74.6% of utility strikes occur during the excavation process and human error is still the main cause. Accurately locating buried utilities is crucial for the safe expansion and/or intensification of any modern town or city.

If you’re new to utility detection it’s important to understand how cable locators work. Here’s a guide on the wiring used, the passive and active locations, and how to induce a current using a signal transmitter.

Nulca NZ represents the utility location industry in New Zealand. It is an organisation created to support and grow the capabilities of individuals and organisations involved in locating, tracing, and mapping underground services.

The challenging task of maintaining roads across much of the South Island is the responsibility of the dedicated team at Sicon. Sicon are using the EZiCAT i750 cable locator with GPS capability to create their own plans of roads which they can in turn supply to the local councils.

This useful video tutorial has step by step instructions showing how to transfer GPS data from the EZiCAT i750 cable locator using free LOGiCAT VU software.

Here’s a quick and simple video which shows how to use a signal transmitter with an EZiCAT cable locator.

Underground networks can be extremely complex, knowing the exact location of buried cables and pipes prior to excavation work has never been so important. BuildMax offers a comprehensive range of cable locators, use the chart below to compare models and specifications.

Watch this video on how to locate and trace small diameter pipes & ducts underground using a GeoMax EZiCat Cable Locator, EZiROD trace rod and earth stake.

Before you begin digging, you need to locate underground services with a cable locator. This video shows how a cable locator is used to locate building electricity cable.

If you need a quick tutorial on running a cable locator EST test before you begin digging, watch this video to learn how. In under a minute, see the right way to do it plus what not to do.