Safety, Efficiency & Value Engineering: Why Drone Surveying Is Essential
Safety and efficiency aren’t just project metrics—they are value drivers. Drone Surveying delivers both while supporting core Value Engineering goals: achieving high function at the lowest total cost.
Safer, Smarter Inspections
Drones eliminate the need for risky manual inspections on roofs, scaffolding, or excavation zones. This improves site safety while reducing insurance premiums and operational risk.
Improved Efficiency
Rapid drone deployment enables more frequent data collection. This results in quicker decisions, fewer delays, and streamlined workflows—improving cost certainty.
Cost Reductions via Risk Mitigation
Avoiding one serious incident can save hundreds of thousands in legal, compensation, and schedule costs. By deploying drones, developers reduce their risk profile while delivering on VE promises.
Client Praise
Clients such as Taylor Wimpey and Miller Homes have noted that drone integration has improved progress tracking, accuracy, and reduced delays—benefits directly attributable to efficient VE practices.
Conclusion
Drone Surveying ensures your projects are not only safer and more efficient—but also deliver more value per pound spent.
I have worked with DRONE SURVEYING for some years now, from checking a boundary of new land to auditing earthworks. The use of drones on our sites is now standard; we monitor progress and calculate cut and fill via the online software as our sites progress.
The use of regular mass data collection and the latest drone technology and practises will without doubt save us time and money on our sites.
We use DRONE SURVEYING on all of our sites to support our cut and fill strategy, with regular surveys and their cutting-edge software, we are able to manage our sites much more effectively.
Having now worked with DRONE SURVEYING engineering solutions for a number of years, their services have proven to be invaluable conducting our volumetric surveys, progress videos and cut and fill support. The drone data platform has allowed us to get the best from the data with full support and training provided from the DS team
The drone data helps us to make quicker and smarter key decisions to ensure we have budget and time control on our projects. Having monthly surveys on our sites ensures we keep full control of all earth movements.
Using aerial imagery from drone surveys helps us anticipate errors or mistakes in the next stage of development instead of waiting for work to start on the ground. This proactive approach has saved us hundreds of thousands of pounds; a reactive approach can be costly
DRONE SURVEYING’s nine-strong team includes specialist drone operators based in the North, Midlands, South-West and South-East enabling us to survey construction sites across the country, often at short notice. We are fully compliant with the regulations set by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and are in regular contact with them to ensure safe and legal operations.
Our team includes experts who are available to provide ongoing support to assist you in analysing and interpreting the survey data to make informed decisions for your project, often acting as an extension to your in-house team.
