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In recent years the surveying industry has seen an influx of technological advancement. One of the most notable is 3D laser scanning technology, which we use for some of our surveys. It offers contractors and surveyors alike the opportunity to make jobs more efficient and accurate and keeps the industry...

The push for young people stepping into Science, Technology, Engineering, and Maths (STEM) roles isn't slowing. The surveying industry is reliant on analytically minded, socially conscious, and practical individuals, so it's no surprise that land surveying is growing in popularity as a career path.

As technology has developed, topographic surveying has been transformed. Gone are the long, arduous days spent working out map points manually. Now that global positioning systems (GPS) are standard, previously time-consuming and labour-intensive tasks can be completed in half the time.

One of the most exciting technological developments for topographic...

An elevation survey is used to accurately represent the outside facade of a structure. It depicts all structural openings and features, including doors and windows, string courses, lintels, vents, electricity points, and more.

The importance of measured building surveys in heritage and listed properties.

As climate change continues to champion a rise in sea levels, the English coast is regularly experiencing batterings in the form of floods and coastal erosion. Coastal erosion is occurring along 17% of the UK coastline - this is 30% of England's coastline, 23% of Wales', 20% of Northern Ireland's,...

Quarry surveying is a highly important service that helps firms understand consistently evaluate ongoing mining and quarrying activities. With quarry surveying, companies can protect their assets, map rock profiles, and even calculate the quantity of extracted materials.

We often forget that there's an entire world beneath our feet, and even when we do, it can be somewhat disappointing to realise it's more extensive cable network than the lost city of Atlantis. However, without the subsurface infrastructure so intricately woven under our roads and pavements, we'd live very...

When surveying for retail, the human impact is huge. The buildings in question are subject to heavy footfall and must be sustainable, as well as located in a convenient place.

The mining and surveying industries are invariably linked. For years now, geospatial data has informed the process of mining, making it more efficient, safe, and accurate. Surveyors provide indispensable data to mining companies, playing an important and irreplaceable role.