Land, utility & measured building surveyors · Exeter
Your complete survey solution, above and below ground
Accurate topographic, PAS 128 utility, measured building and 3D scan surveys – a friendly, professional service since 1995.
ISO 9001
SMAS Worksafe
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The Survey Association
One team · one coordinate system
One site. Every survey.
Topographic, utility, laser scan and drone surveys usually mean separate contractors and drawings that don't quite line up. We capture the lot and deliver one combined drawing.
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Services
Every survey, one trusted team
From a single house extension to a solar farm or a city-centre utility search, we capture the data your design team needs and draw it the way you want it.
Land & measured building
Topographic SurveysScaled 3D plans of every ground feature on your site: the first step for any planned development.→Measured Building SurveysFloor plans, sections and elevations of existing buildings, drawn accurately from laser scan data.→Setting OutYour design transferred accurately from drawing to ground – from a single visit to full site support.→Hydrographic SurveysBathymetric surveys of rivers, lakes, harbours and coast, joined seamlessly to the land survey.→Volumetric SurveysStockpile, quarry and landfill volumes from a team with its roots in the quarrying industry.→Below ground
PAS 128 Utility SurveysFind out what's under the ground before you design or dig – located, traced and drawn to PAS 128:2022.→GPR SurveysRadar imaging of the subsurface to confirm services, find non-metallic pipes and investigate voids.→Multi-Channel GPR ArrayA multi-channel radar array that rebuilds the underground network in 3D in a single pass.→Drainage CCTV & JettingCamera surveys that show what's really happening inside a drain, with jetting to clear it.→3D & reality capture
Drone SurveysAerial mapping, LiDAR and inspection that covers large or dangerous areas quickly and safely.→3D Laser ScanningDetailed point clouds turned into elevations, plans, sections and BIM models.→3D Heritage ConservationA permanent, measurable digital record of historic buildings, monuments and objects.→Matterport 3D ToursImmersive virtual walkthroughs and measurable digital twins of any building.→Below ground
Know what's buried before you dig
Our Level 5 certified utility surveyors work to PAS 128:2022 using electromagnetic locators and a multi-channel GPR array. The higher the survey level, the tighter the search grid – and with a “P”, the radar data is post-processed in the office to pull out services the site screen can't show.
Everything we find is sprayed on site in its utility colour and surveyed to coordinates. Try it: drag the cart across the street and change the survey level to see what each one finds.
The story behind Benchmark
A family firm with quarrying roots
Benchmark began in 1995 from Helen Richards' background as Surveying Manager at ECC Quarries. It has grown into a trusted surveying partner for clients across the South West and the UK – from homeowners to national contractors.
We still work the same way: clear, reliable results, a friendly voice on the phone, and surveyors who care about getting it right. We support our younger staff through qualifications and professional status.
Projects
Case studies from Exeter
Two of our favourite jobs – both on our doorstep, and both with centuries of history.
Royal Clarence Hotel
3D laser scanning one of Exeter's most famous buildings during its restoration after the 2016 fire.
Read the case study →
Exeter's Underground Passages
Scanning the medieval passages that carried Exeter's clean water beneath the city.
Read the case study →Recent work
Out on site this season
A selection of current and recent jobs across the South West. For more, see our projects.
At the University of Exeter, we find Benchmark Surveys extremely diligent and responsive to our requests for updated measured surveys of our existing buildings, prior to undertaking refurbishment works. They are a local firm who we have formed a good partnership relationship with us at Estate Services.Bernard J Ireson · Estate Services, University of Exeter
Trusted by
- University of Exeter
- Exeter City Council
- Devon County Council
- Dorset Council
- National Trust
- Babcock International
- Kier
- WSP
- AtkinsRéalis
- AECOM
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Unit 12, Kingfisher Court, Pinhoe Trading Estate, Venny Bridge, Exeter, EX4 8JN
Monday to Friday, 07:30 – 16:00