Phase recently carried out a utility tracing survey at a whisky distillery in Scotland. Construction work had begun on new buildings within the distillery complex but after encountering several unexpected pipes and cables it was realised that the existing service record plans were not accurate or comprehensive. Phase was called in to carry out a […]

Phase recently carried out a utility tracing survey at a brownfield site in London. The site was approximately 55 m by 20 m and we were able to survey it in a single day utilising radio frequency location (RFL) and ground penetrating radar (GPR). A variety of metallic and non-metallic apparatus was located, including high […]

Phase successfully used geophysics to locate mineshafts at a site near Bradford at a fraction of the cost of an intrusive survey. Prompting this response from the client, ‘…I’m impressed. The information you’ve provided gives us some degree of confidence in the records and we are probably going to change our site layout as a […]

Geophysics was used by Phase to locate the extent of underground structures associated with a World War II defence station in Scotland. The presence of sub-surface structures was known from above ground remains and historical records but the extent of the buried structures and whether they were connected was not known. A geophysical survey comprising […]

Phase recently undertook a geophysical survey in the grounds of a former rectory house to determine if there were any buried structures associated with the old building. A large amount of worked stone had been dug up by the occupant over the years and he was interested to see what, if anything, was still buried. […]