About us

In 1998, GEOTEC Surveys was formed to become Europe's leading independent provider of Underground Mapping, Geophysical Surveys and Utility Mapping services. GEOTEC are the company who coined the phrase 'Underground Mapping' and created the standards by which a whole developing industry is learning from.

Since 1998, GEOTEC has refined and improved its skills, deploying 'best of breed' geophysical technology coupled with the experience and knowledge of some of the most professional staff in the industry. This has allowed us to provide surveys of the highest quality, providing real benefits to our clients, who are consistently returning to GEOTEC for support on further projects.

It is a testament to the service, professionalism and dedication that the company has grown so quickly and so strongly with an expanding customer base who return time and time again to enjoy the benefits that a GEOTEC survey can bring.

The benefits of using Geotec underground mapping services

• Over 60 years experience
• Independent service provider
• Most comprehensive skills base in the industry
• Unique methods of technology deployment
• Complete UK & Ireland coverage from 4 offices

Nigel Knowles

Director

Founded GEOTEC with Brian Payne with a desire to offer the best picture of the underground environment that is possible to the company's customers. With a Sales background, his skills strongly complement Brian's "can do" technical background. Promoting not just Geotec Surveys, but the Underground Mapping industry, Nigel is driven to constantly improve the service that can be offered by the business, whilst pushing for awareness across the board on why underground mapping is so important to so many industries.

Brian Payne

Director

Having a vast amount of experience and ability in geophysics and underground mapping, Brian's vision of how to get the best results using new technologies and his "can do" attitude has meant that his partnership with Nigel in setting up and continually pushing GEOTEC out in front as a leader in the UK market, while looking for new innovations to further enhance the ability to view the sub-surface, has given the company great success and an extremely high level of repeat orders from satisfied customers.

Julian Sperling

Regional Sales

With a long and proven record in sales within a number of blue chip companies over the years, Julian has demonstrated his customer-first view when discussing their requirements, ensuring they know what they are getting and that they receive the high quality they expect from a Geotec survey. Julian's warm and friendly nature has made him ideal at managing key accounts and building long-term relationships over many years that have the customers feeling safe and satisfied with the product their project needs.

Nicholas Grant

General Manager

Initially Nick was employed to manage the scheduling of work for the company, however his expertise in this, company administration, data management and resource allocation has meant that his role has grown into being key in the organisation between both sales and service, ensuring customer satisfaction is always achieved.

Matthew White

Survey Manager

Matt's many years of mapping experience gained from starting in the industry as a trainee when the industry was still underdeveloped. By becoming involved in all aspects of the surveying disciplines, under the expert guidance of some of the industries key individuals, Matt has demonstrated his depth of talent and leadership that is so important in managing a highly technical survey operation as this.

Carole Kitson

Project Coordinator

Carole joined Geotec in September 2007 following relocation from West London to the Guildford area. Previous administration, customer support & logistics experience in a busy international Sales Office has proved valuable in co-ordinating the often hectic work schedules to provide optimal service to Geotec's extensive client base.

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