BritCut provides professional ferro scanning and GPR concrete scanning services in Newcastle and across Tyne and Wear. Whether you’re a structural engineer needing reinforcement mapping, a Tier 1 contractor running pre-drilling surveys, or an M&E contractor coring through slabs on a live commercial site — we cover Newcastle city centre, Gateshead, Sunderland, Durham and the wider North East with same-day or next-day attendance as standard.
Our Newcastle ferro scanning service uses Hilti PS 300 Ferroscan and PS 1000 X-Scan equipment to locate steel reinforcement, measure concrete cover depths, and produce full reinforcement maps before any drilling, coring or cutting begins. We operate in Quickscan mode for rapid pre-drilling rebar avoidance, and Imagescan mode where a detailed 2D or 3D reinforcement map is required for structural assessment or formal reporting.
BritCut works regularly with Tier 1 contractors including Skanska, Sir Robert McAlpine, ISG, Erith, Morrisroe, and Volker Fitzpatrick on projects across Newcastle and the wider Tyne and Wear area. Our operatives are experienced in occupied commercial buildings, live infrastructure environments, and complex urban construction sites where programme pressure and restricted access demand fast, accurate scanning with minimal disruption.
For post-tensioned structures, slabs containing embedded plastic services, or any structure where a more comprehensive investigation is needed, BritCut carries out GPR (ground penetrating radar) surveys in Newcastle using the Proceq GP8000. GPR detects rebar, post-tension cables, plastic pipes, conduits and voids — essential when dealing with the wide variety of construction types and eras found across Tyne and Wear. We can combine a ferro scan and GPR survey in a single visit.
Drilling blind into reinforced concrete risks hitting rebar, cutting post-tension cables, or severing embedded services. The consequences range from a destroyed core bit and programme delay to catastrophic structural failure. A pre-works ferro scan takes minutes, costs a fraction of a single damaged drill bit, and gives you the precise data you need to position every hole safely. For post-tensioned slabs — which are common in the commercial building stock across Newcastle — a GPR survey is not optional.
BritCut holds full Network Rail approval and carries out ferro scanning and GPR surveys on Northern Rail and Network Rail infrastructure across the North East. We comply with all relevant Network Rail standards and can provide operatives with the appropriate track safety competencies for works on or near the operational railway.
Call us on 01322 221533 or use our contact form to request a free site survey and no-obligation quote. We typically attend sites in Newcastle within 24–48 hours of instruction, with same-day attendance available for urgent pre-works surveys. For full details of our equipment and methods, visit our ferro scanning services page.
BritCut provides a full range of specialist concrete and construction services in Newcastle. In addition to Ferro Scanning, we also offer: Diamond Drilling | Fire Stopping | Concrete Cutting | Core Drilling | GPR Scanning | Concrete Sawing | Wire Sawing | Wall Sawing | Robotic Demolition | Soft Strip Demolition.