About Us

WELCOME TO GROUND SCAN NZ

Understanding exactly what is going on below the surface of your project site is a critical step in the planning/design process and vital to ensuring safety to personnel, damage avoidance and costly project delays.

It is our mission here at Ground Scan NZ to provide contractors, architectural designers, home owners and utilities providers with highly detailed, accurate and reliable information on the subsurface environment.

Our Utility Location Specialists are comprehensively trained and highly experienced, and we prioritize ongoing training and development to ensure our clients receive world-class service.

If underground utility location forms a critical part of your project, give us a call and we’ll get that sorted for you. We’re your local experts in Utility Location Services!

Ground Scan Utility Scanning Team

MEET THE TEAM

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Mike Brackenridge

Director / Business Development Manager

Mike has wide ranging experience within the drainage and utilities surveying field. He is a qualified Certified BeforeUDig Utility Locator, and father of five.

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Kelly Phillips

Director / Finance & Accounts Manager

With an extensive career in entrepreneurship, management and finances, Kelly manages our Finance and Accounts teams.

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Geoffrey Painter

Utility Locator / Health & Safety Manager

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Caleb Shanly

Team Lead – Utility Locations

COMPANY HISTORY

The Vision

Ground Scan NZ was created with a vision to provide our mighty Waikato with a region-wide, locally-based provider of Underground Utility Location Services.

2021

Work Begins

The beginning of 2022 saw us enter the market to unprecedented demand. As we eagerly took on increasing numbers of projects, our client base steadily increased.

Jan 2022

Mikron3 Arrives

February 2022 kicked off with the arrival of our new, state-of-the-art, Mikron3 Leak Detection Equipment all the way from the UK (via Christchurch). This technology has drastically reduced the time and effort required to locate underground leaks and is sure to be a very popular service.

Feb 2022

BeforeUDig Certification

Ground Scan NZ is awarded the BeforeUDig Certified Utility Locator qualification!

Oct 2022

First Team Member

The Ground Scan NZ team grows with the addition of Jason Shortcliffe - team member 001! With a background in civil infrastructure and utilities installation, Jason brought with him a wealth of knowledge to the team.

Nov 2022

TrenchRight launched

In December 2023 we launched the TrenchRight brand providing Safe Trenching Solutions for tradies across the Waikato.

Dec 2022

Partnership with Seam Surveys

Ground Scan NZ officially announces a partnership with the team at Seam Surveys for the provision of GPS Utility Mapping, CAD Subsurface Modelling and UAV (Drone) Services. The partnership marked a significant step-change in the quality and accuracy of the deliverables we were able to provide our valued clients.

Jul 23

You found us!

Got a project-critical underground service location task? Give us a call and we'll take care of that for you!

Today

YOUR LOCAL PARTNER IN UTILITY LOCATION

We’re Waikato based and Waikato Proud! You can trust us to provide fast, accurate Utility Location, Leak Detection and Subsurface Mapping on your job site or property.