Director
Helen Richards
Owner of Benchmark (Exeter) Limited and former Surveying Manager at ECC Quarries. Over 30 years' surveying experience.
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Meet the team
The people behind the data
A wealth of experience across every survey discipline – and a team that backs its younger surveyors to qualify and progress. Every member of staff is DBS checked and police vetted.
Surveyors
Meet the surveyors
Experienced surveyors and trainees working across land, utility, measured building and drainage surveys.
Director
James Richards
Land, utility and measured building surveyor. Runs the office and site teams day to day. Over 15 years' experience.
Survey Manager
Sebastian Glover
16 years' surveying experience, with a background in nearshore and offshore hydrographic survey. Leads QA, procedures and risk management.
Senior Land & Measured Surveyor
Anthony Drew
Over 15 years in the surveying industry across the full range of Benchmark's survey work.
Utility Surveyor
Seb Richards
Qualified utility surveyor. Carries out utility surveys and draws them to client specification.
Utility Surveyor, CCTV & Jetting
Matt Kennard
Qualified utility surveyor, also running drainage CCTV and jetting.
Utility Surveyor, CCTV & Jetting
Samuel Ziel
Qualified utility surveyor, also running drainage CCTV and jetting.
Utility Surveyor
Richard Whittle
Utility surveyor with over 7 years' land surveying experience behind him.
Land Surveyor
Ryan Burrows
Carries out land surveys and draws them to client specification.
Trainee Surveyor
Joe Hector
Building experience across the team's survey disciplines.
Trainee Utility Surveyor
Zak Forrest
Works alongside our senior surveyors while completing his professional training.
Four-legged staff
The survey dogs
No site team is complete without them.
Senior Survey Dog
Dennis
Supervises the team on sites where dogs are allowed.
Trainee Survey Dog
Rufus
Part-time office, part-time working from home.
Office Guard Dog
Smudge
Rescued from Cyprus. Earns his biscuits guarding the office.
Survey Dog Trainee
Paddy
Being taught the ropes by Dennis.
Retired
Duke
Our first survey dog. Sadly no longer with us – rest in peace, Duke.
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Phone01392 467836
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Office
Unit 12, Kingfisher Court, Pinhoe Trading Estate, Venny Bridge, Exeter, EX4 8JN
Hours
Monday to Friday, 07:30 – 16:00