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John of the Formby Surveys team has become fully qualified to fly UAVs commercially. After months of practicing his flying techniques and digesting the theoretical elements, John has gained full qualifications from Aerial Motion Pictures and is now CAA Approved SUAV (Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) Pilots. The test ensures that our pilot understands the legislation and… Continue reading →

Yesterday, myself and a few colleagues attended the Leica Geosystems UK HDS Symposium, held a Luton Hoo Hotel near Luton.  The annual event is organised to showcase ground-breaking improvements to Leica’s HDS Scanning & Imagery portfolio of hardware and software, as well as serving as a platform for their user-base to meet and discuss the… Continue reading →

We’ve had a London office for just over a year now, and it’s been great being situated in the heart of the capital.  Since establishing the office last January, we’ve met some great people, started working with new clients and have continually made efforts to enhance our presence in and around London. With that said,… Continue reading →

Since being named Capital of Culture in 2008, Liverpool has been an area of continual growth and development over the last decade.   There have been numerous, significant developments in the city centre, including Liverpool One, Mann Island, Princes Dock and the Echo Arena and Convention Centre, encouraging tourists from all over the world to… Continue reading →

The CICES North West region recently hosted a CPD event at their offices in Sale, presented by the cross-industry Survey4Bim group. The speakers were Survey4BIM committee members, Simon Navin (Ordnance Survey) and Mark Lawton (Skanska) who explained the history and reasons behind the group as well as detailing the Big 5 Challenges in achieving BIM… Continue reading →