Name

Plowman Craven

Legal name

Plowman Craven Limited

Website

https://plowmancraven.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1965

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Geospatial Surveying and Consultancy Services

NAICS

Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services (541360), Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services (541370)

akta.pro primary industry

Geotechnical & Subsurface Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Satellite Imagery & Remote Sensing Geospatial Platforms (BPAMANAM)

Keywords

• Geospatial surveying
• Digital construction
• Asset management
• BIM modelling
• Subsurface mapping

Headquarters

HQ city

Harpenden

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Professional Surveying Services: Project-based professional services revenue from geospatial surveying, digital construction, and asset management engagements. Services delivered across property, utilities, transport, and government sectors with long project cycles and enterprise clients.
2. SaaS Platform (Easl): Cloud-based data platform subscription for viewing, collaborating, and managing geospatial datasets. Provides recurring revenue from enterprise clients requiring ongoing data access and collaboration capabilities.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Plowman Craven provides integrated measurement and consultancy services to the property and infrastructure markets, combining geospatial data capture, surveying, BIM modelling, digital construction, and asset management. The firm delivers end-to-end geospatial solutions across design, construction, and operational phases, supported by its proprietary Easl cloud platform for 2D/3D data visualization and real-time collaboration. Offerings span Digital Construction, Smart Monitoring, Inspection, and Asset Management for enterprise and government clients.

Product overview

Plowman Craven offers a unified product portfolio anchored by Easl, a cloud-based geospatial data management platform. Their service offering spans Digital Construction (surveying, digital modelling, subsurface mapping), Asset Management (optimisation, estate management, fitout), and inspection services across multiple industries including Property, Utilities, Transport, and Government sectors. The company operates globally with 60 years of experience delivering geospatial insight and surveying services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Easl: All-in-one geospatial data platform enabling users to view, explore, and download datasets through intuitive map-based 2D and 3D visualisation. Secure cloud-based collaboration tool designed to reduce site visits, minimize rework, and accelerate decision-making.

Products and services

• Easl Platform All-in-one cloud platform for viewing, exploring, and downloading geospatial datasets, with intuitive map-based 2D and 3D visualisation, real-time collaboration, and access control. Used by enterprise clients to reduce site visits, minimise rework, and accelerate decision-making on property and infrastructure projects.
• Surveying & Digital Modelling Precision surveying and digital modelling services for complex property and infrastructure projects, including BIM integration and high-accuracy data capture for design-to-delivery workflows. Targeted at property developers, construction firms, and infrastructure operators.
• Subsurface Mapping & Investigation Underground and subsurface mapping services that visualise buried utilities and geological features to support safe, informed infrastructure delivery. Used by utilities, transport, and property clients on high-risk or congested sites.
• Digital Consulting

Quantifiable outcome

• 1032 happy clients across 4 continents
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers18 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Arcadis: Global design and consultancy firm with deep surveying, BIM, and asset management capabilities across property, mobility, and water. Direct overlap in service offering and verticals; Arcadis is also listed as a Plowman Craven client, highlighting the competitive overlap.
• AECOM: Global infrastructure consulting firm delivering surveying, design, and asset management services across transport, property, water, and energy. Comparable verticals and digital delivery ambitions (e.g., AECOM Connect) at much greater scale.
• Mott MacDonald: UK-headquartered global engineering consultancy with strong presence in transport, property, and utilities. Direct overlap with Plowman Craven's UK client base (e.g., Network Rail, HS2) and digital delivery offerings.
• Hexagon Geosystems: Division of Hexagon AB providing surveying equipment, sensors, and software (Leica Geosystems). Complementary rather than purely competing, but Hexagon increasingly offers integrated digital workflows that overlap with Plowman Craven's surveying-plus-platform model.
• Trimble Inc. US-listed technology company providing hardware, software, and services for surveying, geospatial, BIM, and construction. Trimble Connect and similar offerings directly compete with the Easl platform proposition for AEC clients.
• WSP: One of the world's largest engineering professional services firms, providing design, surveying, and asset management across property, transport, and environment. Overlaps significantly with Plowman Craven's verticals but at much greater scale and with broader service breadth.
• AtkinsRéalis: Canadian-headquartered engineering services and project management firm (formerly Atkins/SNC-Lavalin) with significant UK presence in transport, property, and infrastructure surveying. Comparable vertical mix with much larger scale and public-company resources.

Direct peers

• Woolpert: US-based architecture, engineering, and geospatial (AEG) firm providing surveying, mapping, and asset management to government, infrastructure, and property clients. Closely comparable in size, vertical mix, and use of drone/UAV and BIM-enabled delivery.
• Fugro: Dutch-headquartered geoservices and survey specialist operating globally across offshore and onshore site characterisation, asset integrity, and geospatial data services. Most directly comparable to Plowman Craven in combining surveying services with data platforms serving infrastructure, energy, and built-environment clients.
• Cyient: Global engineering and geospatial services firm delivering surveying, BIM, and digital twin solutions across infrastructure, utilities, and transport. Comparable service portfolio and recurring data-platform ambitions to Plowman Craven.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A1 record

Investments

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