About Us
The company was formed in 2006 by Registered Professional Surveyor Grant Sutherland. Grant has 30 years experience in the surveying profession, 12 of which were spent overseas managing oil & gas development projects both on & offshore, hence the name that suggests we do it on land and on water!
We are a team of 3 full-time personnel, with an average of 20 years experience in a wide variety of surveying-related tasks. This provides a sound foundation for both developing the company and providing exceptional service to our customers.
We are a purposefully small practice that is adaptable to the size of project. When required we engage 'specialists' that have the required knowledge & experience to suit.
If your project is located deep in the Waikato or way up the tip of the Coromandel we are able to assist!
Our commitment to training, investment in proven technologies & personnel allows us to guarantee your project runs smoothly and is a pleasurable experience for you our valued customer!
We use our experience to programme work, liaise with other parties, keep a record of and distribute the necessary communications, and indicate to you when work is completed to a proper standard prior to payments being made.
From the beginning we will provide you with the necessary information to plan your project financially, assess the risks, and know exactly what is to happen, when & by whom.
Our aim is to make your project a successful one and the person assigned to your project is dedicated and well-supported by the company
WE LOOK FORWARD TO MEETING AND WORKING WITH YOU
Professional Affiliations
Corporate Member of the NZ Institute of Surveyors
This Membership is the fundamental one that allows us to act as a professional surveying company in NZ.
Member of the Consulting Surveyors of NZ - This organisation facilitates information sharing amongst professional survey companies to ensure we all work to consistently high standards.
Registered Professional Surveyors - This status is a recent development that was put in place by the NZIS to ensure surveyors are progressive in this changing world. The NZIS ensure that in order to maintain this status, Involvement in Continuing Professional Development activities is logged and proven. There are many CPD events that are available to us including NZIS Branch & CSNZ Area meetings, seminars, conferences, training workshops etc. The emphasis is to understand better our customers' needs and adapt our practices to suit.
Licensed Cadastral Surveyors - we are licensed to undertake all manner of land transfer surveys in New Zealand. This status needs to be maintained by the individual Licensed Surveyor to ensure they can continue to act for clients performing Land Transfer (legal) type surveys. Oddly enough this name of part of it was used back in the late 1800’s to describe those that were permitted to undertake the same surveys.
Why these memberships are important??
Registered Professional Surveyors are accountable to the NZ Institute of Surveyors in respect of
- Workmanship quality
- Ethical behaviour
- Professionalism
- Accountability to their clients
This means you can be assured we operate competently, with integrity and impartiality.
In the event that you are dissatisfied with a surveyor’s work, and cannot resolve the issue with him / her, the NZIS has a Complaints Committee that can investigate the matter and obtain resolution.