Our Trainers

As industry leaders, our goal is to provide first class,
locator training courses with a high level of industry training and knowledge,
to ensure exemplary locator practice on-site.

Accurate Training has been proactive in the creation, development, and delivery of locator course content to provide industry best practice and knowledge to increase understanding and performance on-site. Our locator courses are made up of shared global industry information, guided by industry bodies and practitioners, specialists, instrument manufacturers and recognised training establishments. This wealth of information has been gathered and compiled by our own company specialists into our comprehensive yet practical locator courses.

As of 2023, Accurate has trained over 2000 utility locators, many from some of New Zealand’s largest and most established civil, engineering and construction companies.

Bill Gyde
beforeUdig Certified Locator

  • RNZAF – Avionics Technicians Certificate (5-Year Programme)
  • Hewlett Packard New Zealand – 17 years, many roles from Customer Engineer to Pre-Sales Technical Consulting Manager.
  • Background in Electronics and Information Technology
  • Key trainer for all underground Utility Location courses as well as technical sales.
  • Leading Technical Advisor for Ground Penetrating Radar.

Mark Gemmell
Level-1 Infraspection Institute Certified Infrared Thermographer 

  • 25 years industry experience with moisture meters for the building, flooring and construction industry within New Zealand
  • 17 years industry experience with thermal imaging for the building envelope and heat loss inspection within New Zealand
  • Factory trained in Europe for moisture meters, thermal imaging cameras and climate drying/heating machinery

Jacques Billmer
NDT Specialist and Electrical Technologist

  • 30-year industry experience in Non-Destructive Testing, Engineering, Design and Manufacture
  • ASNT L3 #191382 – Ultrasonics Testing
  • ASNT L3 #191382 – Eddy Current Testing
  • PCN L2 #310006 – Phased Array Ultrasonic Testing
  • NDT in Civil Engineering Technician – Ground penetrating Radar, Ultrasonic, Eddy Current and Schmidt hammer

Nick Farmer
Gas Safety & Technical Training

With over four decades of hands-on experience in gas detection technologies, Nick is one of New Zealand’s most respected and experienced authorities in the field of portable and fixed gas monitoring. Nick has played a pivotal role in delivering gas detection solutions across a wide range of industries, from civil construction and confined space entry to oil & gas, mining & tunnelling industries, utilities, industrial hygiene, and environmental monitoring.

Nick is responsible for technical training, solution design, aftersales support, and managing the company’s gas detection portfolio. He regularly consults with system integrators and end users, to provide customised solutions to industry-specific challenges, and is a trusted advisor to many of the country’s leading gas detection users.

Claire Westaway
Business Development & Operations – Head of Training at Accurate Instruments

Over 25 Years Management Experience:

  • Food Service Management
  • Operations & Public Relations – Facilities & Property Management
  • Occupational Health & Safety
  • Community Association Management
  • Project & Golf Estate Management.
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