KOREC prides itself on commissioning great photography for both the articles we write for industry publications and our marketing in general. In a lucky gap between the snows of March, our photographer worked extra hard at Network Rail’s Stoke Yard to produce some stunning shots of the Trimble Vorsys system in action, the new Trimble R10 GNSS and our latest UAV, the eBee. Visit our Facebook page for more stunning examples.

KOREC are pleased to announce that we will be exhibiting at this year’s Railtex. The show will bring to together technological innovation from across all sectors of the rail supply market. The KOREC team will be on hand to chat about the full range of equipment on display. Centre stage will be the GEDO rail trolley equipped with laser scanning capabilities. This provides accurate as-built survey documentation and clearance information for railway track maintenance and modernisation. The Aibotix Aibot X6 hexacopter will also be on the stand, allowing delegates a first hand view of the product which featured on Channel… Read More

KOREC are pleased to announce that this year will see our first ever event solely dedicated to the Rail industry. The event will be held on the 27th of September at the Rail Alliance headquarters in Long Marston. The site is equipped with fully functioning tracks which will give guests the opportunity to get ‘hands-on’ with equipment and also allow KOREC technical experts to demonstrate rail solutions in a life-like environment. Recent government investment in the UK’s rail industry which aims to accelerate business innovation and growth will help to support the development of new technologies. One such innovation that… Read More

Trimble’s Rail division are continuing to underline their commitment to the rail industry with attendance at a number of key industry events in the upcoming months. Hot on the heels of Trimble and KOREC’s support of the recent Infrarail exhibition  and our own recent Technology Day, Trimble and KOREC will be presenting our rail solutions across Europe. Ron Bisio, Trimble’s Railway Industry Business Area Director, will be presenting at ESRI’s Third Annual International Rail GIS Summit alongside Network Rail who will discuss their Roadmap for GIS. This free, two-day meeting takes place at the International Union of Railways (UIC) Headquarters… Read More

Infrarail opens its doors to visitors today and it promises to be a busy show. With a number of high-profile rail projects in progress and continued debate over Sir Roy McNulty’s rail industry review Infrarail has attracted some big-hitting keynote speakers. Rt Hon Theresa Villiers MP, Minister of State for Transport will open the show today with a look to the Government’s priorities for rail reform for the future. Howard Smith, COO of London Rail heads up the list for Wednesday and Thursday sees Network Rail’s MD of Investment Projects Simon Kirby present Network Rail’s new approach to supplier engagement and… Read More

KOREC, in partnership with Trimble, is delighted to announce that this year’s Trimble Express show will be held in May in London. A showcase for the latest Trimble technology, this one off event is especially relevant for those involved in the BIM, Rail, Asset Management or Monitoring market sectors. For further information, please contact your local Surveying Sales Consultant or email KOREC for more details.

Firmly established in his new role as KOREC’s  specialist in rail applications, Matthew Lock has been quick to share his opinions on the rail industry with his first column published in this months issue of GeoConnexion. Matthew will also be presenting at Infrarail in Birmingham, 1-3 May. Full details coming soon.

KOREC is delighted to announce that Dominic Gregrory has been appointed to the position of Survey Sales Consultant for Lincolnshire, Yorkshire and the North East. Dominic has over 11 years of site based experience in surveying and project management roles and has gained extensive hands-on experience of both GPS and Optical instruments in his previous positions for Halcrow, Jacobs and Tata. Responsible for the sales and hire of the full Trimble range of survey instruments for KOREC, Dominic graduated from Newcastle University in 2000 with a degree in Surveying & Mapping Science and gained his RICS Chartership in 2007. Dominic… Read More

You can catch up with the KOREC team at the Infrastructure Show @ NEC Birmingham on the 17-19 October – Stand RA06 and check out the latest Rail and Road products from Trimble To register for the event visit by visiting the Infrastructure Website

<!–[endif]–> KOREC will be presenting a series of Technical Seminars at this year’s Infrarail show dealing with modern methods of surveying and track construction.  Matthew Lock, one of KOREC’s survey experts, will be discussing the GEDO CE Track Measuring Device (TMD) which was recently awarded Network Rail approval.  The TMD incorporates sensors for very precise measurement of the distance between gauge and cant (the two rail lines and super-elevation between them).  A single prism can be mounted on either side of the TMD and then tracked by one of the Trimble S-Series Robotic Total Stations or a Trimble SPS930 Universal… Read More