Know what's below before you dig.
Cables, pipes, voids and tanks, located, marked out and reported before your crew breaks ground. Reliable, accurate locating for builders, trades and engineers.
- Melbourne & GeelongAll of Victoria
- RD8200 & GSSI GPRThe right gear
- Report every jobBYDA, mark-out, plan
Six ways to know what's down there.
From a quick mark-out before a fence goes in to a fully mapped site plan for design.
Service Locating
Trace live cables and pipes for position, depth and type.
Service Locating
GPR Scanning
Find what EM can't: plastic pipes, footings, voids and wet ground.
GPR Scanning
Plans & Reports
A photo report on every job, or a detailed plan with quality levels.
Plans & Reports
Service Avoidance
Service-clear spots for bore holes, test pits and DCP tests.
Service Avoidance
Crane Scans & Void Detection
Check outrigger pads for voids and soft ground before the lift.
Crane Scans & Void Detection
Underground Tank Detection
Find the position, depth and extent of old fuel and oil tanks.
Underground Tank DetectionNothing left to guesswork.
- BYDA plans ordered and checked before we arrive
- Services painted on site in the standard colours
- Depth, material and quality level for every service
- Photo report as standard, full plan on request
See exactly what you get.
Every service marked, measured and graded. Tap a service to see how it's recorded.
Marked, mapped, done.
Real mark-outs from real sites. Every colour on the ground means something, and every one ends up in the report.
One call. One visit. One clear report.
- 01A two-minute call
Give us a call
Tell us about the site and the job. We order the BYDA plans and book a time.
- 02On site
Locate & mark out
EM and GPR across the work area, with services painted on the ground and depths noted.
- 03Same or next day
Get your report
What was found, where, how deep and to what quality level.
The locator you call is the locator on site.
We're a local, owner-operated business. No call centre and no subcontractors. The person you speak to is the person who locates your services and writes your report.
"We understand the risks and responsibilities of working around live services. Our job is making sure your crew can dig safely and confidently."Call 0423 229 332 →
Melbourne, Geelong and all of Victoria.
We work across metro Melbourne every week, and from November we're based in Geelong, so the Surf Coast and Bellarine are on our doorstep too.
- Melbourne
- Melbourne CBD & Inner
- Melbourne West
- Melbourne North
- Melbourne East
- Melbourne South-East
- Wyndham
- Geelong
- Surf Coast
- Bellarine
- Ballarat
- Regional Victoria
Who we work with
- Building & Construction
- Maintenance
- Earthmoving
- Tradespeople
- Surveying & Engineering
- Infrastructure
- Planning & Architecture
- Monitoring
- Archaeology
Common questions.
Do I need a locator if I already have BYDA plans?
Usually, yes. Before You Dig Australia (BYDA) plans show roughly where each asset owner thinks their services run, and they stop at your property boundary. A locator finds where the services actually are on the day, including private services such as power to a shed or a water line to a tank, which never appear on BYDA plans.
What does service locating cost?
It depends on the size of the site, how many services there are, the method needed (EM locating, GPR or both), the type of report and travel time. Call us with the address and the scope of your works and we'll give you a price.
How long does a locate take?
A typical residential locate takes one to two hours on site. Larger commercial or civil sites can take a day or more. We'll give you an idea of timing when you call.
What do the paint colours mean?
We mark services in the standard Australian colours from AS 5488: orange for electricity, yellow for gas, blue for water, green for storm water, brown for sewer, red for fire services, purple for recycled water, white for communications, and pink for a service we've found but can't identify. Depths are written beside the marks.
What's in the report?
Every job ends with a report. As standard that's a photo report of the services marked on site. If you need it, we supply a detailed plan of the services located, with the depth, material and quality level of each one.