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GeoAccess Growing from Strength to Strength
GeoAccess Ltd is a UK based Asset Management company specialising in the use of technical rope access, commercial drones, confined space and underwater techniques across the civil engineering sector.
Established in 2014 to serve a niche market in Rail, our knowledge of the industry and upcoming standard changes identified that access constraints for technical inspections were going to become bigger problems in the future for clients. Our vision was initially formed to deliver solutions for these niche challenges.
The company was able to grow in line with our requirements gaining valuable experience in challenging circumstances and then in 2017 we were extremely proud to have successfully qualified for the RISQS qualification scheme, and then to complement acquired ISO9001 / 14001 accreditations and UVDB certificate of audit.
Individuals within GeoAccess have a specialist knowledge of the tasks at hand, and due to the size and structure of the company we can deliver a personalised fast reacting solution to a client’s requirements and problems. A major benefit for any client is the direct relationship with key decision makers within an SME like GeoAccess, cutting out much of the bureaucracy involved in much larger organisations.
We have a diverse workforce with a strong background in civil engineering, engineering geology and geotechnical engineering. We have extensive experience carrying out inspection work of various types of assets from earthworks, structures, buildings, and coastal defences to wind turbines, transmission towers and underwater assets.
Our senior management team come with multiple Rail SuPPliES & SERvicES 2020
years of experience and project management skills both from a contracting and client background, coupled with extensive knowledge of the industry with already formed relationships with key client individuals.
As part of our UAV arm of the business we are proud to have one of the first female CAA approved pilots in the UK and under the direct supervision of our General Manager for UAV operations, we are training a newly appointed junior engineer to complement our suite of skilled drone pilots.
We are also proud to have an IRATA certified trainer as part of our rope access team, which is also made up of a range of Level 1, 2 and 3 IRATA qualified operatives.
The majority of our operatives come from a civil engineering background, with expertise in confined space and NDT to enhance site operations. By looking at every job holistically, we utilise tried and tested methods as well as implementing highly innovative cutting-edge techniques to deliver the most efficient cost-effective solution to our clients.
Having successfully been awarded framework contracts recently for Network Rail Wales to deliver Earthwork Inspections, and Scottish and Southern Energy to deliver inspections and defect reporting on various assets across their network using drones, we now plan to build on what we have achieved and invest in our organisation not just for now but for years to come. We will continue to maintain our level of standard across all disciplines and business streams upholding the accreditations we already have but building on that to ensure we strive to be a national lead in our chosen field.
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