and a final defensible technical document demonstrating vibration levels against relevant criteria, standards or project-specific limits.
"Forth Noise gave us a planning condition discharge that stood up to scrutiny. Clear advice, tight timescales, and no last-minute surprises."
"Responsive, independent and easy to deal with. They identified the vibration source quickly and gave us a clear path to fix it."
"They cut through a noise objection that had stalled our application for months. The report was clear, robust, and the planners accepted it without question."
"Forth Noise gave us a planning condition discharge that stood up to scrutiny. Clear advice, tight timescales, and no last-minute surprises."
"Responsive, independent and easy to deal with. They identified the vibration source quickly and gave us a clear path to fix it."
They cut through a noise objection that had stalled our application for months. The report was clear, robust.
"Pragmatic and genuinely expert. They told us what we actually needed rather than over-engineering it, and our workplace noise records are now fully defensible."
"They cut through a noise objection that had stalled our application for months. The report was clear, robust, and the planners accepted it without question."
Send us the project details and deadline. We’ll come back with a clear, fixed scope and timeline.
We assess risk of cosmetic and structural damage using BS 7385-2 and DIN 4150-3. For human disturbance and comfort in buildings, we assess against BS 6472-1 (Vibration Dose Value – VDV) and BS 5228-2 for construction activities.
Monitoring units track vibration levels against pre-set thresholds (e.g., an Amber warning level set at 80% of the limit). If thresholds are exceeded, designated site staff receive automated email alerts so work can be paused or adjusted.
Monitoring provides an objective record of vibration levels which can assist in investigating or responding to complaints and damage claims.
Our monitoring systems are fully self-contained, weatherproof, and powered by long-life internal batteries or solar setups. They can operate continuously for months with zero on-site maintenance required.
