Drones for Construction

Drone Photography Manchester offers one of the best drone photography services in Manchester, Lancashire. We can capture the best aerial view of almost anything. The use of drones in the construction sector is now the most rapidly growing commercial category in the UK and it's easy to see why. The main proponent of drones at construction sites are project managers tasked with keeping to schedule and budget.  Aerial drone photography can capture insights into the progress of a project by visually mapping construction phases. This allows issues to be identified quickly and remedial work to be starter sooner.  In a construction site, contractors want to take pictures from every angle to keep track of their project and determine where changes are to be made. If you need to monitor your project, and need various aerial views, please call us. 

Plan - Pre-construction Drones

Aerial drone photography could help you plan your construction phasing accurately and effectively as you will be able to see the full layout of your site from a dorsal view. Drones can go as high as one thousand feet just by using the remote control; this makes them extremely suitable for high rise, multi occupancy construction projects. Drone surveys are responsible for some of the most accurate land surveys carried out quickly and effectively. They can help identify if there are factors which need to be accounted for and what measures should be taken on the project to mitigate risk.

Audit trail

Drones also help keep track progress and record stages of an ongoing project. Due to its size and nimbleness  to other forms of aerial photography, drone photography allows contractors to capture real-time documentation of their project at a much lower rate and more comprehensively. The importance of capturing evidence of actual completed construction, ties into Dame Judith Hackitt's 2017 interim report following the Grenfell Tower Fire: “There needs to be a golden thread for all complex and high-risk building projects so that the original design intent is preserved and recorded, and…any changes go through a formal review process involving people who are competent and who understand the key features of the design."
With these stricter guidelines imposed on the construction industry Drone Photography Manchester can help provide an audit trail of recorded evidence as referred to in the above report. As a drone company in Manchester, aerial construction surveillance is one of our specialties. If you’re looking to hire professionals in the aerial photography field, please contact us to discuss your project requirements.

Drone detection potential problems

As well as recording project progress one especially useful feature of drone surveys is the ability to capture potential issues, which may otherwise remain undetected. Contractors sometimes face the problem of supervising and checking the state of their project while it’s under construction, thanks to drones, they can easily supervise their work from a remote, safe  location reducing additional staff on site. Project Managers and Building surveyors can hire cheaper professional drone photography services to maximise use their time on and off site.
For older buildings and other engineering works, a drone survey  can provide an unobtrusive, safe way of capturing initial images. Bridges, multi level buildings, transport infrastructures can often be surveyed with minimal disruption to regular activity, which can provide huge net savings compared to the costs of previous audit procedures.

Marketing Purposes, Post completion

Another good thing about drone aerial photography is advertisement; if you’re a developer, you can advertise your project, showing its progress to investors and clients prior to completion maintaining confident in progression and scheduling. Post completion the building and surrounding panoramics can provide inspiring footage for prospective customers. Footage can also be used by contractors and construction companies to market their competency, compliance and efficiency during the construction phase.
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