Drone Inspections

BES Group utilise custom-built DAKK Systems (DAKK CCTV Inspection System) by DAKK Engineering. These systems are designed and built to exact specifications, offering accuracy and dependability. DAKK systems are particularly effective in inspecting culverts and pipe systems, especially where silt, water, and other debris prevent traditional access. 

Our range includes various models to suit different environments, such as:  

• Large Crawler DAKK: Capable of climbing over debris. 

• Mobile Push DAKK: Highly portable and efficient. 

• Aqua DAKK Floating Robot: Designed for inspections in water-filled environments. 

• Trak DAKK: Ideal for small culverts with reduced clearance.

Drone Inspections utilise the 1080 HD stills and videos captured to give a comprehensive and highly accurate understanding of the infrastructure. The high-quality data is gathered by the DAKK CCTV inspection system and analysed by our engineer-led team. The types of inspection methods that use video recording, IR and Thermal Imaging are vast, enabling adaptability and access solutions for different sectors and challenges.  

• Infrared and Thermographic imaging 

• Infrastructure video imaging and stills 

• Topographical Surveys 

• Coastal Erosion Surveys 

• Quarry Topographic Surveys 

• Light Detection and Ranging Surveys (LiDAR)

At BES Group, we pride ourselves on putting safety first by utilising innovative technology for inspections. Drone Inspections can be used as an alternative to Traditional Access Methods for examination of critical infrastructure. Drones can ensure personnel are not at risk during the inspection and can reduce the cost for a lower-level technical inspection. Our engineers can remotely operate the UAVs to access the infrastructure and gather data around the asset’s integrity without risking their safety. Where we can use Drones instead of traditional access methods:  

• Rope Access: we can use drones at challenging heights, where rope access is not a safe option for the inspection of infrastructure, to avoid risks to personnel. 

• Confined Space Access: we can use drones to access confined spaces where the Confined Space Regulations 1997  restrict personnel from inspecting due to the risk of asphyxiation, toxic exposure, or entrapment.  

• Suspended Access: we can use drones where suspended platform access solutions are not suitable for engineers to safely inspect the infrastructure. 

• Diving: We can use drones, such as the Aqua DAKK Floating Robot, instead of diving because this may not be a viable option for the engineer to safely inspect the infrastructure.

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are drones that are controlled remotely by an engineer to carry out aerial inspections of infrastructure. Remote Operated Vehicles (ROVs) are remotely operated drones that can be utilised on land or underwater in challenging environments to carry out inspections of infrastructure.

UAVs and ROVs can be equipped with high-resolution cameras and multispectral and hyperspectral sensors, depending on your inspection needs. This technology enables immediate data collection and analysis about structures that cannot be safely reached by an inspector. Drones can be used where a visual inspection and survey are required.

The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is a public corporation established by the UK Parliament in 1972. They are an independent specialist aviation regulator and work to manage the UK’s aviation industry to ensure: 

• The industry meets the highest safety standards. 

• Efficient use of the airspace to ensure the environmental impact of aviation on local communities is effectively managed and CO2 emissions are reduced. 

• The aviation industry manages security risks effectively.