What is subsidence? Subsidence is the gradual sinking of the land’s surface, caused by natural processes or human activities such as mining, construction, or underground engineering work. It can also be caused by natural causes such as erosion, geological faults, sinkholes or even tree roots. But in the UK, it’s more often caused by human …
The first step to any construction project is a topographical survey outlining the ground levels, features, and critical measurements of a piece of land for development. It may also include an underground services detection survey so that everyone is aware of any utilities or other obstructions that lie within your site boundary. Although this would …
Professional Indemnity Insurance (PII) is vital when owning a geospatial surveying business and it provides reassurance to our clients when briefing work to us. Government agencies require their supply chain to have a high level of PII, to cover any eventuality on building projects and we are no exception. We are proud to have PII …
From setting out for construction to topographical surveys, the more complex the better we say. As our survey team are experts in their field, problem-solving is done in real-time on-site. We love working on complicated projects. For example, we can calculate coordinates for topographical surveys, make sure the roads are dotted, and assign points to …
UAV surveys are ideal if you work in the heritage industry because they allow you to access large sites easily, without affecting the site and avoiding the need for scaffolding or MEWP (mobile elevation work platforms). Historic building surveys done with drones result in clear and precise aerial footage. They can provide a detailed measured …
The services we provide will support you throughout your project. We will be with you from: Pre-planning Site preparation On-site construction Post construction What you may not know is, we can deliver all your survey needs throughout the construction journey, by providing you with one quote for multiple survey services. This increases value for money …
A growth mindset is all about attitude. The attitude to learning and growing as a person, in your professional and personal life. We need to be open to new ideas, willing to try these new ideas, and take feedback and not get upset. Change can be hard for people, but sometimes we need to take …
‘Helping Men and Boys’ is left up to interpretation as to what it means to support men and boys. This could be helping to look after their mental and physical health, ensuring they go for regular check-ups and are just all-around feeling positive. What does it mean for Powers? We asked our team of surveyors …
Geography is a field of science dedicated to studying the land, its features, the people who live on Earth and all the wonderful, natural phenomena that take place. The subject of geography is more important to students now as it’s about the environment and climate change, which is a topic the younger generation really relates …
Today Powers will be attending The Survey Association conference, where the guest speaker is former England Rugby Coach, Clive Woodward, who led the England team to victory in the 2003 Rugby World Cup. Clive is a forward thinker, and even though he doesn’t work within the survey profession, his ideas on business thinking and strategy …
