Released to offer customer’s easy access to the applications required for their specific business needs, FARO has launched the new 3D AppStore. Companies can save money, by investing in the applications they truly need instead of having to buy complete software packages. The new 3D AppStore is also open for third party software providers: companies developing Apps for laser scan management and processing can use the FARO 3D AppStore as an additional channel to market their Apps and reach a larger base of potential customers. All Apps are tested and approved by the FARO Team before being made available in… Read More

We are delighted to announce that we are now open for on-line registrations for the KOREC Laser Scanning Day. This one day event will be held at Warwick Castle, Warwick, on Friday 21st September and will provide a thorough look at laser scanning and using the FARO Focus3D laser scanner. The FARO team will also be on-hand to demonstrate laser scanning best practise, discuss the latest laser scanning hardware and software developments and provide ‘hands-on’ opportunities. The aim of the day is to provide a solid grounding on how the Faro Focus3D can help surveying practises across the UK win… Read More

Don’t miss the Spring issue of Geomatics World’s Engineering Showcase. As well as the lastest technical specs on total stations, GNSS receivers and software, it also features several BIM articles and of course some excellent pieces on KOREC customers. Inside you’ll find the full stories on how the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology made their Trimble Integrated System work for them (also featured on the main front cover shot) and some interesting comment from Brunel Surveys Director, Paul Haydon, on why he decided to invest in FARO’s ground breaking Focus3D laser scanner

In the latest issue of Modus, the magazine from the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), Mark Harris has compiled a ‘Top Ten’ wish list of gadgets to buy for the surveyor who has everything.  Mark’s wish list was brought to our attention by our friends and colleagues at FARO, will they make an appearance? So, in true Pop-Pickers style, here’s the RICS chart countdown…. 10 – Pentax Optio WG-1 GPS Camera: According to Pentax this is the camera that is “Innovative, Maverick & Savvy” – Waterproof, shockproof and GPS enabled; perfect for the clumsy, all-weather Geocaching enthusiast then. 9… Read More

5 times smaller and 4 times lighter than its nearest rival, the FARO Focus3D laser scanner has been described as a ‘game changer’ within the industry and as the Focus 3D’s UK distributor, KOREC can only echo this opinion. However when we interviewed Juan Pablo Lemaitre, FARO’s Div. VP of Sales and Marketing, EMEA, at the recent Intergeo show in Germany, the talk was all about FARO’s newly launched SCENE WebShare Software V4.9 for direct 3D measurements on the Web. “‘WebShare’ is the feature that pleases me most about the Focus3D,” explained JP. “It’s a powerful tool for the easy and safe… Read More

The KOREC stand contractors will be heading off to the NEC early on Sunday morning to join a whole fleet of vehicles and contractors vying for the elusive parking space as close to the exhibition hall as possible for the construction of the stands. Thankfully for our team they shouldn’t take too long to unload and set up the stand as KOREC are following a similar approach to last year, i.e. that small and powerful things can be found in small packages. Whilst our stand may not be the biggest, we have plenty of strength, depth and KNOW HOW.  Come… Read More

My colleague Oliver Brooks’ recent blog takes a look at the hot topic of the moment in the construction and engineering world – BIM. KOREC are recent converts to the world of Twitter and there is a great deal of conversation in the ‘Twittersphere’ around BIM and it seems that everyone wants to have their say. It’s no surprise then that there are BIM events springing up left, right and centre and the KOREC calendar is looking pretty hectic over the next few months as a result. We’ll be attending a number of events for a number of reasons. Like… Read More

KOREC Group, one of Trimble’s largest surveying instrument distributors worldwide and FARO’s only reseller for England, Wales, and Ireland, has joined the Pointools Partner Program in the UK & Ireland. Pointools software streamlines scan-to-model workflows by enabling project teams to reference and reuse the largest point cloud models – the billions of measurement points taken by 3D laser scanners – inside the broadest range of applications. “For over 40 years KOREC has been dedicated to providing customers with the best possible productivity solutions,” said Andrew Beckerson, Director of Sales at KOREC. “Our customers want to manipulate very high resolution point… Read More

Finally the KOREC Marketing team can catch its breath after a busy day at InterGEO in Nuremberg. Today Trimble introduced additions to its portfolio of Connected Site™ survey solutions; the new additions allow surveyors to collect, share and deliver data faster. New additions include: Trimble® S6 Robotic Total Station with Trimble VISION™ Technology Trimble Business Center Software version 2.60 Trimble GeoExplorer® GeoXR™ Network Rover Trimble M3 Total Station with Trimble Access™ Field Software Trimble Access Field Software Developers Kit (SDK) Trimble S6 Robotic Total Station with Trimble VISION Technology Now available with Trimble VISION technology, the Trimble S6 Total Station… Read More

The FARO Focus3D Laser Scanner is a revolutionary, high-performance 3D laser scanner with intuitive touch screen control that makes it as easy to operate as a digital camera. It is four times lighter and five times smaller than its predecessor and is the smallest and lightest laser scanner ever built. FARO has changed the game with all the improvements and features of the new Focus3D, eclipsing anything offered in the marketplace – and it is now available from KOREC Group. Watch the FARO Focus3D webinar here: Introduction to the FARO Focus3D and SCENE software We demonstrate just how simple and… Read More