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Latest from Gill01 / 08
Company and awards15 October 2026One Gill: one group, one site
Everything Gill designs, builds and calibrates now sits on one site.
Company and awards15 October 2026Gill receives the King’s Award for Enterprise 2025
Company and awards15 October 2026Gill certified to ISO 45001
Customer stories5 August 2026How Fondriest and Gill are advancing environmental intelligence
Customer stories5 August 2026Weather intelligence where decisions are made
CUSTOMER STORIES
The same wind can mean very different things
Customer stories5 November 2025Fuelling innovation: Gill’s liquid level sensors power UNLV Rebel Racing
How the UNLV Rebel Racing team uses Gill liquid level sensing on track.
PRODUCT LAUNCHES
New from the lab
Product news15 September 2026Full-range accuracy, now published for WindSonic and WindObserver
Accuracy stated across the whole operating range for WindSonic 60 and 75 and WindObserver 65 and 70.
Product news30 January 2026TruMet PW100 optical rain gauge launches
Solid-state optical precipitation sensing on the same mast, cable and data pipeline.
Product news9 October 2025Heat stress measurement arrives with MaxiMet GMX552
WBGT and TWL from one compact weather station.
Product news16 January 2025WindSonic is now easier to integrate into more systems
EVERYTHING
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One Gill: one group, one siteCompany and awards · 2026Gill receives the King’s Award for Enterprise 2025Company and awards · 2026Gill certified to ISO 45001Company and awards · 2026The complete picture: how Fondriest and Gill are advancing environmental intelligenceApplications and case studies · 2026Weather intelligence where decisions are madeApplications and case studies · 2026New product launch: Gill launches new optical rain gaugeProduct news · 2026Fuelling innovation: Gill’s liquid level sensors power UNLV Rebel Racing teamApplications and case studies · 2025New product now available: Gill launches heat stress measurement solutionProduct news · 2025
HM Lord-Lieutenant of Hampshire presents Gill Instruments with prestigious King’s Award for EnterpriseEvents · 2025
Solar monitoring solutionsApplications and case studies · 2025
MaxiMet GMX500 races across the Australian outback to support Brunel Solar Team win Eighth World TitleApplications and case studies · 2025
Mining Sensor Solutions for asset monitoring and maintenance optimisationApplications and case studies · 2025
Advancing fire weather research: testing ultrasonic wind sensors in the fieldApplications and case studies · 2025
MaxiMet GMX500 joins the race to support Brunel Solar Team’s eighth world title bidApplications and case studies · 2025
How ultrasonic wind sensors reduce TCO on solar farms and other installationsApplications and case studies · 2025
Celebrating 40 years in businessEvents · 2025
Solving smart city challenges with compact weather stationsApplications and case studies · 2025
Rail Sensor Solutions for asset monitoring and maintenance optimisationApplications and case studies · 2025Gill Instruments recognised with prestigious King’s Award for EnterpriseCompany and awards · 2025
Optimising Wind Turbine Efficiency: Overcoming Sensor Failures for Long-Term ReliabilityApplications and case studies · 2025
WindSonic provides critical wind data to safeguard solar tracking farmsCompany and awards · 2025
DC21 Operations and Gill Instruments join forces to enhance Endurance Wind Turbine performance through innovative sensor technologyApplications and case studies · 2025
Compact weather stations on buoys for coastal monitoringApplications and case studies · 2025WindSonic, market leading 2-axis wind sensors, now easier to integrate into more systemsProduct news · 2025
Rail axle wear monitoringApplications and case studies · 2024
Robust, reliable sensors monitor rail rolling stockApplications and case studies · 2024Monitoring Wind at the World’s Tallest Building: Gill WindSonic at the Burj KhalifaApplications and case studies · 2024
Updated Product Catalogue 2024Product news · 2024Gill has officially been awarded ISO45001 certificationCompany and awards · 2024Updated MaxiMet brochureProduct news · 2024
Latest Gill UpdatesProduct news · 2024Gill WindSonic now with WMO-compliant gust measurementProduct news · 2024
New product, MaxiMet Marine GMX260, joins Gill’s extreme performance marine weather stationsProduct news · 2024
Latest generation anemometer demonstrates high performance under extreme conditionsApplications and case studies · 2024
10 years of measurement innovation from Gill Sensors & Controls, a decade of dedication!Company and awards · 2024
Next level predictive maintenance: view right into the heart of your rotating equipmentProduct news · 2024
WindUltra: game changing, super tough, high accuracy, compact wind sensorsProduct news · 2024
Gill’s Catch Tank oil level sensor: endurance race proven reliable dataApplications and case studies · 2024NEW heated MaxiMet for extreme low temperaturesProduct news · 2024
Gill’s Championship Winning Sensors for MotorsportApplications and case studies · 2023
Advanced condition monitoring technique provides the earliest warning of wear in critical rotating machineryProduct news · 2023
