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Our accreditations:
Accredited. Certified. Cleared.

Our accreditations aren’t a formality. Each one reflects a standard we’ve been independently assessed against, covering everything from rail safety to data security to environmental management. Here’s what we hold, and what each one means.

RISQS

The Rail Industry Supplier Qualification Scheme recognises us for on-track and infrastructure survey work, and underpins our ability to work safely on the operational railway.

NG Persons Qualified

Network Rail trained and qualified personnel, cleared for safe access to the operational railway.

PUMA

Positioning and Unmanned systems Management Accreditation, covering our advanced UAV (drone) survey capability.

Security-Cleared Personnel

Personnel security-cleared for Defence and other classified site access, for projects where controlled access is a requirement, not an option.

RICS

Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
The professional body for the surveying profession, and the standard our chartered surveyors are held to.

RICS Technology Partner

Recognition from RICS of our role in advancing surveying technology and practice.

The Survey Association

Membership of the UK’s leading industry body for topographic and engineering survey companies.

UKAS

United Kingdom Accreditation Service. The national body that accredits organisations providing certification, testing, inspection and calibration services.

ISO 9001

International standard for quality management systems, covering how we plan, deliver and continually improve our services.

ISO 144001

International standard for environmental management systems.

ISO 45001

International standard for occupational health and safety management systems.

PAS 99

Publicly Available Specification for integrated management systems, bringing multiple ISO standards together under one framework.

Construction Line Gold

Gold-level membership of Construction Line, the UK’s largest register of pre-qualified contractors and consultants for the construction sector.

SSIP

Safety Schemes in Procurement. A recognised framework for health and safety pre-qualification across the construction and infrastructure sectors.

Avetta PICS

Third-party auditing and compliance verification, used by clients to pre-qualify contractors on safety and compliance.

Achilles UVDB

The Utilities Vetting Database, powered by Achilles, is used across the utilities sector to pre-qualify and verify suppliers.

BIM Kitemark

Recognised design standard for Building Information Modelling, reflecting our capability to deliver BIM-ready survey outputs.

CICES Approved Development Partner

Recognition from the Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors as an approved partner for professional development.

Cyber Essentials Plus

Government-backed cyber security certification, independently tested and verified across our systems and processes to protect the survey data we handle every day.

Curious what these standards look like in practice? Explore our project case studies to see the work behind the credentials, or get in touch to talk through your specific project needs. and requirements.

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