Our History
Established in 1992, here's our timeline of key events
2022
Sircle celebrates turning 30
Sircle proudly turned 30 years old. To celebrate this milestone, we did a series of videos called ‘What does 30 years of our DNA look like?’ to showcase our history, customers and people. Here’s our history…
2021
Topscan rebrands to Sircle
Topscan rebrands to Sircle in January, launching new Project Management and Contract Administration services at the same time.
2020
Officially awarded RICS status
Having worked to RICS standards for a number of years, we are officially awarded RICS status, giving clients further assurance that the services we offer to them are being provided to a consistent and recognised standard of excellence.
2020
Anthony Walker joins Topscan
Anthony Walker joins as a Board Director in July to lead Fire Safety, Project Management and Building Surveying services
2009
Chad Coombes joins the Board
Chad Coombes, who started with us in 2008, joins the Board as Sales and Marketing Director.
2008
Julia Kemp made Managing Director
Julia Kemp, who joined in 2003, takes over as Managing Director of the company.
1999
First measured survey
We undertake our first measured surveys at Shelley Manor in Bournemouth and the Royal Marines in Poole.
1992
Topscan launches
Alisdair Lamplugh launches Topscan, as we were known then, delivering document scanning and CAD services to M&E contractors on the south coast of England.
1957
First image scanner developed
The first image scanner developed for use with a computer was built at the US National Bureau of Standards by a team led by Russell A. Kirsch. The first image ever scanned on this machine, known as a Drum Scanner, was a 5 cm square photograph of Kirsch’s three-month-old son. The black and white image had a resolution of 176 pixels. Photo Credit: Wikipedia.
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