News & Events

News & Events

Save the Date for PUG 2024

Mark your calendars for the return of the Peer Utility Group Conference, now in its 11th year....

Better Utility Projects, Delivered Faster – See SBS at DISTRIBUTECH 2025

No matter who we talk to, the challenges are similar: For over 20 years, we’ve worked with utilities and contractors facing these same issues. We’ve seen design backlogs pile up and teams manually re-entering data despite massive investments in digital...

SBS products updated with new features, workflows

Today SBS released the 9.0 versions of our products, including: This release introduces several new workflows, adds ease of use features, and general improvements from the 8.x releases. Active subscribers to these products can access these new versions immediately. If...

Brad Irwin Appointed Vice President of Distribution Design 

Spatial Business Systems (SBS), the global leader in intelligent design solutions for utility and telecom networks and electrical substations is pleased to announce the appointment of Brad Irwin as Vice President, Distribution Design....

SBS Welcomes Michael Kerfeld as Vice President of Sales 

Spatial Business Systems (SBS), the global leader in intelligent design solutions for utility and telecom networks and electrical substations is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael Kerfeld as Vice President of Sales. ...

Spatial Business Systems Appoints Bonnie Castle as Chief Financial Officer

Spatial Business Systems (SBS), a leader in intelligent design solutions for utility networks, is pleased to announce the appointment of Bonnie Castle as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective immediately. ...

Accelerating the Digital Transformation of Utilities with Intelligent Design

Design drives value for digital utilities. The demand for electricity continues to surge as the modern world increasingly relies on it as a primary energy source....

Substation Design Webinar Series  

Gain insights from industry experts and elevate your substation designs with SBS’s Substation Design Suite (SDS) webinars.  SBS will be hosting a series of webinars focused on enhancing Substation Physical and Protection and Control design skills with its Substation Design...

West Coast Utility Selects SBS’s Design Software for Distribution and Substation Design  

Spatial Business Systems (SBS) is pleased to announce that a top 10 US utility has selected our substation design platform for its internal and external design teams. ...

The 2024 Esri Infrastructure Management & GIS Conference (IMGIS)  

Join SBS in exploring how blending intelligent CAD with GIS and EAM can eliminate duplicate data entry, reduce training time, and avoid costly construction errors. ...

57th Annual TSDOS Conference

Network with SBS and learn about our industry leading Intelligent Design Software. ...

The Peer Utility Group Conference Returns for Its 11th Year

The 2024 Peer Utility Group (PUG) Conference offers an open and non-commercial environment to collaborate and exchange insights and ideas on improving workflows, integration, and optimization of SBS’s intelligent design solutions. The conference experienced remarkable growth in 2023, drawing many...

SBS Welcomes Jason Kagel as New Vice President of Development 

Kagel to boost growth and spearhead product innovations, enhancing customer value. ...

Join SBS at the 2024 Esri User Conference 

Learn how SBS’s design software for networked infrastructure can reduce training and design time, eliminate duplicate data entry, and help avoid costly construction errors at the world’s largest GIS conference.  ...

Accelerating Low-Level Design of Renewables While Reducing Costs

With the dramatic growth and demand for renewable energy sources, teams tasked with designing and building these complex projects face a unique set of challenges. ...

SBS Joins the Fiber Broadband Association (FBA) 

The Fiber Broadband Association is dedicated to accelerating the deployment of fiber broadband networks to ensure every community can leverage the economic and societal benefits only fiber can deliver. ...

This new substation design method saves time, uses fewer resources, and enhances collaboration. 

The extraction method offers a much-needed workflow update for teams designing substations and other complex projects. ...

[Webinar] Enhance Your Workflow with New SDS-P4I Features and Updates 

Are you ready to get more out of your workday?   Join us for an insightful webinar on Substation Design Suite™ Physical for Inventor® (SDS-P4I) and discover the latest features and updates. Whether you’re a utility, AEC, or EPC professional, this...

Join SBS at the IEEE PES T&D Conference & Exposition  

SBS is thrilled to participate in the upcoming IEEE PES T&D Conference & Exposition from May 6-9, 2024, in Anaheim, CA. This event is a cornerstone for professionals in the AEC and utilities sectors, focusing on the latest innovations to...

Unlock a World of Geospatial Innovation at Esri Italia Conference 2024 

This May, the Esri Italia Conference returns to Rome, bringing together the brightest minds in geospatial technology. ...