Construction and quarrying

Construction and quarrying projects are approved with noise, vibration and dust conditions attached, and neighbours notice straight away when those conditions are not met. Benchmark Monitoring supplies and runs the monitoring that shows a project is staying inside them, from first excavation to final sign-off.

Monitoring typically covers:

• Noise at the site boundary and at the nearest sensitive receivers, including evening and night-time limits.
• Vibration and ground-borne disturbance from excavation, rock breaking, piling and heavy vehicle movements.
• Dust and particulate levels across the site, with real-time readings to drive watering and other controls.
• Blast overpressure and vibration where quarrying or civil blasting is part of the works.

Evidence for consent conditions

Results are reported against the project's development consent and its noise, vibration or dust management plan, so the record is ready for the regulator, the principal contractor and any community enquiry.

Campaign or permanent

Short-term monitoring for one stage of works, or permanent stations for the life of the project. Stations are self-contained with solar power and telemetry, so they can be picked up and moved as the works progress across the site.