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HiDef is excited to share our support and sponsorship for Nicole Benson in our Review team who plays for Barrow Raiders Ladies (rugby league). Last weekend she was presented with her match shirt during the club’s media event. Josh Jardine and Andrea Smith – Team Leaders, went along to present the shirt on behalf of… Continue Reading
HiDef are excited to be partnering in one of two successful projects in the Ecological Effects of Floating Offshore Wind programme (ECOFlow). This NERC: Natural Environment Research Council and The Crown Estate funded research programme, is supporting the ambitious FRONTLINE project led by Lyell Centre researchers at Heriot-Watt University. The 4-year project will investigate the… Continue Reading
HiDef’s Gary Close and Dilwyn Jones will be attending the Offshore Energy 2024 next week – 26th and 27th November in Amsterdam. Make sure to come say hi at Pavilion 2305 where we will be joining Ecowende to discuss current and future projects! Continue Reading
HiDef is excited to share our support and sponsorship for Nicole Benson in our Review team who plays for Barrow Raiders Ladies (rugby league). Last weekend she was presented with her match shirt during the club’s media event. Josh Jardine and Andrea Smith – Team Leaders, went along to present the shirt on behalf of… Continue Reading
HiDef are excited to be partnering in one of two successful projects in the Ecological Effects of Floating Offshore Wind programme (ECOFlow). This NERC: Natural Environment Research Council and The Crown Estate funded research programme, is supporting the ambitious FRONTLINE project led by Lyell Centre researchers at Heriot-Watt University. The 4-year project will investigate the… Continue Reading
HiDef’s Gary Close and Dilwyn Jones will be attending the Offshore Energy 2024 next week – 26th and 27th November in Amsterdam. Make sure to come say hi at Pavilion 2305 where we will be joining Ecowende to discuss current and future projects! Continue Reading
Caroline joined HiDef in April 2023. She has a background in Marine Science having studied at the Scottish Association for Marine Science. She focused on underwater noise, marine mammals and marine renewables for her PhD. Caroline’s previous role was with NatureScot as a marine ecology advisor. Within this role, she led on underwater noise advice for offshore wind projects, tidal stream projects, harbour developments and aquaculture. She also sat on project steering groups for Scottish and UK research projects.
For 30 years, the Biotope Group has been the leading private player in ecological engineering and nature conservation in France. Thanks to its 23 agencies in France and overseas, as well as its 17 French and international subsidiaries and partners including the German company Bioconsult SH and the British company HiDef Aerial Surveying Ltd,… Continue Reading
The Workington Zebra Finches RFC have reached the final at the Papa Johns Women’s Junior Plate which is being hosted at Twickenham on 1st May 2023. The ladies have worked tremendously hard to reach the final and it is a dream come true for all. HiDef are absolutely delighted to sponsor staff Nicole Benson and… Continue Reading
HiDef are excited to announce the promotion of Simon Pinder as ID Team Leader. Highly regarded for this ornithology background, his contributions have led to him being a valuable addition to our team and we wish him luck in his new role! Continue Reading
HiDef Aerial Surveying Limited (HiDef) is known for its market leading, innovative digital aerial surveys, which have been deployed in ten countries. We are expanding rapidly across all of our services, combining technical and scientific excellence and it is crucial to the company that we continue that we continue to lead in the innovation of… Continue Reading
Jacqueline is HiDef’s Finance Officer. She has a degree in Business Studies and is C.I.M.A qualified (Chartered Institute of Management Accountants). Her background is in Finance / Administration for the Nuclear Sector with 12 years at British Nuclear Fuels Limited (BNFL) and 10 years at REACT Engineering Limited (specialists in nuclear clean up). She has… Continue Reading
Joan Walsh joined the HiDef team in 2022 to provide additional guidance and support to an established team, in a company gearing up for continued expansion. Joan is a qualified accountant and HR professional, who comes with numerous years of experience in professional services, R&D, construction and hospitality, to name but a few. Joan’s focus… Continue Reading
In recent summers HiDef have worked on a range of projects counting urban nesting gulls. Traditionally many gulls have nested in cliff and coast environs but changes in behaviour (both by gulls and humans) have seen increasing numbers nesting in towns and cities. Establishing where and how large these populations are is complex and the… Continue Reading
Richard brings over 35 years of ornithological technical expertise and ID to our identification team. As a Senior Ornithologist, Richard has a responsibility for ensuring that the ID team is fully trained for the purposes of identification of birds and marine mammals from aerial footage and that the quality assurance processes are followed. Richard is… Continue Reading
I have very recently relocated to Gosforth after living in Accrington in Lancashire all of my life. I previously worked at Senator International Ltd (an office furniture manufacturer) for 24 years in the finance department as the purchase ledger supervisor and over the last year I worked at Bolton NHS Trust as a Transaction Supervisor.… Continue Reading
Niamh joined HiDef to help support the Finance team with both finance and admin duties. Niamh will be based in the Lillyhall office on a full-time basis and provides valuable support to her team members. She previously worked at Amcor flexibles, completing a business administration apprenticeship in a short period of time, whilst working in… Continue Reading
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