About
50 Years of delivering expert advice, advanced technology and exceptional customer support.
From family roots to industry leader – we’ve been building trust since 1967.
For over 50 years, KOREC has provided professional measurement solutions, surveying equipment, and mapping systems across the UK and Ireland. Today, we are one of the world’s leading Trimble distributors and also partner with trusted names in cloud software, drone and SLAM technology. Our focus? Proven expertise, dependable systems, comprehensive training and responsive support so you can work smarter, faster, and with total confidence.
T.R.U.S.T. KOREC. When you work with KOREC, you can rest assured that you’re in good hands. How? Because every day, we strive to meet our five principles of TRUST: Transparent, Reliable, Understanding, Supportive and Timely.
KOREC
Our value proposition
It’s our business to empower your business.
We harness world-leading, geospatial technologies from our global partners, combine the skills, knowledge and unrivalled expertise of our regional specialists, to deliver the results that transform your business outcomes.
That’s the KOREC difference.
KOREC
Our mission
KOREC’s mission is to empower you to measure, map and manage the natural and built environment.
When operating in the natural and built environment consistent success demands accuracy, safety and speed, whilst reducing costs and environmental impact.
We believe embracing geospatial solutions will transform your outcomes and deliver that success. Combining industry knowledge, with intuitive software, and world-leading positioning technology, KOREC transforms your operations bringing certainty to your decision making.
Our Brand Promise
At KOREC, TRUST is at the heart of everything we do. Our promise is simple: to be Transparent, Reliable, Understanding, Supportive, and Timely in every interaction. That means being open and honest with you, delivering on our word, listening to your needs, and always being there when you need a hand. We know your time matters, so we focus on getting things right quickly and efficiently. For us, building trust isn’t just a promise — it’s the way we create lasting partnerships.
Transparent
Always open & honest
Reliable
Always dependable & consistent
Understanding
Always understands the customers’ needs & wants
Supportive
Always on hand to help & support
Timely
Always deliver results and solutions in a timely and efficient manner
Our story
KOREC’s journey began in Liverpool in 1967 as a family-run business supplying tools and instruments to the construction industry. From early products like spray paint, Nikon levels, and Quante pipe lasers, the company has grown into a leading provider of geospatial and surveying solutions across the UK and Ireland.
A defining moment came in 1997 with the start of our collaboration with Trimble, a partnership that remains at the heart of our success. This relationship has enabled us to bring some of the world’s most advanced positioning technologies to our markets and delivered several key achievements including supporting the Channel Tunnel Rail Link (HS1) in 1999 with a real-time GPS network – the first major commercial use of GPS for surveying in the UK and most recently, winning a contract to supply OS with 180 R980 GNSS receivers.
In 2005, KOREC entered a new chapter when Alan Browne acquired Survey Supplies and rebranded the business. Under his leadership, KOREC evolved into a structured, customer-focused organisation with over 140 employees. Alan’s ability to identify transformative technologies early – including pioneering machine control in the 1990s to becoming the UK’s first commercial drone distributor in 2011- has been central to our growth.
Today, KOREC is not only one of Trimble’s largest distributors worldwide, but also a developer of innovative industry software under the FastMap and Soarvo brands. Our continued investment in people, technology, and customer understanding has made us a trusted partner for those seeking smart, practical, and future-ready solutions, all delivered with local knowledge and expertise.
30
+
GNSS iterations leading to the R980
1990
launch of Trimble’s first robotic total station
180
R980 GNSS receivers purchased by OS in 2025
Our people
KOREC wouldn’t be KOREC without our incredible teams working across the UK and Ireland. We strive to create a day-to-day environment where people feel supported, engaged, and inspired – not only to serve our customers better, but to grow their own careers.
We’re proud that we’ve built KOREC into a place where people feel at home, their opinions and voices are heard, and where they are encouraged to contribute.
We are a certified Investor In People employer, and we are Investor in People (Wellbeing) Silver rated.
40
%
staff expansion in 3 years
30
years – KOREC’s longest serving employee
99
%
agree KOREC is a safe and comfortable place to work
Our social responsibilities
As a responsible organisation, we are aware of the impacts we have on both the environment, and our broader place in society. We strive to be a market-leader, both in business and in terms of our social, environmental and cultural responsibilities.
KOREC is a proud member of the SME Climate Hub, and we have publicly committed to halving our carbon emissions (2023 baseline) by 2030. We have also committed to becoming a carbon-neutral company by 2040.
We are actively working towards these targets, both through our fleet of hybrid vehicles, and our Ecologi KOREC forest, which numbers over 680 trees and growing!
We are also the proud supporter of a number of UK and Irish charities and frequently hold staff events & challenges to raise funds. These charities include Macmillan Cancer Support, Movember, Whitechapel Centre (Liverpool) and many more.
680
trees in our Ecologi forest
99
%
of our UK car fleet is hybrid
10
k
already raised for charity this year