WindMaster 3-axis wind sensor measures wind speed of 126 mph on Saildrone’s World Record breaking USVCompany and awards · 2023
2023 Finalist for Supply Chain ExcellenceEvents · 2023
Ferrous debris sensor with Modbus integrates into existing manufacturing and distribution systemsApplications and case studies · 2023Introducing WindUltra, 2-axis anemometerEvents · 2023New product: MaxiMet MarineProduct news · 2023
Gill Research & Development open dayCompany and awards · 2023
Life in LymingtonCompany and awards · 2023New MaxiMet Compact Weather Stations BrochureCompany and awards · 2023WearDetect Starter Kit Training VideoProduct news · 2023Wear debris monitoring is the fastest growing area of condition based monitoring (CBM), particularly amongst the world’s largest manufacturersProduct news · 2023Detect Machinery Failures FasterProduct news · 2023Slow speed gearboxes: why CBM is challenging and what are the optionsProduct news · 2023Saildrone USVs use Gill WindMaster 3-axis anemometers for wind speed and direction measurementApplications and case studies · 2023WearDetect explained (5 minute video)Product news · 2023
Improving in-service reliability of hovercraft fleetApplications and case studies · 2023
WindSonic provides data to help predict dust stormsApplications and case studies · 2023
Maintaining oil levels in critical refrigeration systems in Large Synoptic Survey TelescopeApplications and case studies · 2023
Apprenticeships at GillCareers and people · 2023
Common causes of bearing failure in gearboxesProduct news · 2023
How -to Guide: Use an Open Collector OutputProduct news · 2023
Position sensors in tobacco cutting machineApplications and case studies · 2023
Gearbox reliability for extrusion machines Applications and case studies · 2023
Military Detection DevicesApplications and case studies · 2023
Helping a utility company clean up in the water supply industryApplications and case studies · 2023
Oil condition monitoring in wind turbinesApplications and case studies · 2023
Bloodhound Live in NewquayApplications and case studies · 2023
Indycar anti roll bar position sensorsApplications and case studies · 2023WearDetect: Oil Debris Sensor installation & optimisation (1.5 minute and 6.5 minute videos)Product news · 2023
Class 1 powerboat level sensorApplications and case studies · 2023
Why choose Gill LevelSlick water utilities sensor?Product news · 2023
Wear Debris SensingApplications and case studies · 2023
Railway Coolant Level SensorApplications and case studies · 2023
Magnetic Oil Debris SensingProduct news · 2023
Liquid level & position monitoring with the British ArmyApplications and case studies · 2023
Gill’s Rotary Sensors selected by world-leading performance gearbox manufacturerApplications and case studies · 20233m Level Sensor for Offshore Wave-Height MeasurementApplications and case studies · 2023Gill’s Oil Debris Sensor now available with additional installation optionsProduct news · 2023
Bloodhound SSC Interview with Kevin MurrayApplications and case studies · 2023
Hydraulic Oil Level Sensor Designed for Cement Grinding MillApplications and case studies · 202310 Most Diverse Vehicle ApplicationsApplications and case studies · 2023
The Fastest Sensors on Four Wheels: Fuel for Rocket SpeedsApplications and case studies · 2023
The Fastest Sensors on Four Wheels: GSC & The Bloodhound ProjectApplications and case studies · 2023
How to fit LevelLite FlangesProduct news · 2023
Level Gauges Display Liquid Volume in Irregularly Shaped TanksProduct news · 2023Gearbox Manufacturing Dipstick SensorApplications and case studies · 2023
Electronics Engineers at Gill Research & DevelopmentCareers and people · 2023Refuelling Level Sensors for Le Mans Michelin Green X ChallengeApplications and case studies · 2023LevelPro brochure: including application stories and technical specsProduct news · 2023
Sensor technologies for harsh environmentsProduct news · 2023
Gill level sensors keep Mongolian locomotives runningApplications and case studies · 2023Humanis Pegase Wins using Gill Fuel Level Sensor and DisplayApplications and case studies · 2023
Oil Debris Sensor prevents mechanical breakdown of speed reducerApplications and case studies · 2023
The Fastest Sensors on Four Wheels: Feeling the ForceApplications and case studies · 2023
Gill Sensors ‘gives wings’ to an historic aircraftApplications and case studies · 2023
GSLevel Configuration softwareProduct news · 2023Gill and PPG form a winning combinationApplications and case studies · 2023
Sensor developments on the gridApplications and case studies · 2023
Marine Sensors in workboatsApplications and case studies · 2023Gill Sensor Technology Used in Record Breaking Unmanned Aircraft FlightCompany and awards · 2023GSposition environmental testProduct news · 2023
Mechanical breakdown: avoiding the pitfallsProduct news · 2022Introducing WearDetect Starter Kit: now even easier to deployProduct news · 2022Intrinsically Safe Liquid Level Sensor Developed for Coal Shearing MachineApplications and case studies · 2022
Racing Kart Throttle Position Sensor developed using Gill’s 25mm sensorApplications and case studies · 2022
