Inspection Archives

Meet Zara McGregor – Chief UAS Pilot

Zara McGregor joined Plowman Craven in May 2025 as Chief UAS (Unmanned Aircraft Systems) Pilot in the Inspection Team. With a background in railway surveying, a traditionally male-dominated field, Zara

Flyability interview with the Inspection Team

With years of experience operating the Elios platforms across a wide range of inspection and survey applications, it was fantastic to spend time sharing insight, challenges, and opportunities directly with

Plowman Craven launches dedicated inspection business to enhance client offering

James Arnott appointed as Commercial Director to lead our new Inspection division

Unlocking Rail Safety and Efficiency with Drones and Photogrammetry

In this article, Neil explores how drones enhance rail surveying, improve safety, elevate passenger experience, and offer a richer source of insight. Read on to learn more how UAV's are

Plowman Craven elevates railway inspection with AI drone technology

In a significant advancement for the railway industry, Plowman Craven, in collaboration with In2Track3 stakeholders including Phil Winship from Network Rail, has championed a drone-based approach for the inspection of

Plowman Craven launches next-generation Vogel Freedom UAS survey system for rail

The UK’s first to supply survey-grade data with zero track access. Plowman Craven has launched Vogel Freedom, an Uncrewed Aerial System (UAS) based survey system that brings a host of

Internal Drone Inspection – Euston Station

We worked with AECOM and Network Rail to safely inspect the condition of the roof structure inside Euston Station...

Leighton House Museum Drone Point Cloud Survey

Point cloud fly-through of Leighton House Museum in London - data captured by Plowman Craven's UAV drone survey team.

Drone Surveying & BIM Services for Residential Developments

How our expertise with drones, point cloud and BIM can benefit clients working on both large and small-scale property developments.

Underground Utilities Survey BIM Model Flythrough

Animation from a recent utilities job, digitising a combination of utilities survey data & terrestrial scanning to create a BIM model...