Equipment Rental Suppliers

A curated directory of companies providing rental equipment for geophysical surveys, including GPR, seismographs, resistivity systems, EM instruments, magnetometers, and survey accessories. Listings focus on Europe but include trusted international providers used by European practitioners.

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Ground-Penetrating Radar (GPR) Rental

Sensors & Software (Canada / EU partners)

Offers Noggin, pulseEKKO, SPIDAR and LMX GPR systems for near-surface surveys, utility locating, archaeological work, and environmental investigations.
Rental via EU distributors.
Website: https://sensoft.ca

Guideline Geo / MALÅ (Sweden)

MALÅ Easy Locator, MALÅ GX, MALÅ ProEx — widely used for engineering, utility locating, road surveys, and archaeology.
Several European rental partners available.
Website: https://www.guidelinegeo.com

Utsi Electronics (UK)

Specialises in high-frequency GPR for concrete inspection, pavements, and high-resolution archaeology.
Website: https://www.utsielectronics.co.uk

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Seismographs & Seismic Refraction/Reflection Systems

Geometrics (USA / EU distributors)

Geode & Atom wireless seismographs, land streamers, refraction and MASW systems.
Available via several European rental companies.
Website: https://www.geometrics.com

PASI (Italy)

Portable seismographs, engineering seismic systems, sledgehammers, geophones, MASW kits.
Website: https://www.pasigeophysics.com

Solgeo (Italy)

Seismic instruments for structural monitoring and non-destructive testing; supports rentals.
Website: https://www.solgeo.it

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Electrical Resistivity (ERT) and IP Systems

ABEM (Sweden)

Terrameter LS2 and SAS systems for groundwater, engineering, and environmental surveys.
Website: https://www.guidelinegeo.com

Iris Instruments (France)

Syscal Jr/Pro/Elrec resistivity & IP systems — widely used in hydrogeology and engineering.
Website: https://www.iris-instruments.com

PASI (Italy)

ERT systems suitable for engineering, environmental, and shallow investigations.
Website: https://www.pasigeophysics.com

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Electromagnetic (EM) Instruments

Geonics Ltd. (Canada / Europe distributors)

EM31, EM34, EM38, EM61 — standard instruments for conductivity mapping, UXO detection, and environmental surveys.
Website: https://www.geonics.com

GSSI / Geonics / Foerster (via distributors)

Various EM instruments depending on region.
Website (GSSI): https://www.geophysical.com
Website (Foerster): https://www.foerstergroup.com

GEM Systems (Canada)

Potassium and Overhauser magnetometers; EU rental partners available.
Website: https://www.gemsys.ca

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Magnetometers & Gradiometers

Sensys (Germany)

Fluxgate magnetometers, gradiometers, drone-based magnetometers.
Strong in archaeology, UXO, and engineering surveys.
Website: https://sensys.de

Foerster (Germany)

Magnetometers and gradiometers for industrial, UXO, and near-surface mapping.
Website: https://www.foerstergroup.com

GEM Systems (Canada)

High-sensitivity magnetometers for ground, UAV, and marine surveys.
Website: https://www.gemsys.ca

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Marine / Underwater Equipment

Subsea Europe Services (Germany)

Sub-bottom profilers, side-scan sonar, multibeam echosounders.
Website: https://subsea-europe.com

Innomar Technologie (Germany)

Parametric sub-bottom profilers; rentals available.
Website: https://www.innomar.com

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European Geophysical Equipment Rental Companies (General)

Geomatrix Earth Science Ltd (UK)

One of Europe’s largest rental suppliers. Offers GPR, seismographs, magnetometers, gravimeters, EM, ERT, and marine equipment.
Website: https://www.geomatrix.co.uk

ABEM Rental Partners (Various EU Countries)

Local distributors offering ABEM and MALÅ rentals across Europe.
Search via: https://www.guidelinegeo.com

P-Wave Geophysics (UK)

Seismic, GPR, and resistivity rental; engineering specialists.
Website: https://www.pwave.co.uk

Impulse Geophysical Services (UK)

Seismic, ERT, magnetic, and GPR equipment.
Website: https://www.impulsegeo.co.uk

Terradat (UK)

Wide selection of GPR, ERT, EM and seismic gear available.
Website: https://www.terradat.co.uk

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