In urban projects, potential hazards like hitting buried services can be dangerous and costly. Our professional utility clearance surveys protect you and the public. Electric, gas, and fibre optic lines are potential threats, making it crucial to know their locations before drilling.

Subvision offers expertise, equipment, and specialist techniques to expose and mark underground services, avoiding issues. We use Ground Penetrating Radar and RFLs to scan and mark utilities in real time, prioritising safety over relying on outdated or incomplete records.

To ensure a secure and safe working environment it is essential that our clients are given a clear indication of where subsurface utilities lie and with Subvision you get nothing but the best service so you can rest assured you are in safe hands.

Utility mapping identifies and records where services are likely to be, but clearance goes a step further, confirming a specific excavation point, trench line or pile position is genuinely free of buried services before work starts. This is particularly important on projects with fixed excavation points, such as boreholes or piling positions, where there’s little flexibility to shift location if something unexpected is found.

Our surveyors combine electromagnetic detection and GPR to check each proposed excavation point or route, adjusting the method to suit ground conditions and the type of services likely to be present. Where multiple positions need clearing across a site, such as a piling grid, we clear each one individually rather than assuming uniform ground conditions throughout.

Subvision Surveys is SSIP and ISO accredited, with more than 3 decades of working as a Utility Clearance company, servicing commercial and residential clients. We’re Essex-based but work nationwide, using specialised techniques and cutting-edge equipment to deliver accurate results at competitive rates for Tier 1 contractors, developers, planners and private individuals alike. Contact Subvision Surveys today to discuss utility clearance for your project, or speak to one of our experts on 0333 920 942.