Quicker ground surveys with GPR

MK Surveys, based in Milton Keynes, is now using an advanced, portable ground penetrating radar (GPR) system. The purchase of Opera Duo, the latest innovation for utility location and mapping by market leaders IDS, further strengthens MK Surveys’ capability in this expanding market.
September 11, 2014 Read time: 2 mins
The versatile GPR unit from IDS offers accurate and quick ground surveys

MK Surveys, based in Milton Keynes, is now using an advanced, portable ground penetrating radar (GPR) system.

The purchase of Opera Duo, the latest innovation for utility location and mapping by market leaders IDS, further strengthens MK Surveys’ capability in this expanding market.

The Opera Duo is designed and engineered for easier and faster collection of deep and shallow depth data, over all terrain, and with the facility for the operator to generate detailed onsite reports.

As early adopters of the original IDS Detector Duo in 2007, MK Surveys has moved again to acquire the latest equipment from the Italian manufacturer of GPR systems.  The acquisition of innovative GPR equipment on release has helped MK Surveys steadily expand its utility services and increase its staffing levels accordingly. A utility department which started with one surveyor and a single unit now employs eight, plus two trainees, with a fleet of Detector Duo GPR units that are in daily use.  

David Rust, Director at MK Surveys commented, “The market has grown steadily since 2007 and now utility surveys are a consideration on virtually all construction projects, for very good reasons. Contractors need to know where the utilities are before breaking ground in order to avoid costly and potentially dangerous mistakes.

Drilline Products have been active in the creation of a GPR Masterclass run by the University of Greenwich. The inaugural course, specifically designed for GPR operators, took place during April 2014 and future courses are due to run every two months. Drilline Products is a leading UK supplier of GPR systems to the surveying and structural investigation sector and is the UK dealer for IDS and American supplier Radius.

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