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LSBUD IS FOR ANYONE INVOLVED IN
National Damage Prevention Day 2026
Back for its 8th year, National Damage Prevention Day is returning to the iconic St George’s Park in Burton-On-Trent on Tuesday 9th June 2026.
As the UK’s foremost event focused on damage prevention and safe excavation practices, the 2026 programme promises a comprehensive agenda tailored to a wide range of industry professionals. Attendees can expect the return of popular features from previous years, alongside exciting new additions designed to enhance the experience and engagement throughout the day.
For 2026 we will also be introducing the National Safe Digging Awards Evening. Following the growing success of ‘The Larries’ – introduced by LSBUD in 2023 – this dedicated evening celebration will follow on from the daytime event and elevate recognition for outstanding contributions to safe digging practices even further.
Find out more about both events and book your tickets here and if you book a combined ticket before the end of 2025 you can grab yourself 10% off!
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What is LSBUD?
LSBUD exists to help keep people safe.
With over 60%, and rising, of Great Britain’s utility infrastructure protected by LSBUD, it is firmly established as the national safe digging service.
It helps over 160 asset owners (‘Members’) protect over 2 million km of assets from damage by responding immediately to circa 4 million third party ‘User’ enquiries every year. The assets protected include over 2 million km of pipes and cables in the electricity, gas, high pressure fuel, water and telecoms / fibre optic networks.
With over 300,000 registered Users representing utility companies, contractors, councils, landowners and the public, LSBUD connects those that need the information with those that own the assets.
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WHAT?

Need Utility Maps? – LinesearchbeforeUdig (LSBUD) is a free to use online search service that any individual (“User”) can use to check their works against over 160 asset owners’ (“Members”) utility assets. These assets include hundreds of thousands of kilometres of underground and overhead pipelines and cables in the electricity, gas, high pressure fuel/oil, heating, water and fibre optic networks. The service processes circa 4 million enquiries per annum- that’s more than one every 10 seconds
WHY?

There are many benefits of using the service, including:
- Keeping you safe by reducing the risk of death & injuries caused by asset strikes.
- Saving you time by receiving multiple responses to a single search to assist with locating services.
- Avoiding any unexpected costly damages to assets.
- Encouraging best practise for all stakeholders.
- Providing essential communication channels between asset owners and those working near their network.
WHO?

- Contractors
- Utilities
- Local Authorities
- Excavators
- Fencing installers
- Private Individuals
- Farmers
- Conveyancers
…and many more.
HOW?

The service can be broken down into three easy steps –
- You provide a few details of your works and submit a free online enquiry
- You receive an instant response showing which of our registered asset owners (“Members”) have assets near your site
- Our registered asset owners send you the plans of their assets relevant for your area, in accordance with their processes.
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Featured Case Study

Wales and West Utilities (WWU) has automated its mapping processes since 2018, freeing up more time for high-risk cases and reducing annual incidents, thanks to LSBUD.
With mapping requests quickly becoming unsustainable, WWU signed up to LSBUD’s collaborative portal in 2018,experiencing immediate and substantial improvements.
The system implemented by LSBUD has also helped the team accommodate more enquiries, without sacrificing on safety. In fact, between 2018-2023, the average number of searches per month has increased from around 2,050 to 52,700 (over 25 times greater), now accounting for over 630,000 enquiries a year.
Most notably, since joining the LSBUD system, WWU has witnessed a reduction in its annual incidents. In 2018, there were 1,553 damages across the entire network, a figure that had been rising since it was first tracked in 2012. By 2023, the total damages recorded had dropped to 1,228, the lowest it’s been since its records began. Given that total searches increased substantially over the same period, this is a staggering achievement and positive proof that sharing plans and escalating the riskiest searches through the LSBUD platform works at any scale.