HR Utilities helps project teams locate, map, inspect, and document underground services before design or excavation decisions. Our teams work across Victoria, Melbourne, and Geelong.
Our Utility Locating services use a combination of electromagnetic induction and Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) to accurately locate both metallic and non-metallic underground utilities. By combining conductive, inductive, and passive locating techniques, we can quickly identify and trace utilities across large areas, even those with non-metallic lines using traceable copper rods. This approach ensures precise depth measurement without breaking ground, making it an efficient and non-invasive solution for your project needs.
CCTV Inspections provide a clear, real-time view of underground pipes and drains, helping to quickly identify blockages, leaks, and structural issues. Using advanced camera technology, we ensure accurate diagnostics without the need for excavation, saving you time and money. Ideal for residential, commercial, and industrial projects.
Our Utility Surveying team provide precise data collection, adhering to Australian Standard requirements. We ensure that all utility locations are accurately recorded and mapped to match any required datum, whether MGA or local. Our team delivers detailed survey plans that help you make informed decisions for your project, providing reliable and compliant documentation for safe and efficient construction or maintenance.
Concrete scanning uses ground penetrating radar technology to detect and map subsurface features within concrete slabs or structures. Various elements such as, voids or defects, utilities and reinforcement can be identified to help prevent accidents by revealing hidden hazards.
Our Feature & Level Surveys provide a detailed understanding of existing site conditions, forming a reliable foundation for planning and design. This service captures natural surface levels, existing built features, vegetation and above-ground utility assets using high-accuracy survey methods referenced to MGA and AHD. Feature & Level Surveys are essential for early-stage civil design, drainage planning, subdivision layouts, and redevelopment projects. All deliverables are provided in CAD and GIS formats, including feature plans, spot levels, contours, and digital terrain models to support efficient and informed decision-making.
Our reports feature high-quality photographs, 4K 360-degree video, and detailed descriptions to provide an accurate baseline for all parties. This protects property owners, contractors, and developers from disputes or claims related to property damage. Suitable for residential, commercial, or large-scale projects, our dilapidation reports ensure all construction activities are well-documented and compliant.
Our combination of UAV and handheld collection allows a complete site model to be built. Visualising the underground data against the above ground, is an efficient & effective visualisation tool for planning and design.
Capturing data in accordance with Australian Standard 5488 allows us to translate and deliver the information you need. Whether you require a basic alignment with depth, overlay with PDF/CAD, up-to-date aerial base maps, 3D strings, IFC/BIM models, we can work with you to achieve the desired outcome for any project. Keeping your projects moving forward, with less redesigns and higher levels of safety.
We use BYDA approved locating equipment, leveraging the use of drones, laser scanners, GPS & total station to capture and visualise site conditions, both above and below ground.
Vacuum excavation and hydro-excavation for safe QL-A utility exposure near critical infrastructure — without mechanical risk.
Accurate locating and mapping of water distribution mains and sewer networks using electromagnetic induction and GPR.
Specialist gas main and distribution pipeline locating services, compliant with AS5488, for safe excavation in gas corridor environments.
Locate and map stormwater drainage networks — pipes, pits, culverts, and headwalls — for civil design and asset management.
Comprehensive utility investigation reports prepared at tender stage to reduce construction risk and inform contractor pricing.
Defined no-go zone planning and exclusion zone documentation around critical buried assets to protect workers and infrastructure during excavation.
Comprehensive utility locating solutions using advanced electromagnetic induction and Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) technology.
Learn More → Professional utility mapping services providing accurate documentation of underground infrastructure with CAD and GIS compatible deliverables.
Learn More → Advanced inspection services including CCTV camera inspections for pipes and drains, providing detailed condition assessments.
Learn More →These pages match the questions project teams ask before excavation, proving, pipe works, cable works, and GPR scanning.
A pre-start meeting cannot remove underground risk if the site team still relies on old plans. HR Utilities locates services before trenching, drilling, piling, and civil works reach them.
View servicePlans and paint marks do not give you enough certainty at a clash point. HR Utilities helps project teams prove service position before excavation, design freeze, or handover.
View serviceUnknown pipe routes create risk for excavation, drainage works, service upgrades, and site investigations. HR Utilities locates buried pipes and records the results for site teams, engineers, and asset owners.
View serviceCable strikes create safety risk, outages, and project shutdowns. HR Utilities locates underground power and communications cables before excavation, drilling, saw cutting, and civil works.
View serviceGround Penetrating Radar helps find non-metallic utilities, concrete reinforcement, voids, and buried features that other methods can miss. HR Utilities uses GPR as part of a practical field investigation, not as a standalone guess.
View serviceElectromagnetic locating is the fastest way to trace metallic pipes, cables, and conduits. HR Utilities uses conductive, inductive, and passive EM modes to find services that carry or can carry a signal.
View serviceA blocked or damaged drain can delay excavation, trigger rework, or hide a deeper problem. HR Utilities inspects drains and pipes with CCTV cameras to show what is happening inside the line before any ground is opened.
View serviceBYDA plans cover registered asset owner infrastructure. They do not cover private drains, after-meter electrical, fire services, internal site services, or abandoned lines. HR Utilities locates these assets so they do not become surprises during excavation.
View serviceSome locating jobs cannot wait. HR Utilities provides urgent utility locating across Melbourne for pre-excavation holds, suspected service strikes, design clashes, and shutdown risks.
View serviceUtility locating costs depend on the site, the services you need found, and the confidence level your project requires. This page explains what drives a quote and how to request one from HR Utilities.
View serviceLet us bring precision to your next utility locating challenge.
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