The mitigation of pre-construction risk is becoming increasingly important to diligent engineering companies. Knowing what buried services lie beneath a site can avoid delays, costs and even serious injury.
Utility mapping surveys provide critical information on below ground services and structures. It clearly
presents all manner of obstacles (utilities, voids, foundations etc), their depth, position and type. So, this can be achieved without breaking ground and with minimal disruption to the public or other site workers.
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A service called upon by Architects, Builders, Highway Engineers, Rail contractors and Utility companies. Using state of art Total Station, GPS and Drone technology. PLS delivers high spec topographic surveys to help clients at the design stage of development.
Data is captured using a variety of methods and technology, dependant on the environment and accuracy level required. High accuracy Survey Control Networks are installed and measured using 0.5” Total Stations, observing multiple rounds of angles and distances. The data is uploaded into market leading traverse computation software and a Least Squares calculated control network is produced
Read MorePLS Surveys adopt the use of industry leading concrete scanning instruments. Using the very latest Ferroscan and Pulse Radar technology to scan our clients’ structures, we can provide clear plans of what lies within the concrete wall or slab.
From civil engineering and rail contractors assessing existing infrastructure to developers seeking to re- purpose an ageing building. Concrete scanning can add real, measurable value to our clients’ projects. Our completely non- intrusive methodologies provide the sub-surface information they need to make an informed decision.
Read MoreOver the years, PLS has formed excellent working relationships with many significant architectural practices throughout the UK providing the complete range of architectural surveying services. In doing so we help reduce costly delays, cut overheads and eliminate potentially serious breakdowns in communication. The result is a far smoother, more economical and positive working relationship than is experienced with many other firms.
Using the latest bespoke software and modern, touch screen field computers, data is stored and verified on-site and in real-time using measuring equipment with Bluetooth connectivity. The result is more efficient survey teams, higher quality drawings and increased productivity. Ultimately, this can mean lower prices for our clients...
Read MoreOur monitoring services are guaranteed to provide not only peace of mind, convenience and significant cost savings but also a valuable tool during the construction process. Quite simply, we can help you to predict certain problems, preventing situations from becoming critical and reducing time, costs and risk in the process..
Our wireless tiltmeter systems can be used to measure the response of structures to influences such as loading, settlement or subsidence. The accuracy and insight that these techniques provide has proved invaluable to clients needing to monitor large structures such as bridges, dams, tower cranes and party/retaining walls.
Read MoreUnlike many survey firms, PLS Surveys possess the added dimension of a comprehensive Site Engineers service. Our specialist teams have extensive experience performing topographical, precise measurement and building dimensional surveys together with the setting-out of buildings and structures. Our Engineers can deliver site engineering either in isolation or in conjunction with topographic land surveying, railway technical.
By using the very latest robotic equipment a one-man survey approach can be adopted. This not only saves time and eliminates errors due to poor communication, it also keeps rates competitive for our clients. Design information is readily uploaded onto the instrument and set out in real time.
Read MoreWhen combined with GPR, Vacuum Excavation provides unparalleled levels of precision in pin-pointing the location of underground utilities or anomalies. Alongside our partner firm, this service is delivered incredibly quickly, efficiently and with much less disruption than other less accurate methods. Crucially, along with minimal intrusion and disruption comes significantly lower costs in terms of labour, site/road closures and traffic management.
Whilst Ground Penetrating Radar can produce a highly accurate picture of sub-surface conditions, it is no secret that results are sometimes open to a degree of interpretation. It is often necessary to physically verify precisely where and at what depth those objects initially detected lie.
Read MoreAs a RISQS accredited company, PLS Surveys’ staff are fully qualified PTS (Personal Track Safety) and COSS (Controller of Site Safety) Engineers. Working in isolation or alongside other engineering teams, these highly skilled Engineers can lower expenditure and eliminate inconvenience for the client. By using the latest Direct Reflex and Laser Scanning instruments it is often possible to obtain vital information remotely without the need to physically gain access to railway land. This could avoid the need for track closures and can dramatically reduce costs for our customers.
Using the latest 2D laser sweep and 3D laser scanning equipment, PLS Surveys are able to produce incredibly accurate profiles of tunnels, platforms or any other structure where proximity to the track needs to be measured.
Read MoreOur senior staff and Parent Company (Pipe Line Services) have considerable past experience working for major utilities firms across the UK. This experience, coupled with our levels of skills and training, ensures that PLS Surveys ranks amongst the most efficient and capable Pipeline Surveyors in the UK.
The very latest Trimble GPS equipment is employed to gain complete control over entire sites, enabling our Engineers to complete these tasks quickly and economically. Alignment files are created from the pipe centre design and uploaded into the instruments (be they total station or GPS) for setting out in real time.
Read MorePLS offers location, mapping and verification of services as well as a range of specialist measurement, monitoring and investigative services that help our clients safeguard their assets and the communities in which they work.
Our utilities specialists work across a range of sectors for a broad range of clients. From major utilities providers and telecoms firms to primary rail contractors, our services inform the engineering process, maximise productivity and help to eliminate risk to property and the wider public.
Read MoreWorking with blue chip contractors and Highways England we deliver a range of tailored, highway-focused measurement and investigation services.
From topographical surveys and utilities mapping to non-destructive scanning of motorway structures, PLS Surveys delivers a broad range of services specifically tailored towards the highways sector.
Read MoreOur structural monitoring, investigation and scanning specialists assess your structures, delivering analytical reports that help advise on remediation measures.
Made up of time-served professionals, our dedicated structures team has the expertise and experience to interrogate your structures, to extract and analyse the relevant data before presenting that information in logical, easy to understand reports.
Read MoreFrom survey and desktop phase right through to route planning and installation, PLS Surveys’ telecoms division offers a truly integrated approach to all communications projects.
One of the leading providers of surveying, consulting and engineering services to the UK’s telecoms sector, our experienced, professional workforce delivers real, measurable value to telecoms projects throughout the UK.
Read MoreFrom topographic and measured building surveys to rights of light and 3D modelling, our property and architectural professionals add real, measurable value to your project.
One of the UK’s leading surveying firms, we work hand in hand with major national house builders and world-renowned architectural practices as well as smaller, local developers and land owners.
Read MoreAs part of a wider civil engineering group and a leading firm of engineering surveyors, consultants and minor civils contractors, PLS Surveys operates throughout the nation, adding value to our clients’ civil engineering projects.
Our dedicated, professional civils team includes chartered engineers, minor civils specialists and time-served engineering surveyors, all of whom have extensive experience working on a wide range of civil engineering projects.
Read MoreWorking with major contractors and leading house builders throughout the UK, we help our clients measure, investigate and secure their sites.
PLS Surveys has been providing professional support to the construction sector since 2019.
Read MoreHolders of the RISQS accreditation, we’re a respected multi-disciplinary railway surveying and engineering firm working throughout the UK.
Our dedicated, professional Railway Surveyors in our workforce deliver real, measurable value to projects throughout the UK.
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