EWR and Keir deploy drones to ease site clearance and protect wildlife

East West Rail has introduced thermal-imaging drones into its pre-construction ecological surveys in an attempt to accelerate site clearance and reduce disturbance to wildlife during archaeological trenching. The post EWR and Keir deploy drones to ease site clearance and protect wildlife appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

StirlingX’s new Linear Surveys deliver real-time progress intelligence for linear infrastructure projects

For civil engineering teams delivering linear infrastructure, incomplete visibility across the construction corridor has always been the cost of doing business. StirlingX has launched a new capability to address this. The post StirlingX’s new Linear Surveys deliver real-time progress intelligence for linear infrastructure projects appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Kilmac goes full Trimble for surveys

Kilmac Ltd has bought a full suite of Trimble off-machine equipment from Sitech, for use on civils and groundworks surveys in Scotland.

Start up targets underground surveys

A new start up, SurveyX (UK), aims to offer surveys of underground tunnels, pipes and drainage systems to the construction sector.

What Contractors Get Wrong About Pre-Refurbishment Surveys

The post What Contractors Get Wrong About Pre-Refurbishment Surveys appeared first on UK Construction Blog. Most asbestos problems on a refurbishment project are not discovered by a surveyor.  They are discovered by a joiner with a reciprocating saw at 9am on a Tuesday and by then the site is closed, the client is on the phone and the programme is gone.  Almost every one of those jobs had a survey […]

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