UXO Risk Map Launch
Igne has unveiled a new UXO Risk Map, setting a fresh benchmark for how developers, planners, and consultants can assess the threat of unexploded ordnance (UXO) on sites across the UK.
The interactive digital tool delivers instant, location-specific insight – allowing users to enter a site location and receive a tailored report within seconds. With no cost and no waiting, it offers clarity and confidence from the very start of a project.
A new way to see UXO risk
For decades, UXO assessments have been vital to ensuring safe and compliant construction. Historical bombing raids, military training grounds, and former industrial facilities mean that buried ordnance remains a hidden hazard on thousands of sites.
Until now, accessing risk information often meant commissioning a full Preliminary UXO Risk Assessment before even knowing if one was required. Igne’s UXO Risk Map bridges that gap.
The tool provides:
- Instant site checks across the UK, based on a unique integration of wartime bombing records, defensive structures, former military sites, and explosive facilities.
- Clear, expert reports downloadable in seconds, giving users a professional document they can rely on to inform next steps.
A decision-making lens – helping clients understand whether a full Preliminary or Detailed UXO Risk Assessment is necessary. - The UXO Risk Map isn’t a replacement for industry-standard assessments. Instead, it’s a powerful first step – designed to support decision-making, save time, and make risk management more efficient.
“We built this tool to make UXO insight accessible from the very beginning of a project,” said Emily Dadson, Research Manager at Igne. “It’s about giving our clients clarity and control, and making safety without compromise part of every build.”
Trusted by leading clients
Igne already delivers UXO risk services to major projects for Sizewell C, The National Trust, Kier, Willmott Dixon, and WSP. The launch of the UXO Risk Map strengthens that offer, putting knowledge directly in the hands of those who need it most – planners, engineers, developers, and risk managers.
Test the UXO risk map today
The UXO Risk Map is free to use and available now. For every site checked, users receive a downloadable report that can be shared with colleagues or kept on file for compliance.
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