STRUCTURAL INSPECTIONS

Structural Inspections

Vertex Air delivers comprehensive drone-based structural inspections, enabling the early detection of minor defects in large industrial and commercial assets before they become costly problems. Our advanced technology captures detailed and accurate assessment data safely, eliminating risks of manual inspections. This proactive approach provides critical insights into structural conditions, facilitating timely maintenance and minimizing disruptions across the UK.

Our drone inspections remove hazards of accessing challenging locations like high-level stacks, industrial plants, and power stations. Our experienced team safely captures high-resolution data from all angles, ensuring thorough assessments without manual limitations, providing a safer, efficient alternative for structural integrity assessments.

Vertex Air has extensive experience inspecting diverse industrial and commercial environments throughout the UK, including power stations, bridges, wind turbines, and other high structures. We provide detailed, accurate data tailored to your needs, offering actionable intelligence for effective asset management and long-term structural integrity.

Industrial Chimney Survey

Industrial Chimney Surveys

Vertex Air’s industrial chimney surveys consist of fully GPS located images (combined with Height Data) to allow accurate fault analysis and reporting. Each high resolution drone image in the survey can be quickly located to a location on the chimney.

Using a drone for industrial chimney visual condition surveys can help give asset owners peace of mind that their structures are in good condition or help identify difficult to see structural issues at great height or on the flaunching.

All of the Vertex Access Group’s in-house reporting is undertaken by qualified surveyors to ensure our clients receive accurate reporting data and analysis.

Chimneys and Flare Stacks, whilst in operation, are inspected at a safe distance from the structure without the need for operatives to access the operational (hot temperature) structure. Additionally, by using Vertex Air’s thermal imaging technology, operating chimneys show weak spots within the structure to identify and locate the weakened areas for remediation works.

High Level Drone Inspection

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Lighting, Masts & Pylons

Large vertical structures are often complicated and inefficient to access and pose many safety issues regarding Work at Height. Vertex Air overcomes these issues by utilising their UAV equipment (Drones) that has the ability to be over 100 metres in the air within 30 seconds of take-off. High resolution imagery is then captured analysing the mast structure along with bracketry, fixings and the lighting units / antenna / radio equipment / cables installed to the vertical structure. These high resolution drone images can either be given directly to the client for them to make their on assessment of condition or used by Vertex’s own in house surveyors to compile a comprehensive condition report.

Thermography of the in-use lighting units uncovers potential electrical faults that could otherwise lead to failure of the electrical components.

Thermography of electricity pylons reveals defects within the cables and the isolators allowing for PPM (Preventative Planned Maintenance) of equipment before failure reducing overall downtime of the assets.

Lighting Tower Condition Survey

Internal Drone Surveys

Vertex Air utilizes the advanced Elios 3 drone to conduct detailed internal inspections of high-level and awkward access areas within industrial and commercial settings. This cutting-edge technology allows for safe and efficient visual condition surveys of confined spaces, tanks, vessels, and other challenging internal structures.

The Elios 3 captures high-resolution imagery and precise spatial data, enabling accurate fault analysis and reporting without the need for costly and time-consuming traditional access methods. Our qualified surveyors analyze this data to provide comprehensive condition assessments, identifying potential issues and informing proactive maintenance strategies for optimal asset integrity.

To discuss your drone survey needs and requirements please call 01709 379 453 or email info@vertexaccess.co.uk