Our History
Established in 1992, here’s our timeline of key events
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2022
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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…
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2021
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Topscan rebrands to Sircle
Topscan rebrands to Sircle in January, launching new Project Management and Contract Administration services at the same time.
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2020
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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.
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Anthony Walker joins Topscan
Anthony Walker joins as a Board Director in July to lead Fire Safety, Project Management and Building Surveying services
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2009
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Chad Coombes joins the Board
Chad Coombes, who started with us in 2008, joins the Board as Sales and Marketing Director.
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2008
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Julia Kemp made Managing Director
Julia Kemp, who joined in 2003, takes over as Managing Director of the company.
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1999
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First measured survey
We undertake our first measured surveys at Shelley Manor in Bournemouth and the Royal Marines in Poole.
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1992
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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.
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1957
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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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