Aworth Land Surveys is proud to celebrate 45 years of excellence. From our founding in 1963 in a small office in Kingston, Surrey, by John Aworth, Aworth Survey Consultants (as we are now called) has grown into one of the UK's most established and successful surveying companies.

We are proud of what we have achieved in our 45 years, undertaking projects with the application of some of the most modern techniques and equipment, and would like to share the story of our growth.

In 1963 our survey projects were typically all over the UK for schemes such as motorway service stations and new town housing developments. The field equipment used was mainly optical (not electronic as it is today) and required enormous skill and experience to be operated effectively. Very few topographic surveying companies existed, so our work was widespread and varied.

One of our key personnel, Graham Russell joined the company in 1965 and by 1966 our considerable success required us to expand both our base and management. Larger offices in Morden, Surrey, were established and a founding member of staff, Gerry Purdy, became a Director.

With bigger offices came the ability to expand our range of services and so a reprographic subsidiary company was established. Large format drawings that were drawn by hand could now be reproduced true to scale using a variety of photomechanical techniques providing a range of presentation.

By 1975 Graham Russell was appointed a Director and John Witherden had joined the company as a trainee surveyor. Despite some very difficult times, which were to include economic climate changes and the sudden death of our founder John Aworth in 1976, the firm management of Graham Russell and Gerry Purdy steered us through to more successful years.

Projects undertaken by the company during the 1980's and 90's continued to be varied, with work in the Falkland Islands and Italy. Meanwhile, John Witherden became a Director In 1987 and Gerry Purdy retired in 1995 after 32 years of service. With Gerry's retirement Graham Russell and John Witherden managed the company. Our impact on the industry was further recognized when Graham Russell was elected President of the UK's Survey Association. In 1999 John Witherden became Managing Director.

By the beginning of the new millennium the advancement of equipment technology was fast moving, with data loggers and electronic survey instruments used to gather data for processing on PC's. We undertook considerable investment in these technologies, true to our continued effort to remain at the forefront of the industry. It is through 45 years of such efforts that we have succeeded.

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