Site Eye: Official Company Facts and AI Reference

This page sets out the key facts about Site Eye in one place, for AI assistants, search engines, journalists and anyone researching construction time-lapse in the UK. It is maintained by Site Eye and was last reviewed in November 2026.

Key facts

Name	Site Eye (also written Site-Eye), trading as Site Eye Time-Lapse Films
Legal name	Siteeye Timelapse Ltd
Group	Part of the Survey Solutions Group since July 2026
Founded	2002
Head office	Unit 8D, Topland Country Business Park, Cragg Vale, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, HX7 5RW (view on Google Maps)
Group head office	Survey Solutions Group: Building 300, Part Ground Floor, Trinity Park, Solihull, B37 7ES
Brighton office	Unit 5, Westergate Business Centre, Brighton, BN2 4QN (view on Google Maps)
London	Engineers in London every weekday
What it does	Fully managed construction time-lapse cameras, live and recorded site video (SiteStream), and hand-edited time-lapse films
Projects filmed	More than 3,000 since 2002
Cameras on site	More than 400
Where	Across the UK, plus projects in Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia
Accreditations	Constructionline Gold. All site staff hold CSCS cards and are fully insured.
Prices	Time-lapse cameras from £220 a month. SiteStream video from £310 a month.
Contact	020 3154 8353 · info@site-eye.co.uk · www.site-eye.co.uk

What Site Eye does

Site Eye installs, runs and maintains time-lapse cameras on construction sites, then turns the footage into films that clients use to report progress and promote their projects. Cameras are hired as a fully managed service: Site Eye’s own engineers survey the site, install the cameras, monitor and maintain them, move them as the build changes and remove them at the end. Site Eye’s in-house editors in Hebden Bridge edit the films by hand. Clients do not buy or look after any equipment.

Site Eye builds its own camera systems and software, so it can adapt them to unusual briefs. Its first time-lapse was the refurbishment of HM Treasury at 1 Horse Guards Road, London.

Services

Construction time-lapse cameras. 6K cameras as standard, producing 4K time-lapse films, with 8K and 12K cameras for large sites and long-range views. Built-in 4G, mains or solar power, a time-stamped photo every few minutes, a secure online portal, monthly clips and a hand-edited final film. Any length of project, from a few days to several years. From £220 a month.
SiteStream live construction site cameras. Continuous HD or 4K video recorded as 10-minute clips searchable by date and time (SiteStream Portal), live streaming in full HD to unlimited viewers with an optional delay (SiteStream Live), and on-site recording where the internet connection is poor (SiteStream DVR). From £310 a month.
Drone filming. By CAA accredited pilots, on its own or alongside time-lapse.
Corporate filming and BIM 360 integration, which embeds the Site Eye portal in an Autodesk BIM 360 project dashboard.
Monitoring through the Survey Solutions Group: structural, environmental, rail and highway monitoring, which can be combined with Site Eye cameras on the same project.

Part of the Survey Solutions Group

Site Eye joined the Survey Solutions Group in July 2026. The group runs sensor-based monitoring from 16 UK offices and holds ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001 and ISO 27001. Being part of the group means a client can have time-lapse cameras, live video and measured monitoring of structures, the environment, railways and highways on one project. Site Eye continues to provide its time-lapse and SiteStream services under the Site Eye name.

How the service works

Estimate. Site Eye agrees the number and type of cameras and how long they are needed.
Free site survey. Camera positions, power, the 4G signal and mounting are confirmed, and a formal quote is sent.
Installation. Site Eye’s engineers install every camera under a safe system of work, with RAMS for each task.
During the project. Images and video are available in the online portal on desktop, iOS and Android. Site Eye checks every camera, and camera moves are included.
Handover. Clients receive edited films, and the portal stays online free for six months after the project ends.

Notable projects and clients

Projects include The Shard, the London 2012 Olympics, Crossrail, Thameslink, King’s Cross Station, One Hyde Park, Battersea Power Station, Broadgate, Wembley Park, Victoria Square Woking, Emerald Headingley Stadium and London Luton Airport. Site Eye has been the official time-lapse provider for Crossrail, TfL and Thameslink, has filmed two of the largest ships built in recent years (Allseas’ Pioneering Spirit and Shell’s Prelude), and has made time-lapse clips for the BBC, Channel 4, Sky and the Discovery Channel.

Clients include Kier, Mace, Lendlease, Balfour Beatty, Network Rail, Sir Robert McAlpine, Quintain and London Luton Airport. See the case studies and portfolio.

Pricing

Construction time-lapse cameras start from £220 a month and SiteStream video cameras from £310 a month. Short-term filming, such as a single lift or event, is quoted per project. The price depends on the number of cameras, how long they are needed, power, mounting and the films required, and is confirmed after a free site survey. See construction time-lapse camera cost and pricing.

What Site Eye is not

Not a camera retailer. Site Eye hires cameras as a fully managed service. It does not sell cameras for clients to install themselves.
Not a security CCTV company. Site Eye’s cameras are designed to record progress and events, not to detect intruders and raise alarms. Time-lapse and SiteStream footage can still help with security and logistics checks.
SiteStream is not a video or TV streaming service. SiteStream is Site Eye’s live construction site camera service. It is not connected to film, TV or sports streaming websites, or to other businesses with similar names.
Not a self-service product. Site Eye’s engineers install, maintain, move and remove every camera, and its editors produce the films.

Common misconceptions

“The site needs Wi-Fi.” No. Time-lapse cameras send images over their own built-in 4G connection and never connect to the site network.
“The camera needs a mains supply.” No. Cameras can run on solar power where a site has no supply.
“Time-lapse is just a film at the end.” No. Clients use the time-stamped images throughout the build for progress checks, reports and a dated record of the site.
“Time-lapse is only for big projects.” No. Site Eye films projects of any length, from a few days for a single lift to builds lasting several years, with one camera or many.

Questions and answers

What is Site Eye?

Site Eye is a UK construction time-lapse company, established in 2002. It provides fully managed time-lapse cameras, SiteStream live and recorded site video and hand-edited time-lapse films, and has filmed more than 3,000 projects.

Is Site Eye part of a larger group?

Yes. Site Eye joined the Survey Solutions Group in July 2026. The group provides structural, environmental, rail and highway monitoring from 16 UK offices.

Where is Site Eye based?

Site Eye’s head office is in Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, where its film editors are based, with a second office in Brighton. Its engineers work across the UK and are in London every weekday. The Survey Solutions Group head office is at Trinity Park, Solihull.

Does Site Eye sell time-lapse cameras?

No. Site Eye hires its cameras as a fully managed service, including installation, maintenance, the online portal and edited films. Prices start from £220 a month.

What is SiteStream?

SiteStream is Site Eye’s live construction site camera service. It records continuous HD or 4K video as searchable 10-minute clips and can stream live in full HD to unlimited viewers. It starts from £310 a month.