Insights into the practical applications and real-world impact of Propeller.

By Propeller Aero

Welcome to a showcase of our Smart Survey Solution through the lens of customer experiences. Each case study functions as a transparent window into the practical implementations of our Propeller products and services, shedding light on how both individuals and businesses have adeptly navigated challenges, resulting in commendable results.

Fast, accurate stockpile inventory helps Rudus plan production and reduce costs

Rudus is a leading manufacturer of stone-based building materials based in Finland. They pride themselves on serving as a one-stop shop for builders as a source of concrete, concrete products, aggregates, and recyclables.?

?? Click here to learn how Rudus uses Propeller to plan production, understand their costs, and ultimately save remarkable amounts each year.

How LIFA levelled up their clients’ workflows with easy-to-access survey data

LIFA Surveyors is one of the leading surveying companies in Denmark. With more than 30 years of surveying experience, LIFA uses only the best equipment on the market and is constantly looking for newer, better ways to complete and share their surveys with clients.

?? Click here to learn how LIFA grants their customers direct access to visual survey outputs, and access their surveys and make measurements directly—no burdensome data download or “translation” required.

Doubling operational efficiency with smart surveys: Kornburger’s success story

With decades of experience, Kornburger has a wide breadth of service offerings, spanning from demolition and soil stabilization to earthwork and road construction.

?? Click here to dive into Kornburger’s story to uncover how Trimble Stratus has streamlined their processes, saving valuable time and increasing efficiency in estimating and billing through the integration of smart surveys.

Harness the Power of Efficiency: How Hinterlang Saves Time and Soars with Propeller

Despite having a surveying team consisting of just three members, Hinterlang has successfully optimized its surveying processes, boosting overall efficiency. Responsible for surveying, invoicing, and construction planning.

?? Click here to read Hinterlang’s story to find out how smart surveying is saving the company time and capacity, as well as identifying errors early on to avoid costly and time-consuming rework.

How Matth?i manages to increase efficiency in surveying despite a shortage of skilled workers

The Matth?i Group is a German construction company based in Verden, Lower Saxony. It employs around 3,000 people at over 70 locations. The company has been active in the construction industry for exactly 90 years and is now successful in all disciplines of construction.

?? Click here to find out how Trimble Stratus Powered by Propeller, is a successful software solution for Matth?i to optimise its surveying processes, counteract the consequences of staff shortages and increase efficiency in construction projects.

How drones are revolutionizing construction surveying at Franz Trippe

Franz Trippe GmbH , a German construction company based in Schmallenberg, Germany with a workforce exceeding 100 employees, offers a diverse spectrum of services encompassing earthworks, civil engineering, road construction, landscaping, and site development.

?? Click here to learn how by embracing a forward-thinking approach, Franz Trippe embarked on the path of digitizing its construction operations early on.

Plateau Excavation powered by Propeller: Boosting collaboration with 3D surveys

Specializing in industrial construction, Plateau Excavation is one of the largest site infrastructure contractors in the southeast United States. With over 40 years of experience, it’s safe to say Plateau knows a thing or two about sitework — and it shows.

?? Click here to learn how they’re pioneering new ways of working powered by ongoing digital transformation. Plateau Excavation believes innovation will drive the future of infrastructure improvement.

How Svevia improved collaboration, planning, and long-distance teamwork in quarries across Sweden

Swedish-based contractor Svevia specializes in building and maintaining roads, bridges, ports, and other infrastructure. As the leading operating contractor and one of the largest road and construction companies in Sweden, Svevia has used drone survey technology for years—but only since adopting Trimble Stratus, powered by Propeller, has that program taken off. (Pun intended—we couldn’t resist.)

?? Click here to learn how Svevia has transformed its survey workflow to enable more frequent, accurate flights; optimize drill planning; and improve long-distance collaboration across an entire country of quarries.

How Boral Sites in Victoria Measure and Manage Their Stockpiles, Ending Inventory Write-downs In Under Six Months

Founded in Australia and operating approximately 700 sites in Australia, the United States, and across Asia, Boral manufactures and supplies building and construction materials multinationally. In Australia, Boral produces a range of construction materials, such as crushed rock, sand, and gravel servicing Boral’s own concrete, asphalt, and manufacturing operations, as well as its customer network.

?? Click here to learn how Propeller’s drone-mapping and analytics solutions give the sites in his region the ability to measure and manage their stockpiles, inventory reports, and share easy-to-understand visual information for planning and tracking work.

Fast, Frequent Surveys Keep Fiore’s ‘Red Rocks’ Project On Schedule, On Budget

As a family-owned construction company, Denver-based Fiore & Sons Construction is committed to delivering superior, consistent work on every project. It’s their reputation for precision and project excellence that has led clients to seek them out again and again. It’s the reason Fiore has been able to establish themselves as a reliable partner for over 60 years.

?? Click here to learn how survey data has translated into actionable insights into Fiore’s progress and productivity. That has empowered them to improve efficiency across the organization.

Family-Owned Business With Large Footprint Sees 10X ROI from Drone Program

Grade Tech Services is a family-owned company dedicated to providing grading and excavating services exclusively to power generation companies across the US. They’re headquartered in Midvale, Utah, but their footprint stretches far beyond state lines, servicing projects in Washington, Oregon, California, and most of the western United States.?

?? Click here to learn how one project at a time, they’re building America’s power infrastructure.

Hensel Phelps Uses Propeller to Visualize, Manage Hawaii’s Daniel K. Inouye Airport Jobsite in 3D

Based in Colorado, but serving every corner of the US, Hensel Phelps is a national construction and contracting company. One of their current projects is building the Daniel K. Inouye Airport in Honolulu, Hawaii, an international airport that will see a lot of air traffic.?

?? Click here to learn how being dedicated to innovation and keeping up with technological evolution, Hensel Phelps is using drone surveying and Propeller’s 3D site surveys to track, map, and measure this complex jobsite.

How McConnell Dowell Streamlined Reporting and Communications with Collaborative Drone Mapping Software

McConnell Dowell is a major construction contractor delivering large-scale civil infrastructure projects across Australia, including major public road and rail upgrades. The goal of these projects is to accelerate traffic and improve safety by building new roads, rail tracks, bridges and underpasses.

?? Click here to learn how many of the company’s projects are delivered using an alliance model where an integrated team is formed with representatives from McConnell Dowell, the government, the train operators and designers.

Easy-to-Understand Visuals Become the Bridge Between Blasting Contractor and Quarry

We recently visited Orica, a blasting systems and commercial explosives service provider, to ask them how Propeller impacted their day-to-day.

?? Click here to learn how they’re not the only ones benefiting from up-to-date worksite data. Propeller’s 3D site maps have become the bridge between Orica and their customers—helping them maintain total transparency, 100% of the time.

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