Utility Verification & PAS 128 Support
Accurate utility verification before excavation begins.
Why verification matters
Survey information is only as good as the evidence behind it. Utility verification provides confidence that buried services are located where plans, records and detection surveys suggest they should be.
How we support PAS 128 surveys
1. Survey Records
Start with existing plans and asset records.
2. Detection Survey
Locate services with electromagnetic and GPR detection.
3. Vacuum Excavation Verification
Expose the asset safely to confirm it.
4. Confirmed Utility Position
Documented position and depth to design against.
Common verification requirements
- New developments
- Utility diversions
- Highway projects
- Renewable energy projects
- Fibre rollouts
- Commercial construction
Need utilities verified before you dig?
Send us the scope, location and dates and we'll come straight back with availability and a price. You'll speak to the operator - no call centres, no subcontractors.
Frequently asked questions
- What is utility verification?
- It's the step that turns a detection survey into confirmed fact. By carefully exposing the asset with vacuum excavation, we verify that a buried service is exactly where records and detection results suggest - and record its true position and depth.
- How does verification support a PAS 128 survey?
- PAS 128 sets quality levels for utility surveys. Physical verification underpins the highest levels, giving you and your client documented assurance about what's in the ground before work starts, rather than relying on detection alone.
- When should verification be carried out?
- Before you commit plant and programme - typically during design development or pre-construction. Verifying early is what prevents redesigns, stand-down time and strikes once the main works begin.
- Do you provide verification for developments across the Midlands?
- Yes. We support new developments, diversions, highway and fibre schemes throughout Northamptonshire and the wider Midlands, with UK-wide projects considered.