Extract more value from large hardcopy drawings, plans and maps
See all scanning servicesDigitise over-sized, large format documents to more easily protect and share their data.
Speak to an expertService covered by BS 4971 Conservation and Care of Archive Library Collections
A team trained in preparing, handling and scanning oversized documents
Specialist technology: drum, flatbed and overhead scanners
Easily search within your scanned document, thanks to optical character recognition (OCR)
Documents scanned to BS 10008 standards: Legal Admissibility of Electronic Information
Our team use equipment that can handle documents up to several feet wide – so whether you’ve got architectural blueprints, engineering drawings, maps, or plans, we can safely scan them in. With a selection of flatbed, drum and overhead (also known as orbital or planetary) scanners to choose from, our team will keep your oversized documents in perfect condition while creating crystal clear copies. Creases and folds will be smoothed out and any damage repaired before scanning. We use high-resolution settings and colour adjustments to accurately capture intricate details. Our experienced staff operate to BS 4971 standards: Conservation and Care of Archive Library Collections; and are screened to BS7858 security standards. The digital files can be distributed and we can support their integration into CAD or GIS software.
Our trained, security-vetted staff will collect your oversized documents in high-security, GPS-tracked vehicles to be scanned at our specialist premises.
We’re big enough to be trusted by everyone from household names to public services, but we don’t have the cumbersome internal structures of the very largest suppliers.
We’re trusted by 11,500 customers. We have every security feature, ISO, and British Standard certification you’d expect, including all scanning facilities covered by BS 10008.
We apply metadata and OCR to your digitised maps and plans so you don’t have to spend hours searching for the relevant data.
Our team checks for clarity, completeness, line sharpness and colour accuracy – and rescans anything substandard.
Outsource your end-to-end records management to Europe’s largest privately owned information management supplier, from storage to scanning to digital technologies.
One page or one million, files, books or blueprints, our technology and team can scan it all.
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