The experienced professionally qualified staff, continuous business development and the flexible approach offered to clients enable us to deliver our products and services as promised. Conveniently based in the Midlands, GTech Surveys Limited can work on projects anywhere in the UK, Ireland and mainland Europe. From Irish, Welsh and Scottish wind farms to Manchester, Croydon, Birmingham and London-based redevelopment and construction projects, we can cover all aspects of radio, television and telecommunication pre-application impact assessment work to discharge planning conditions for consented development, both post-construction and pre-occupation. Telecommunications impact assessments are also provided for clients where specialist advice is sought, or a planning application submission requires such input.
GTech Surveys Limited was formed in 2006. Its founder, Gareth Phillips BEng (Hons) MIET, graduated from Liverpool University and joined a graduate training scheme at Arqiva (formerly BBC Transmission / Crown Castle / National Grid Wireless). For six years, he was a member of the Fixed Links and Radio Spectrum Planning Division at Arqiva, involved with VHF, DAB, TV coverage, and wireless link planning. He participated in many broadcast, radio, television, and RF signal reception survey projects. He has had extensive broadcast training with the IET, BBC, Crown Castle International, Crown Castle UK Ltd, National Grid Wireless, Cable & Wireless and Arqiva.
GTech Surveys Limited is a consultant member of the Trade Association for Content Delivery – (Confederation of Aerial Industries Ltd (CAI)) and Getmedigital, the digital sector’s professional body and trade organisation. We are listed as a Gold member on Constructionline and are verified as a Safety Schemes in Procurement (SSIP) member by Safety Management Advisory Services (SMAS), making us compliant with the construction industry preferred requirements, the Common Assessment Standard (CAS). Professional broadcast trained project engineers deliver and supply Markel (UK) Limited insured technical products to support planning applications, discharge planning conditions (including S106 agreement schedules) and for due diligence to provide risk assessments for proposed developments. All technical staff are telecommunications and broadcast trained members of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET).
We undertake highly specialised technical signal reception coverage assessments, wireless reception verification and RF impact assessment. During 2007, we were involved with Ofcom for the Whitehaven DTT trials to ensure local DTT (Freeview) coverage was as intended, prior to the nationwide digital TV switchover. 2009, we undertook nationwide television signal reception survey work for The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS), now known as the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology. We conducted nationwide house visits to assess terrestrial antenna system performance to aid understanding for the forthcoming switch to digital only terrestrial broadcasting. Between 2013 and 2015, we undertook nationwide TV and 4G signal survey reception work with BBC R&D for Restore TV and Ofcom, to better understand the impacts of the UK’s recently introduced 4G (LTE) mobile phone networks on TV reception.
Contact us on 01926 744771 to discuss your signal survey requirements, proposed development, construction project, planning application or planning condition
