NUAR news

Alpha Construction has embedded NUAR into its excavation planning and permit processes after the service helped teams identify previously uncharted underground assets, avoid potential clashes, and safely continue work in high-risk environments. By providing a more complete view of buried infrastr...

NWG embedded NUAR into its everyday operations to overcome fragmented asset data, improving the safety and efficiency of excavation work. By giving over 600 staff and partners instant access to accurate underground asset information, NUAR has reduced strikes, saved time and costs, and supported a...

SGN partnered with Ordnance Survey to trial NUAR, giving field teams instant access to standardised underground asset data. The pilot improved efficiency, strengthened safety, and led to a wider rollout across its network.

Over 70% of local authorities and 90% of highways authorities have signed up to share data on their critical assets on NUAR, saving time and costs.

Transport for Wales is delivering one of the most ambitious transport modernisation programmes in its history. As part of the South Wales Metro and wider active travel improvements, engineers face complex challenges when working around buried utilities. This case study explores how NUAR is helpin...

NUAR is a government digital service mapping the majority of known underground assets, enabling the authorised contractors of asset owners to work more safely.

Esh Construction is one of the largest privately-owned construction businesses in the North of England, that operates throughout North-East England, the Tees Valley, Yorkshire and the Humber. It provides commercial building, civil engineering, and affordable and private housing services for both...

In this update, the Government Digital Service (GDS) has set out its plans for the next steps and future direction of the National Underground Asset Register (NUAR).

The latest National Underground Asset Register developments is a Notification of Works capability