About us
KB GPR Surveys is a specialist survey company based in West End, Southampton. Since 2016 we have carried out more than 2,400 ground penetrating radar, utility and topographical surveys for contractors, consultants, councils and property owners.
Who we are
The company was founded in 2016, but the team's surveying experience goes back much further. Our backgrounds are in geophysics, geology and archaeology, and our senior GPR surveyors have more than 20 years' experience.
GPR has been at the centre of the business from the start. Alongside it we carry out PAS 128 utility surveys using electromagnetic location and GPR, and topographical surveys, so one team can map a site above and below ground.
Most of our work is in the south of England: Hampshire, Dorset, Wiltshire, Sussex, Surrey and London. We travel across England and Wales for larger jobs.
Clients include Balfour Beatty, Kier, Arcadis, Worley, ISG, Southern Water, Havant Borough Council, Portsmouth City Council, Mick George, Select Surveys and Layer Surveys.
Why underground surveying is different
An above-ground survey measures what you can see. An underground survey has to work out what is there without digging, from signals that need careful interpretation. Results depend on experience, a sound method, the right equipment for the ground, and good checking. We mainly use Malå and GSSI GPR systems, and hire in specialist equipment, such as vehicle-mounted arrays and low-frequency antennas, when a job needs it. We are open about the limits too. GPR cannot tell you what a pipe carries, wet clay limits how deep it can see, and dense reinforcement can hide what lies beneath. Anything critical should be confirmed before you dig near it.
How a job runs
- Enquiry and quotation. We confirm what you need to know, the survey boundary and the deliverables, and send a written quotation. If GPR isn't the right tool for your problem, we'll say so.
- Planning. We prepare a method statement and risk assessment, and agree access, timings and any records needed.
- Site work. The survey team scans the area, marks findings on site where requested, and records any areas that could not be reached.
- Processing and checking. The data is processed and interpreted in the office, then checked under our internal quality control procedures.
- Delivery. You receive a CAD drawing in PDF and DWG, with a report, normally within 15 working days of the site work.
Quality control
Every survey goes through our internal quality control before it is issued. Data, interpretation and drawings are checked so that what we present is the most reliable reading of what was found on site.
Results you can read
Our drawings and reports are written for the people who will use them: site managers, designers and property owners. You should not need a degree in geophysics to understand what we found, where it is and how confident we are about it.
Insurance and safety
KB GPR Surveys Ltd is fully insured. Site work is planned and carried out under a written method statement and risk assessment.
Talk to us
Call 020 3931 5759, email info@kbgprsurveys.co.uk, or send us your enquiry. Our office is at 29 Hope Road, West End, Southampton SO30 3GE.