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  Styled like a ray gun from a 70s Sci-fi, the V-Loc3 Cam Sonde locator is genuinely packed with futuristic technology.    We’re delighted to announce that we are now dealers for Vivax Metrotech, a company that is at the forefront of innovation in utility detection and investigation. When we first saw their robust inspection cameras that are packed with industry-leading features, we knew our customers would love them, so it’s great that we can announce this collaboration.   Who is Vivax Metrotech? Located in Santa Clara, California, in the heart of Silicon Valley, Vivax-Metrotech Corporation designs and manufactures buried...

  There has never been a better time to buy Survey Equipment!   On 3rd March, the UK government brought in new temporary tax relief on qualifying capital asset investments.   Does the capital allowance include surveying equipment? You bet it does.   Rishi Sunak heard that Geomax is so good at improving productivity that he felt it was important to allow construction companies, surveyors and archaeologists to work more efficiently to help the country recover from covid.   Or something like that: “the measure is designed to stimulate business investment. It does so by increasing the incentive to invest...

For a bit of professional development (and general interest) I took a Certificate of Higher Education module in Archaeology at Birkbeck College in the winter months leading up to Christmas last year. The course was great, with a wide range of topics and lively seminars run by our tutor, Dr Stuart Brooke - I'd thoroughly recommend it to anyone who is interested in getting a practical grounding in Archaeology. We had a choice on final essays, and I did mine on aerial imagery and how it can be used by archaeologists. If you'd like to see a practical demonstration of...

The Coronavirus crisis has been different for all of our clients. Some shut down completely, others - especially those dealing with crucial infrastructure projects - kept working throughout. But everyone has seen the way they work change. If you're still working things out, there are some great guidelines and checklists available on the CITB website here.  Social distancing guidelines have meant that sites by-and-large have to do more with fewer workers, so it’s either a question of being less productive or embracing the new technologies that will allow you to do more with less. Here are some things we suggest:...

       The Leica BLK360 is a thing of beauty. Its curved black dome houses a spinning mirror elegantly within the split bell, with all the functionality to use it provided by a single button, and a colour coded light that finishes off the space-age aesthetic. But what’s under the bonnet is much more impressive than the good-looking exterior. It boasts the ability to do 360,000 laser scan setpoints per second with the user able to select high, standard and fast resolutions as well as High-Dynamic Range (HDR) and thermal imaging. And it’s fast, taking less than three minutes for...