Challenge
Before using the National Underground Asset Register (NUAR), Esh Construction often had to contact multiple asset owners for every excavation. This process was time‑consuming and involved reviewing plans of varying quality and formats, creating uncertainty on site and increasing the potential for delays or errors.
Solution
After taking part in NUAR trials, Esh Construction adopted the service as part of its everyday safe digging process. NUAR provides a secure, single digital map showing underground pipes and cables from multiple asset owners, giving teams faster and clearer insight into underground constraints before work begins.
Result
"NUAR is a great tool, we use it every day as part of our safe excavation process. NUAR is used to identify hazards ahead of works, helping to minimise dangers for our site teams, and providing access to a 24/7 live system of underground cables. I find looking at multiple paper maps at different scales and formats very tricky. With NUAR it’s a much better way to identify buried assets. I can see everything in one place on a common platform. I can switch layers on and off and receive the attribute data that I require to enable me to understand what buried assets are in the ground."
By using NUAR, Esh Construction has improved site preparation, reduced the time spent gathering information and increased confidence when excavating. Having consistent, up‑to‑date data in one place has helped simplify decision‑making, support safer working practices and enable projects to be delivered more efficiently across a range of schemes.