This type of survey is at the heart of our business, covering plan, elevation, roof, and building services records.

These surveys are commonly required for financial appraisals, budgeting, space planning, verification, and the design of alterations, extensions, and maintenance works.

With extensive experience working in remote locations, our teams are available for projects nationwide, ready to support your needs wherever they arise.

We offer a virtual CAD, graphics, and documentation office that can scale up or down based on your project needs, eliminating the costs of permanent office space or staff.

Our services include file format conversion, data capture, vectorization, intelligent CAD drawings, large-scale color plotting, plan printing, and scanning.

We ensure the high-quality deliverables you expect

Using 3D visualization for architectural, terrain, and space planning projects, we bring your design and survey data to life, accurately reflecting both existing and future designs. Our team creates detailed 3D models that produce lifelike images, ideal for presentations, marketing, and design analysis.

Our 3D models are meticulously crafted to scale and proportion, incorporating realistic textures, materials, colors, and finishes.

While this technology may not be necessary for smaller projects due to cost considerations, it offers significant value for larger projects by enabling key design decisions to be made well in advance, before construction even begins

Space planning is a key aspect of our work, involving the analysis of how physical space is utilized within a structure.

The goal of space analysis is to optimize floor space, ensuring maximum efficiency without unnecessary waste.
When done correctly, this process results in a detailed space plan that outlines the specific needs and elements required for each area, such as windows, doors, and furniture.

Honing designs by evaluating manufacturing constraints such as material strength, cutting times, engraving times, and assembly costs can be time-consuming.
In fact, many designs never even make it off the drawing board because of these challenges.

This is where we can help: by finding the perfect balance between creative design and the cost of bringing a commercially viable product to life.

With our valuable insights into the commercial design process, we can assist you in developing products that are not only innovative but also cost-effective

A laser cutter operates by harnessing a concentrated beam of energy from a fixed laser, directed onto a small area using mirrors and lenses (optics). This focused beam either melts, burns, vaporizes, or blows away the material with a jet of gas, resulting in a clean, high-quality edge finish.

To perform the cutting process, we generate a 2D vector file, created using specialized design software. The designer inputs essential details such as material type, thickness, and shape, and then sends the file to the machine.

The laser cutting machine follows the commands based on the information contained in a vector file.

With a complete design office at our disposal we can offer most office functions in-house as a service.

These include Scan, Copy, Print services - from size A5 to A0.

Managing and reporting on the financial aspects of projects can often be fragmented and disjointed, particularly when multiple divisions are working on large contracts.

OPARS provides for the rapid alteration of recording and reporting processes should directives change. The ability to rapidly generate thorough and dependable project financial reports is the key feature of OPARS. Additionally, it is built on a powerful open source architecture.

Using OPARS your company will report a 'single version of the truth' month-on-month, with greater accuracy and consistency, in a fraction of the time.

Safricad was commissioned by a county council to survey and document their assets for inclusion in an Asset Management Plan (AMP).

We visited each site and conducted a full measured survey of various assets, including primary and secondary schools, nursery schools, homes for the elderly, fire stations, museums, family centers, libraries, offices, agricultural smallholdings, and more, spread across the county.

Our drawings were created in CAD format to a strict specification and synchronized with the council's corporate property database.

This process enabled an up-to-date record of the council's estate to be established and maintained. Over a three-year period, we surveyed more than 600 sites.
This project demonstrated our ability to create intelligent CAD drawings that integrate seamlessly with database software

Safricad was tasked with updating the confined space records for five large sites.

We conducted thorough investigations of all visible manholes, pits, surface water drains, cable ducts, and other relevant structures. At each location, covers were removed, physical dimensions of the spaces were measured, the type of service was recorded, and confined space risks were assessed.

Additionally, all service routes were updated based on the visual inspections, and the accurate positioning of manholes, pits, surface water drains, and cable ducts was verified.

Confined space identification drawings, along with updated schedules, were then created in CAD format according to the client's specifications. Updated confined space registers were also provided in electronic format.

This project has since served as a model for similar projects, where confined space documentation, drawing updates, and utility surveys are required

Safricad surveyed several listed aircraft hangars for refurbishment of doors and roofs, requiring attention to their heritage status.

The survey involved using a cherry picker to inspect and document roof structures, trusses, door mechanisms, and walls.

Most hangars were brick with Belfast trusses, while the largest featured brick walls, angle iron trusses, and corrugated steel elements.

3D CAD drawings were created to support flexible design discussions, allowing quick adjustments for plans, sections, and details.

The project was completed on time, within budget, and in compliance with heritage requirements.

A topographic survey of the existing site entrance and surrounding road was completed.

From this data, 2D CAD layouts were produced, incorporating the relevant turning circles for articulated vehicles, which were overlaid onto the base plan.

Next, 3D models of both the existing and proposed layouts were created in CAD. These models were animated along the path of the turning circles to fully analyze the potential impact of the redesign.

The animations could be viewed from various angles as needed, with the ability to capture screen shots for further reference and detailed design review