News relating to survey equipment and surveying and engineering.
Doing an internet search for finding a freelance engineering role usually brings up lots of adverts for companies that say they can get you a job. They all say they know the key to success for your next freelance role. But do they?
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Nothing can describe that gut wrenching, sinking feeling you get when you see someone running off with your expensive surveying equipment. And you are to far away to be able to do anything other than watch
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This page has been updated… Best Automatic (Dumpy) Levels of 2022 for under £200 Dumpy Levels are the best bits of kit for taking accurate levels around building and construction sites. But if you are just starting out in the building and construction trade, choosing the right dumpy level can be hard. Dumpy level prices
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Why do I need to Worry about IR35? Back in July 2019 the UK Government published draft legislation that confirmed the rules (known as IR35) which have applied to public sector since April 2017 are to be extended to the private sector from the 6th April 2020. Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic this legislation has
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Can you get Survey Equipment Insurance? Yes, you can. But finding the right type of survey equipment insurance for your survey equipment can be difficult. You need insurance cover that covers you for whatever might happen to your surveying equipment when either in use or not in use. I do not sell insurance for surveying
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Why Traversing is Still Essential in Construction. For any construction project to be completed successfully it needs to have good dimensional control. We need to have a dimensional control survey. Dimensional control will enable us to build independent structures that can then be tied together with another structure. Think of building two bridge abutments separately
Dimensional Control Surveys are Critical to Success. Read More »
April 2020 sees the expansion of the IR35 Tax Rules to the private sector. Are You Affected?
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Can a Total Station be tracked when it is stolen?
It can now if you have a Leica Total Station with LOC8.
Tracking Total Stations with Leica LOC8. Read More »
Insurance Premiums to Soar. Surveyors and Engineers could be in for a shock come renewal time for their survey equipment insurance with the average insurance premium set to rise by over 300 percent. Due to a recent spate of survey equipment claims, insurers are now increasing premiums to recover the large increase in claim payouts
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Last year the McCarthy Taylor Partnership released a free Windows application for the conversion of a Trimble Calibration File to a Topcon Localization file. https://www.dtmsoftware.com/our_products/LSS-Toolkit When it comes to machine control for construction sites, here in the UK there are two main manufacturer systems in use. These systems are from Trimble and Topcon. Both the
