Innovation

For each project, we produce a detailed plan of works outlining each specific area of survey, the amount of time allocated to it, the number of personnel required and what specific requirements we need, such as equipment and traffic management requirements. This is provided to the client with our quotation, giving complete transparency of our program planning. We are always looking to utilise the most efficient methodology or innovative technology available, but we also balance this with the need to provide our clients with the lowest cost and shortest time frame that we can offer, whilst ensuring the safety of our staff and the public. One of our key clients is Transport for London and we know from working for them over a long period that cost reduction is a continual focus for them and therefore we must maintain our focus on efficiencies.

To further demonstrate this, a recent survey we carried out for Transport for London had been quoted by ourselves previously but the scheme had been put on hold due to a lack of budget availability. 12 months later the scheme was reintroduced and 40Seven were asked if we could complete the works for our original quotation. As it turned out the scope of the work had also changed and a topographical survey was now required along with the underground utility survey that we had tendered for. Because our land survey department map all our underground utility surveys with total stations and we had purchased a new MIRA (Multi Array) GPR unit which collected the GPR data much quicker, we were able to complete the entire survey for the same cost.