Underground Service Locators

Underground service locators provide sub-surface detection services to detect buried natural and liquid gas, telecommunications, water, power, drainage, and civil works. Before any kind of excavation or ground penetration work commences, an underground service locator should be consulted. These services are able to use a number of modern techniques such as ground penetrating radar to determine the precise location of power cables, gas mains, telecommunications cables and water mains.

Underground cable locators can also offer cable locating, camera inspections, cleaning, drain surveys, earth fault location, inspections, leak detection, pipe locating, pipe surveys, servicing, sewer location, smoke testing and storm water drain locations. Location of underground assets can be undertaken for third party contractors and construction consultants, as well as residential clients.

Underground service location is not only used to prevent damage to cables, pipes and other services, but also to allow contractors and maintenance workers to locate particular services which are to be tapped into. All forms of detection are carried out using non-destructive means. If services needs to be exposed the work is carried out by use of vacuum excavation and non-destructive digging. Some services will also be able to supply CAD mapping of underground assets.