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CASE STUDY
                                                                        SGN has benefitted from decreased damage to its
                                                                        network. This is taken from the network operator’s
                                                                        Stakeholder Engagement Submission 2017/2018:

                                                                        “We’ve now been using LinesearchbeforeUdig (LSBUD) for
                                                                        over a year and have been promoting its use with our
                                                                        stakeholders including agricultural colleges, local
                                                                        authorities, National Association of Agricultural
                                                                        Contractors and the National Farmers Union Scotland
                                                                        (NFUS). Enquiries have increased from 2,500 a month to
                                                                        47,300 and response time reduced from 15 days to two
                                                                        minutes. We have seen a corresponding decrease in
                                                                        damage caused to our network as shown below.”

                                                                        Continual downward trend in damage to SGN’s network
                                                                        5,000

                                                                        4,800
                                                                        4,600
                                                                        4,400

                                                                        4,200

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