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City Surveys is one of the UK’s most respected and frequently contracted
structural monitoring, structural investigations, rail engineering and engineering
survey firms.
We are a vibrant, thriving company that challenges your expectation of what an
engineering survey firm can do.
Established in 2003, we have grown and diversified into a highly capable and
experienced ‘all service’ survey firm.
WHO ARE WE?
TOPOGRAPHIC SURVEYSWith the latest direct reflex robotic total stations and RTK GPS units, City Surveys can
quickly and accurately produce terrain models of sites deliverable in 2D or 3D and in
any format a designer may require.
These services are provided to clients on the railway infrastructure, airports, MOD sites,
motorways, to the nuclear industry and across the broad spectrum of civil and structural
engineering.
Our deliverables would include all references to our GI work and display all of the
findings of our utilities tracing on clear, easily interpreted drawings.
THE LATEST TECHNOLOGYUsing the very latest in total station technology – most recently the Trimble SCS930 –
our regularly updated fleet of instruments allows operatives to employ a diverse range
of techniques across the broad spectrum of construction and engineering surveying.
Our inventory of total stations and GPS equipment includes...
Trimble SCS930s
Trimble S8s
Trimble 5600s
Leica TM30s
Trimble R8 GPS Receivers
Using the 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? More efficient survey teams, higher quality drawings and increased
productivity.
Ultimately this can lead to lower prices for our clients.
MEASURED BUILDING SURVEYS
ELEVATIONSUsing either laser-scanning, reflectorless instruments or
advanced photo modelling techniques, detailed building
elevations can be produced to a high degree of accuracy
within a short time frame.
Our clients regularly commission us to produce plans for
everything from private dwellings, modern office buildings
and supermarkets to listed and elaborate church buildings.
Our 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, warn you about them
and assist in preventing situations from becoming critical.
While this reduces costs and time on site, crucially it also reduces risk to your
site, your workforce and the public and structures around you.
MONITORING SERVICES
WHAT CAN WE MONITOR? Tilt
Displacement
Hydraulic pressure
Vibration
Rotational movement
Settlement
Cracking
Temperature
Wind
Cant, twist and settlement of railway track
HOW DO WE DO IT?Should any one sensor go ‘out of bounds’ or, indeed, show an error, an immediate SMS
text alert is sent to any number of designated numbers.
Likewise an email is also sent instantaneously keeping both our engineers and the
client completely informed. Any number of phone/email contacts can be included.
While this system can be installed using a conventional ‘wired’ approach, City Surveys
has invested heavily in creating our own unique wireless devices. In doing so we have
created a monitoring system that is impervious to cable strikes and the everyday
damage that can be inflicted on exposed equipment whilst on site.
REMOTE MONITORINGOur specially constructed transducers can be connected to a range of structures and
emit an analogue signal which, in turn, is converted to a digital signal via a series of
acquisition modules.
The signal is then transmitted automatically via GPRS mobile broadband to our secure,
stand-alone, off-site server.
Our sophisticated electronics are able to receive and transmit up to three readings per
second.
ONLINE DATA MONITORINGWe have invested significantly into developing our own, bespoke monitoring software
that is included free of charge as part of all monitoring projects.
This enables ourselves, our clients and their clients to view up-to-date, real-time data
received directly from the sites without leaving their chair, wherever they might be in the
world.
Our system has been specifically designed to be incredibly user-friendly. As a result, all
interested parties (including insurers and other ‘none technical’ personnel) and not
simply your engineers are able to navigate the Portal with ease...
Simply choose the site you wish to view and be immediately
presented with a live ‘traffic light’ view of your site.
At a glance you are given the current reading and alert status
of each sensor as well as the temperature of the site at that
moment.
Simply click on the sensor icon and have the previous
minute, hour, week or even year’s readings delivered to your
desktop in either graphical or tabular format.
UTILITIES MAPPINGCity Surveys provides a complete utilities mapping service. Working from the initial
desktop study our engineers will scan for utilities using a range of instruments including
RD4000 receivers and a variety of Ground Penetrating Radar systems.
