Cable Detection Limited

Since 2000 Cable Detection Ltd, part of Hexagon, have specialised in manufacturing and servicing buried utility location equipment. Every year, site workers are injured due to inadvertently striking buried utilities.Our products increase on-site safety, minimise human error and make locating buried cables and pipes a simple and efficient task.

Our products help you:

• Protect your workforce
• Reduce cable strikes
• Avoid costly and time consuming repairs.

Located in Staffordshire (UK) with a customer base stretching around the world we believe that technology should help us reduce the risk of human error on-site and we strive to deliver market leading products to enable this.

Hexagon Group

In 2005 Cable Detection became part of the Hexagon. Hexagon AB is a global technology group with strong market positions in measurement technologies. Hexagon has more than 7,500 employees in 39 countries. Hexagon's vision is to be number one or number two in each strategic business and the group's strategy is to be the most cost-efficient and innovative supplier.

Repairs, Service & Calibration

Cable Detection’s specialist, experienced team provide a thorough high quality repair or service every time. With an unrivalled 4 day turnaround on your units you don’t have to worry about extensive downtime.

It’s recommended that the majority of cable locating equipment is serviced and calibrated every 12 months. We don’t just service our EZiCAT & EZiTEX products we service any kind of cable locator (CAT) or signal transmitter (Genny). See the box on the right for details on what cable locating products we can repair and service.

Collection & Delivery

FREE collection & delivery within 50 miles of Stoke-on-Trent

We make servicing as easy for you as possible and can collect your cable locating equipment or gas monitors and deliver it back to you within 7 days for FREE.

This service covers areas such as; Manchester, Crewe, Warrington, Derby, Nottingham, Leicester, Burton-upon-Trent, Wolverhampton, Birmingham, Chester, Liverpool, Stafford and Tamworth.

UK Nationwide Collection & Delivery

We can arrange the collection and delivery of your CAT, genny or gas monitor anywhere in the UK for only £15 or for orders over 20 units for FREE.

What is included in your service?

You can be confident the repair, service or calibration will be thorough and high quality every time and includes:

• Instruments fully stripped and cleaned
• Old service labels are removed
• New batteries and holders fitted
• All mechanical components fully tested (including switches and knobs)
• All modules, such as speaker assemblies and aerials, are stringently tested
• Minor case damage repaired
• Circuit boards, where possible, are fully calibrated to manufacturer specifications
• Instruments tested in a real working environment

Additional benefits we provide

• 30% off replacement parts
• Reminder letter in 11 months