Cell Tower Inspection
Structure, headframe, antennas, feeders and steelwork recorded in one visit, with nobody climbing.
Every climb on a mast is a planned job with a rigging team, a method statement and a rescue plan. That is entirely right, and it is also why routine visual checks tend not to happen and why teams end up climbing to find out things a photograph could have told them.
We fly it instead. Every face of the structure, the headframe from level and from above, each antenna and dish and its mountings, the feeder runs and the cable management, the steelwork, the fixings and the state of the galvanising.
Used before a climb, it turns a survey visit into a targeted one: the team goes up knowing what is there and carrying the right kit. Used instead of a climb, it answers the routine questions without anyone leaving the ground.
What it shows
- Antenna and dish positions, tilts and mountings
- Feeder runs, cable management and how it is secured
- Corrosion, rust staining and failed galvanising
- Loose, missing or corroded fixings and clamps
- Damaged, distorted or displaced steelwork
- Headframe condition and the state of the platforms
- Damaged radomes, covers and shrouds
- Bird nesting, guano and debris
- Condition of climbing aids, ladders and safety systems where visible
- Compound, cabinets and the fence line
Save time and money on mast inspections — answer it from the ground before anyone climbs.
Get in touchEvery climb is a planned job
A climb is never routine. It needs a competent team, a method statement, a rescue plan and a weather window, and it takes a structure out of service for the day. That is exactly as it should be, and it is also why routine visual checks tend not to happen.
So teams end up climbing to answer questions a photograph could have answered: what is actually mounted up there, how the feeders are run, whether the galvanising has gone, whether the fixing somebody reported is as bad as it sounded.
Flying answers those from the ground. Used before a climb, it turns an investigative visit into a targeted one. Used instead of a climb, it keeps the asset record current between the visits that genuinely need hands on steel.
What you get
Worked through systematically from base to headframe.
Photographed from its own height and from above, rather than looked up at.
Each apparatus photographed close in, with an overview to place it.
Close imagery of the connections, coatings and anything showing corrosion.
Dated and repeatable, so the next flight compares directly with this one.
Save Time And Money On Mast Inspections
A climb is never routine. It needs a competent team, a method statement, a rescue plan and a weather window, and it takes the structure out of service for the day.
That is exactly as it should be, and it is also why teams end up climbing to answer questions a photograph could have answered.
A flight records, in one visit:
- Every face of the structure and the headframe
- Antenna and dish positions, tilts and mountings
- Feeder runs and cable management
- Steelwork, fixings and galvanising
- Radomes, covers and shrouds
- Compound, cabinets and fence line
Turn An Investigative Climb Into A Targeted One
Used before a climb, an aerial survey means the team goes up knowing what is up there and carrying the right kit. Used instead of one, it keeps the asset record current between the visits that genuinely need hands on steel.
Either way the expensive part happens less often and takes less time when it does.
Nothing is switched off and nothing is touched — we fly at a standoff. Tell us at enquiry if there is anything on site to keep clear of, and a round of masts is quoted considerably cheaper per structure than booking them one at a time.
Who asks for it
- Telecoms operators and tower companies
- Rigging and maintenance contractors
- Asset owners auditing a portfolio
- Landowners with a mast on their land
- Broadcast transmission operators
- Utility and emergency services networks
- Water tower and reservoir operators
- Wind measurement mast owners
- Site acquisition and estates teams
- Insurers
What clients get from working with us
Timescales
Most sites are surveyed within two working days of instruction, with reports sent 24 hours after surveys.
Deliverables
Orthomosaics, 3D models, point clouds, elevation sets and edited media, supplied in the formats your team already works in.
Coverage
Operating throughout the East and West Midlands, Yorkshire and East Anglia.
Compliance
Fully authorised and insured, with a site-specific risk assessment issued before every attendance.
Continuity
One point of contact from enquiry to delivery. Data is processed in-house and is never passed to a third-party bureau.
Certainty
A fixed written quotation against an agreed deliverable. No day rates and no variation after the event.
Questions
Can this replace a climb?
For routine visual checks and for scoping, very often. For anything needing hands-on inspection, torque checks or work at the structure, no — but it makes that climb shorter and better prepared.
Do you need the site switched off?
No. We fly at a standoff and do not touch the structure. Tell us at the enquiry if there is anything on site we should keep away from.
Can you inspect several masts in one round?
Yes, and that is usually how it is done. Sequenced sensibly, a round of masts costs considerably less per structure than booking them individually.
Is it legal to fly over my property?
Yes, within the rules. We hold a CAA Operational Authorisation and every flight is planned against the airspace, the surroundings and the people on and around the site before we attend. If a site needs a permission we cannot get, we tell you at enquiry rather than on the day.
What happens if the weather is wrong on the day?
We move it. Wind and rain make for unsafe flying and soft, unusable pictures, and a survey you cannot rely on is worse than no survey. We watch the forecast and give you as much notice as we can.
Tell us about the site and we will take it from there
A site postcode and a sentence about what you need is enough to get started.
Get in touch
Provide a site postcode or boundary and a short description of the required output. We will confirm the deliverables, level of detail.
- A site postcode is sufficient to price most instructions
- Written quotation, in most cases the same working day
- Deliverables and formats agreed at instruction
info@midlandsaerialsurveys.co.uk
Stamford, Lincolnshire