Performance Improvements in a Brake Wear Sensor Used in Off-Highway Vehicle Brake Safety SystemsApplications and case studies · 2022
GT Race Car Threaded Oil Level SenderApplications and case studies · 2022
5 things to know about Condition MonitoringApplications and case studies · 2022
Gill’s Oil Condition Sensor now with multiple thread optionsProduct news · 2022
Rotary Sensor installed on earthquake simulatorApplications and case studies · 2022
Liquid level sensors keeps swimming pool topped upApplications and case studies · 2022
Gill Sensors’ Blade25 used in accelerator pedal applicationApplications and case studies · 2022
Pizza oven production linesApplications and case studies · 2022
Basic operation of a 4 stroke engineProduct news · 2022
Gill’s 360 rotary sensors improve 3D print qualityApplications and case studies · 2022
Inside Hurricane Fiona with SaildroneApplications and case studies · 2022
Calibration from our sister company, Labcal calibration servicesCompany and awards · 2022
Inside Hurricane Fiona with WindMasterApplications and case studies · 2022
New GILL Product Catalogue 2022Company and awards · 2022
Smartsound AutoNaut, scientific research vessel, equipped with sophisticated array of sensorsApplications and case studies · 2022
Sharing ideas at the Gill Research in house dayCompany and awards · 2022Gill R3 chosen for real-time motion correctionApplications and case studies · 2022
AirStat system tracks critical airflowsApplications and case studies · 2022Fit and forget wind sensors and weather stations are a reality for sailing clubsApplications and case studies · 2022
Seafaring drones to travel Gulf Stream collecting critical Earth system dataApplications and case studies · 2021
Saildrones go hurricane huntingApplications and case studies · 2021
Ground breaking autonomous ship uses critical sensors combined with AICompany and awards · 2021
WindSonic provides key wind data to the most powerful tidal turbine in the worldApplications and case studies · 2021WindSonic providing precise local wind measurements for the most advanced autonomous buoy ever developed in the UKApplications and case studies · 2021
Gill Instruments onboard with the Mayflower Autonomous ShipApplications and case studies · 2020
ETech, our UAE Distributor build customised Hydro-Met StationProduct news · 2019What Solar Professionals need to know: Use site-level weather data to solve power loss problems.Applications and case studies · 2019
Windmaster: Shipwreck Discovered During Proof-of-Concept Multibeam Bathymetry MissionApplications and case studies · 2019
The importance of good quality meteorological measurements.Applications and case studies · 2019
WindSonic & WindObserver on ICOS stations throughout EuropeApplications and case studies · 2019
A Free-Air Carbon Dioxide Enrichment (FACE) experimentApplications and case studies · 2018MaxiMet weather stations chosen for BBC Countryfile LiveApplications and case studies · 2016MaxiMet compact weather stations expand with further precipitation optionsProduct news · 2016Gill’s MaxiMet weather stations chosen to monitor weather in UK Beehive projectApplications and case studies · 2016
Gill Wind Tunnel achieves independent UKAS AccreditationCompany and awards · 2016Continued expansion as Gill acquires UKAS accredited Calibration CompanyCompany and awards · 2015WindSonic installed on Tsunami Warning SystemsApplications and case studies · 2015
WindObserver soars above the South Coast’s most historic harbourApplications and case studies · 2015Gill Instruments improve sonic temperature performance in 3-axis anemometer rangeProduct news · 2015Gill launches MaxiMet -a new range of compact weather stationsProduct news · 2014Gill’s anemometers play a key role in wind monitoring on Hong Kong landmark structureApplications and case studies · 2014WindSonic completes line-up at GlastonburyApplications and case studies · 2014New Low Voltage Power & Communication Interface for WindObserver Intrinsically Safe AnemometerProduct news · 2014Ultrasonic Wind Sensor certified for hazardous environmentsProduct news · 2014
Advanced Sensor Network developed for Heathrow Airport incorporates Gill WindSonic SensorsApplications and case studies · 2012Gill Instruments Launch Next-Generation Heated Ultrasonic Wind Sensors for Extreme Operating EnvironmentsProduct news · 2012
Gill Instruments’ WindSonic Wind Sensor Increases Bridge Safety in North FloridaApplications and case studies · 2012Gill Instruments Launches WindSonic M: a Robust Ultrasonic Wind Sensor with Hard-Anodized Aluminium Alloy ConstructionProduct news · 2012
Gill Sensors Develops Custom Non-Contact Sensor for Formula One Drag Reduction System (DRS)Applications and case studies · 2012
Gill MetPak II Weather Station Used to Protect Maltese Prehistoric TemplesApplications and case studies · 2011WindSonic: Now with Low Power SDI-12 OutputProduct news · 2011Gill Ultrasonic Anemometers Incorporated with LI-COR Gas AnalysersProduct news · 2010Aviation Standard WindObserver 2-Axis Ultrasonic Anemometer LaunchedProduct news · 2009Extreme Weather WindObserver 2-Axis Heated Anemometer LaunchedProduct news · 2009Nothing in this category yet.
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