beforeUdig is a free-to-use online service which enables anyone undertaking design or excavation works to obtain information on the location of cables, pipes and other utility assets in and around any proposed dig site, helping to protect themselves and valuable assets during these works. In most cases, it provides a ‘one stop shop’ for designers and contractors to communicate about their planned activities with member utilities and authorities.

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Always use beforeUdig and perform a request for the presence of any cables and pipes.

A free online service for requesting information prior to commencing excavation works

Contractors, builders, planners, homeowners and anyone planning to break the ground

“We are on a mission to provide a revolutionary set of solutions and services for essential infrastructure protection”

DUANE RODGERS

PelicanCorp CEO

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Pelicancorp Acquisition Expands Damage Prevention Offering to UK

Select Surveys Ltd Joins LSBUD Group To Advance UK’s Safest Digging Service

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PelicanCorp Announces Partnership with Bad Elf, LLC

Enhancing the Capabilities and Accuracy of Geographic Information Data Collection

Enhancing the Capabilities and Accuracy of Geographic Information Data Collection

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Six key considerations for utilities when choosing asset mapping software

Accurate, updated asset data is crucial for utility companies to manage and protect their assets, plan effectively, and liaise with contractors. Yet despite the widespread use of digital data collection tools, many companies still use manual, paper-based processes to transfer data from the field to the office.

Underground utility pipes on a residential street.

Digitizing Cables and Pipes Under Your Feet

The ground under our feet is a complex network of tunnels, pipes, and cables. All of these are providing essential services, whether it's high-speed broadband internet, electricity, water, or gas. Anyone attempting any form of work must have accurate information of what and where the cables are.

E-TICKET ENQUIRIES

An E-Ticket online enquiry is an asset location plan request created and entered into the beforeUdig database through our online service. The beforeUdig interactive system can process routine, emergency and renewal tickets.