The versatile, capable and committed team at locaters includes locater-surveyors, drafting specialists and engineers.

The Locaters' team are lead by:

Director, Paul Forbes
Paul keeps abreast of new technology and processes to ensure Locaters offers state-of-the-art services.

With his thorough understanding of utility management and his vast project experience, Paul converts new knowledge into practical measures that are quickly adopted throughout the company.

Locaters’ mission is to be “Faster Better Smarter” in providing service plans for construction and site surveys for designers.

Locaters is an australian-based company operating in nsw. locaters was established in 2000 to provide state-of-the-art utility location and surveys for infrastructure bodies, local government agencies, engineering design firms and industry as a whole.

The company has forged a reputation for providing high quality locating and surveying services. With its origins in engineering, the Locaters’ process-driven approach provides added assurance to their clients.

At Locaters we know the right people to talk to, and we understand the importance of providing the most accurate information. Locaters has established good working relationships with asset owners, asset managers and designers and contractors engaged on major infrastructure and civil projects.

Panel Membership and Industry Association
Locaters are on RailCorp and RTA Panels for both Locating and Surveying. Locaters are also active members of the National Utility Locating Contractors Association, working hard to establish world's best practice for every company and individual active in the area.


The entire survey team is trained in service locating, surveying, data reduction and drafting. This versatile team offers advantages over a more compartmentalised workforce, eliminating communication errors and expediting project delivery.

Locaters is committed to incorporating on-the-job experience. Their dedication to developing, documenting and refining systems brings about continual improvements for the benefit of the team and their clients. They are also constantly on the lookout for technological innovations in equipment and work practices that will assist them in delivering the highest standard of service.

Locaters take their responsibility to provide a safe environment for their staff, contractors, clients and visitors very seriously. The company is certified to AS/NZS 4801:2001 and in conjunction with all employees is committed to making continual improvements to attain the highest standards in occupational health and safety.

In addition to complying with all relevant current legislation, regulations and codes of practice, Locaters adheres to their own formalised processes for achieving best practice.

Locaters is committed to continuous improvement in pursuit of the highest possible standards in all workplace activities. The company is certified to AS/NZS ISO 9001:2008.