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10/06/2020

3Squared-led consortium wins RSSB Dynamic Train Planning Competition

A consortium led by Sheffield-based railway technology company 3Squared has won Government funding to develop an innovative solution to help rail freight plan short term…

29/05/2020

3Squared signs five-year extension agreement with East Midlands Railway

Sheffield-based rail technology specialists 3Squared is pleased to announce it has signed an extension with East Midlands Railway (EMR) for the train operator to continue…

27/05/2020

3Squared named as one of the region’s top tech companies at NTAs

Sheffield-based railway technology company 3Squared has been named as one of the UK’s fastest-growing technology companies at the annual Northern Tech Awards virtual awards (NTA)…

13/05/2020

John Hickling takes up new role of client partnership director at 3Squared

We are delighted to announce our latest senior appointment here at 3Squared. John Hickling has recently joined us as Client Partnership Director, a new role…

06/05/2020

3Squared help take Rail Human Library online

In our recent BAU+ story we showcased the effort put in by the entire team at 3Squared to enable us to operate as a company…

24/04/2020

Business (Almost) as Usual

Working from home and flexitime has been standard practice at 3Squared towers for a number of years; we have worked hard to nurture a culture…

21/04/2020

Putting Technology to Work in this Unprecedented Time

The past few weeks have been challenging times for the Rail Industry, and 3Squared want to help our freight and passenger operators respond to the…

16/04/2020

3Squared Achieves Cyber Essentials Accreditation

Here at 3Squared we are committed to providing the most robust service we can to clients and suppliers alike, and we treat the security of…

20/03/2020

Fast-growing 3Squared moves to new offices in Sheffield to accommodate growth

Sheffield-based rail technology speciaists 3Squared has moved into new 9000m2offices following a £250,000 refit of the entire second floor of the Fountain Precinct building in…

27/01/2020

3Squared backs Rail Human Library at Get Up to Speed STEM event

A 3Squared-backed initiative is taking place next month to help find and inspire the next generation of rail talent. The Rail Human Library (RHL)…

10/01/2020

Simplifying Competency Management

Imagine – all staff competencies in the palm of your hand RailSmart EDS Employee Development System removes the administrative burden of managing staff competencies. No…

20/12/2019

2019: the 3Squared wrap up

As 2019 draws to a close and with the holidays almost upon us, it’s the perfect time to reflect on another fantastic year here at…

18/12/2019

3Squared Down Under

James Fox, Commercial Director and Becky Parry, Client Services Manager, recently returned from a 3 day exhibition on the British Pavilion at the renowned AusRail…

12/11/2019

3Squared to exhibit Down Under as part of international push

Sheffield-based digital technology consultancy 3Squared is to exhibit at AusRail, the largest railway trade fair in the southern hemisphere, next month for the first time.…

08/11/2019

3Squared named as one of Yorkshire’s top tech companies

Sheffield-based digital technology consultancy 3Squared is pleased to announce it has been named as one of the top 20 technology companies in Yorkshire by Top…

05/11/2019

Collaboration through Consultancy

3Squared’s Business Engagement Director, Lucy Prior MBE, is a regular contributor to Rail Professional. In her latest article she discusses the role that pro-active consultancy…

05/11/2019

The Digital Railway: The Workplace of the Future

Emma Marshall, our Operations Director, recently spoke to Rail Professional magazine about 3Squared’s inclusive approach to training and recruitment. This interview with Emma, and with…

23/08/2019

Lucy Prior MBE takes up business engagement director role

Sheffield-based digital technology consultancy 3Squared has appointed Lucy Prior MBE as Business Engagement Director. Its Award winning RailSmart suite of software tools continue to…

01/07/2019

3Squared’s RailSmart software Highly Commended at RIIA

Sheffield-based digital technology consultancy 3Squared was highly commended at the annual Railway Industry Innovation Awards on 28 June 2019. Held since 1998, the awards are…

10/06/2019

Stadler partners with 3Squared for Competency Management

3Squared has signed a three-year contract with Stadler Rail to provide the Swiss train builder with its RailSmart Employee Development System online and mobile application (EDS).…

22/05/2019

3Squared signs 5-year deal with Davis Wagon Services

Rail freight wagon maintenance company Davis Wagon Services (DWS) has signed a new, five-year contract with digital software consultants 3Squared to boost its digitisation programme…

15/05/2019

Fantastic new updates to RailSmart: Docs, Forms and Hub

A new update to RailSmart Docs, Forms and Hub was released on Tuesday 14th May, with all users being automatically upgraded to the new release. …

22/02/2019

Award Winning Collaboration in Digital Technology Excellence

The 21st Rail Business Awards was a great success for 3Squared which was hosted at Hilton Park Lane in London last night with 4 customers…

20/11/2018

Tackling Low Adhesion in Rail using Digital Technology

Digital technology consultancy 3Squared has teamed up with the Met Office and Colas Rail to tackle one of the rail industries biggest seasonal challenges that…

12/11/2018

Preventative maintenance – better than cure

GBRf has teamed up with 3Squared to help eliminate avoidable locomotive failures that can cause potentially costly delays on the rail network and to establish…

15/10/2018

We’re shortlisted.

3Squared is delighted to announce that its client services team has been shortlisted for excellence in professional services at this year’s Sheffield Business Awards. …

12/10/2018

Our thoughts on InnoTrans – It’s all about railway technology.

