The Triathlon Bug

Following on from his recent successful completion of the Liverpool Triathlon in June, Formby Surveys MD Andy Roberts participated in the 4th annual King Sturge Property Triathlon held at the prestigious Eton College Rowing Club at Dorney Lake, near Windsor, which is the venue for the forthcoming 2012 Olympic rowing and canoeing events. The event,… Continue reading

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Trials & Tribulations of Triathlon

Following an extended period of relaxed exercise (something like 10 years!), MD Andy Roberts set himself a personal challenge of competing in the 2nd Liverpool Triathlon at Kings Dock, Liverpool. Andy initially entered the super sprint event but as training was progressing well, he changed his event to the longer Sprint distance (750m swim, 20km… Continue reading

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Who’s Who 2010

Andy Roberts, MD of Formby Surveys has once again been featured in the Who’s Who of  Britain’s Business Elite, a publication which profiles the top 2% of UK Directors under the age of 35, whose business has shown significant improvement.  Andy appeared in the publication in 2009 less than 2 years since purchasing Formby Surveys. Andy said… Continue reading

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The Facebook Revolution…

Formby Surveys have joined the facebook revolution as we see it as an additional platform in which to communicate with our clients, suppliers, staff and friends. Visit the page and become a fan to continue to be updated with developments and events at Formby Surveys.  Our page can be accessed from here. In addition further… Continue reading

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The Only Winter Maintenance Worth its Salt!

We have once again been chosen by Salt Union as one of their preferred survey consultants for the 11th year in a row. Salt Union are operators of the UK’s biggest rock salt mine and Britain’s largest supplier of natural rock salt which is used in winter maintenance to thaw icy roads in poor weather,… Continue reading

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FSL Reaches New Heights!

Last summer (when the weather was warm!) FSL Surveyor Gareth Carr and MD Andy Roberts took up the Zip Wire challenge in aid of The Linda McCartney Centre and Breast Cancer. The zip wire was 230ft high and over 1000ft long, running from the roof of the Royal Liverpool University Hospital. Together they raised over… Continue reading

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Claremont Draft in FSL

Following the successful completion of the West Entrance of the iconic Royal Liver building, interior fit-out contractor Claremont have utilised FSL’s experience of the site to provide setting out services in relation to main atrium area on the ground floor. In addition, glazing specialist Gray & Dick commissioned FSL to provide accurate elevational profiling to the partitioning in the… Continue reading

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Who’s Who 2009

Andy Roberts has recently featured in the Who’s Who of Britain’s Business Elite 2009 which profiles the top 2% of UK Directors under the age of 35, whose business has shown significant improvement based on financials. Andy said “this is a great achievement, not only for myself but for the company as a whole and… Continue reading

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Andy Presents @ RICS Annual Building Surveying Conference 2009

Andy Roberts was recently asked to present as part of a team, with his former colleague David Maltby, at the recent RICS annual Building Surveying Conference held in Nottingham. The subject on offer was “Intelligent  Measured Building Surveys”, a topic in which Andy has extensive experience.  Andy has lectured on the subject at both Newcastle University… Continue reading

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Andy Roberts Attends Geo-9

Our MD, Andy Roberts recently attended the two day GEO-9 conference and exhibition at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry. The event is the UK’s only dedicated geospatial trade exhibition and showcases the leading players from every aspect of the geographic information industry covering measurement and data collection through to advanced geospatial analysis. Andy was a… Continue reading

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