Benefits of utilities mapping include...
Improved work safety and avoidance of potential project delays
Accurate data for planning and design
Greatly reduced risk to buried services
Unnecessary excavation minimised
VACUUM EXCAVATIONVacuum excavation, while well established in mainland Europe and the United States, is
relatively new to the UK being introduced in 2005. Contractors throughout the country
are rapidly starting to appreciate the benefits of this revolutionary service.
Our rigs are totally unique having been custom-built using the very best features from
manufacturers around the world. These machines are unparalleled in the UK. Similarly,
our operators are amongst the most experienced and professional Vac-Ex professionals
in the country.
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WHY USE VAC-EX? Reduction in excavation time and thus costs
Significantly reducing excavation size and reinstatement materials
Creating a significantly smaller environmental impact
Potentially eliminating ancillary costs such as traffic management
Minimising risk to excavation teams, the surrounding workforce and pedestrians
CONCRETE SCANNING & TESTING
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City Surveys regularly provides a complete concrete scanning & testing service to
engineering clients throughout the UK. Be they flooring slabs or industrial buildings or
the interrogation of concrete structures, our engineers deliver a first-class service with
analytical reports and drawings produced as required.
Working with our partner laboratory we offer a huge array of concrete and construction
materials testing and chemical analysis services.
Determining cover depth, rebar position and diameter
Detecting voids, cables, de-bonding, corrosion or differences in strata
Producing 3D models of reinforcement
Half cell tests, chloride testing, crush hammer testing
Today more than ever the major players in construction and engineering are
focusing on health, safety and managing risk.
So that our clients ensure a positive, safe and legal outcome to their projects, we
deliver a comprehensive ground risk management service that is second to none.
Our clients regularly benefit from our ‘turn-key’ approach to ground investigation,
a service that covers everything from initial investigation to site engineering
services during construction (setting out of earthworks, foundations, formwork
and structures etc).
GROUND INVESTIGATION
SERVICES Geotechnical Engineering
Failure to manage risk on-site by evaluating the ground conditions or the behaviour of materials
poses the single greatest threat to the progression and budget of any project.
Land Contamination Consultancy
Failing to adequately investigate a site’s contamination status can frequently result in hidden costs.
We can help you assess and control contamination, managing your liabilities and fulfilling your
regulatory obligations.
Site Investigation
Desk studies precede cable percussive boreholes, rotary boring, driven window sampler boreholes
and vacuum excavation. Merely a sample of the services we provide, all of these are supported by
our laboratory testing partner.
SITE ENGINEERINGUnlike many survey firms, City Surveys possess the added dimension of a comprehensive Site
Engineers service.
Our specialist teams have extensive experience performing topographical, precise measurement
and dimensional surveys together with the setting-out of piles, buildings and other structures.
Our Engineers can deliver site engineering either in isolation or in conjunction with topographic
land surveying, railway engineering or sub-surface scanning.
Many clients find our ability to combine these different services to be extremely valuable.
Setting Out and Levelling
By using the very latest robotic equipment a one man survey approach can be adopted, saving time
and eliminating errors due to poor communication and keeping rates competitive for our clients.
Monitoring and Deformation Surveys
Regularly involved in groundworks, new builds, road widening, rail renewals and piling contracts, to
each job we bring together a wealth of site engineering experience and geospatial know-how.
Machine Control
Using the latest Trimble SCS900 instruments and SiteVision 3D ‘Dozer systems, City Surveys
regularly provide machine control services to the Rail, Civil, Land Fill and Utilities industries.
City Surveys is a highly experienced, well respected and thriving firm of surveyors
and monitoring engineers operating throughout the UK.
Our unique range of complementary services are guaranteed to provide not only
peace of mind, convenience and significant cost savings but also a valuable tool
during the construction process.
They can be used either in isolation or in conjunction with our wide range of other
engineering survey and investigation services.
SUMMARY
For more information why not visit our website at www.citysurveysltd.co.uk