If ever evidence was needed that we are entering the age of a ‘digital railway’ then one has to look no further than this year’s…

18/09/2018

3Squared commended at RFG Awards

3Squared have been awarded runner-up at the Rail Freight Group 2018 awards for “Innovation and Technical Development”. The award was for the Mobile Consisting Application,…

25/07/2018

3Squared Support Sheffield’s Young Tech Talent

3Squared is delighted to be supporting the next generation of tech talent from across the city by getting involved with this year’s Code>Make>Win. We…

06/07/2018

Freightliner signs exclusive RailSmart deal with 3Squared

Freightliner, a subsidiary of Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (G&W), today announced that it has selected the RailSmart suite of operational software designed specifically for rail…

26/06/2018

3Squared joins Paralympian to develop service for disabled rail passengers

Digital software company 3Squared has teamed up with 8 times Paralympian gold medallist Sophie Christiansen to develop Rail4All, a service to enable disabled people, especially…

22/06/2018

First European trains start being prepared by Hector Rail AB using the 3Squared developed RailSmart MCA train preparation tool

This week marked a momentus occasion for 3Squared as its first European customer, Hector Rail AB begin preparing its trains with the RailSmart MCA train…

01/06/2018

No ‘Bored’ Faces at our Treehouse Gaming Social

The 3Squared team are a gregarious bunch and we try to sample the delights of our beloved Sheffield with a company social at least 3…

01/06/2018

Sheffield’s 3Squared boosts profits and creates jobs

Sheffield based digital software company 3Squared has enjoyed another successful year of business growth and job creation as it celebrates its 16th anniversary in the city.…

23/05/2018

Bombardier benefits from new staff competency technology

Bombardier Transportation UK is seeing big benefits following the introduction of the RailSmart Employee Development System (EDS) from digital software company 3Squared. The multi-national company…

24/04/2018

Investing in the future: Davis Wagon Services & 3Squared

Davis Wagon Services, a maintenance provider to the UK freight industry, is to invest in its staff competence technology by licensing RailSmart EDS, the employee…

22/03/2018

App Smoothes Move to In-Cab Signalling

A new and unique app to help train drivers manage the move to in cab signalling systems has been created following a collaboration between software…

01/03/2018

3Squared Highly Commended at Awards

The achievements of digital software company 3Squared have once again been recognised, this time by the railways at the industry’s longest running awards programme. 3Squared’s…

31/01/2018

Mobile Team Hack Day

Following the success of the Web Team event last year, the Mobile Team at 3Squared took part in a hack day to experiment with some…

06/12/2017

VTG partnership app modernises wagon maintenance

Rail leasing wagon specialist VTG UK has collaborated with digital software company 3Squared on a project designed to help bring wagon maintenance management into the…

29/09/2017

National Rail Awards

RAIL Magazine’s National Rail Awards were held on 21stSeptember at Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane, London. 3Squared was thrilled to have been shortlisted in the…

28/07/2017

3Squared Hackathon

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30/05/2017

A bit of added ‘Northern Value’

3Squared were pleased to welcome the co-founders of Northern Value Creators to the office for a fascinating talk on workplace stress and pressure and the…

07/04/2017

Northern Tech 100

We are thrilled to have been ranked number 17 in Tech North’s 100 league table. Tech North is a government-backed initiative charged with accelerating the…

09/02/2017

‘A Swift Journey’

On Monday 6th February, 3Squared Head of Mobile, Luke Stringer, spoke at NSManchester, an iOS Developer Group, about his team’s transition to the swift programming…

23/11/2016

3Squared Shares its Secrets on Creating A Successful Workplace Culture

3Squared was delighted to be invited by Benchmark Recruit and Bhayani Law to speak at November’s inaugural CDI (Creative Digital Industries) cafe event. Benchmark Recruit…

17/11/2016

Going Digital – The Solution to Competency Management

The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) has suggested that Network Rail reviews its competence management and requirements after one of their operators allowed a SPaD…

22/08/2016

From Placement to Promotion: Scaling our Support

Ben Foyster originally joined the 3Squared support team on a placement year in 2015 from Sheffield Hallam University. His initial involvement in projects was with…

02/08/2016

A Team Night Out to Wreck-o-mend

Cherry takes a look back at our summer social at Parkwood Karting go-kart track! A great time was had by all, even if it did get…

04/07/2016

The Next Generation of Digital Workers

A Director of General Assembly UK believes that Britain will need 750,000 skilled digital workers by 2017. If we can’t support that growth the UK…

06/06/2016

The Digitalisation of Competency Management

An article by 3Squared Commercial Director James Fox in this month’s edition of RailStaff magazine looks at the way in which the digitalisation of competency…

01/06/2016

The Digital Railway: Will we click the button together?

Digitalisation will transform railway operations in the UK bringing increased capacity, improved safety, better customer service and improved reliability. James Fox, commercial director of Sheffield-based…

21/04/2016

3Squared wins a Queens Award

3Squared is absolutely delighted to announce that as of midnight 21st April 2016, we are the proud recipients of a Queen’s Award for Enterprise, in…

06/04/2016

Swing Like You’re Winning

Somebody once said “many a business deal has been done on the golf course”. With that in mind it was time for our first staff…

24/03/2016

Technology and The Future of Rail

With more and more passengers using trains and rail services, the rail industry faces big challenges in keeping up with growing demand. The problems do…

19/01/2016

3Squared at Apple TV Tech Talk

On 11th January, Senior Mobile Developer, Sam Oakley, downed tools for the day to head south for an Apple TV Tech Talk and see what…

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