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MARKET REPORT SURVEY EQUIPMENT & MACHINE CONTROL continued


“We will also be developing our safety product offering as the demand for these products increases.”


Speedy in upbeat mood


Speedy Hire is in similar upbeat mood about this market, according to Lisa Blake, Specialist Services Director. “Speedy are experiencing year-on-year growth in this category. The market has grown significantly over the past 18 months, due at least in part to advances in technology, including recent innovations in machinery control and 3D scanning. We have also seen some of the biggest manufacturers in the market adopting a strategy of acquiring independents and moving from a regional focus to a national one.


“The construction sector is strong from a survey point of view, driven not only by major projects like Hinkley Point, but also by advances in technological infrastructure, such as smart motorways. That said, in Speedy we are not only focused on our high-end Survey solutions but also our lower-end equipment such as pipe lasers, laser levels and cable avoidance.


“The rail sector is strong with the next Network Rail control period (CP6) having begun on 1 April 2019. With the roll-out of HS2 and other infrastructure and housebuilding projects this is leading to an increased demand for survey equipment.”


Also, Speedy is sponsoring the National College for High Speed Rail in Birmingham and Doncaster, and has made a donation of survey equipment and tools to support the College in bringing through the next generation of skilled engineers and technicians, where it recognises a skills shortage.


National specialist centres


The company is seeing strong demand for robotics instruments and GPS solutions, which it distributes through its 26 specialist centres nationally. “We are also witnessing high levels of interest in our detection and locating products, which are not deemed as technically specialist in nature as robotics and GPS, and we supply a large number of these. For those reasons, we supply this detection and locating equipment through our entire express network across the UK,” says Lisa Blake.


“Machine control and 3D scanning products are becoming more prevalent in the survey environment, and we expect drones to become more popular over time. At Speedy we continually invest in refreshing our entire fleet, which maintains a low average age of our hire equipment and ensures we are stocking the latest technology to enable our growth plans. Our Survey fleet has an average age of 35 months.


Speedy reports that demand for survey equipment has grown significantly over the past 18 months.


“Over the last 12 months we have invested over £3m in survey equipment. In total, we have over 13,000 survey assets within our hire fleet (excluding safety products). Our choice of products and brands is driven by customer demand. However, we will continue with our strategy of focusing on a multi-brand offering. This year, Speedy has invested in 1-second robotic total stations, which, thanks to their greater accuracy, are increasingly being used in both the rail and tunnelling markets.


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“The survey category is growing and we are continuing to invest in new equipment. During April we are running dedicated sales and marketing campaigns to promote our Speedy Survey brand. We are always looking at bringing in more innovative products to our survey fleet.”





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