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INNOVATIVE SURVEY FIRM
MOVES TO ALEXANDRIA

COLORFUL HOUSE LOCATION SURVEYS MAKE
ABSOLUTE SURVEYS STANDOUT

ALEXANDRIA, VA—November 10, 2003—With interest rates still low, new and refinanced home mortgages are keeping realtors, bankers, brokers, title attorneys, and settlement companies exceptionally busy.

To keep their customers satisfied, firms in this industry must turnaround accurate information quickly. One local company is helping to make that happen.

Absolute Surveys—a company that provides house location surveys—has moved its headquarters from Fairfax to 121 South Alfred Street in Alexandria. Formed 10 years ago, Absolute Surveys was recently acquired by The Engineering Groupe, a full-service engineering and surveying firm with offices in Alexandria, Woodbridge, Leesburg and Fredericksburg. Sally Vaquero, a long time resident of the area, manages Absolute Surveys and Ned A. Marshall, L.S., serves as responsible party.

“We can be a huge asset to firms that need speed and quality because we offer faster delivery time, full-color house location surveys, and full-service in Northern Virginia,” Vaquero said.

Faster and more colorful

Absolute Surveys delivers its house location surveys in five days or fewer—fast by industry standards, according to Vaquero. “We totally modernized when we opened the Alexandria office. We purchased new vehicles, new computers and new surveying equipment. On top of that, our staff and crews are experienced, motivated professionals whose first priority is customer service,” she said.

In addition, the firm produces all of its surveys in color. “This is something that few survey firms offer, but something all the customers appreciate,” said Vaquero. “The color surveys make it much easier to differentiate between the house perimeter, decks, patios, driveways and property boundaries.” She said customers also find the surveys attractive and are pleased to be able to turn them over to their customers at closings.

Absolute Surveys works as far west as Leesburg and as far south as Fredericksburg. “Few other surveying firms have the manpower or resources to provide such a broad geographic area of service,” said Vaquero.

Before moving to Alexandria, Absolute Surveys was in Fairfax and had an established client base in that area. With the added resources of The Engineering Groupe, Absolute Surveys can now work in a much larger area. “This is a real asset for title attorneys and settlement companies who have customers outside the greater Alexandria or Fairfax areas,” Vaquero said.

Vaquero thinks the company’s strongest attribute is its tireless attention to customer service. “We hand-deliver every survey in order to meet or exceed our clients’ expectations,” she said. “I want every client to think we are the best house location survey firm they have ever worked with. All of our employees share that same commitment to customer service.”

Prior to joining Absolute Surveys in 2002, Sally Vaquero worked in real estate and title insurance. From 1986 to 1998, she worked for several distinguished national real estate and title companies, including Chicago Title Insurance Company. There, she reviewed titles, handled financial transactions and coordinated closings throughout the United States.

Vaquero has added as clients several title attorneys and settlement companies in the Alexandria area. “All I ask of a prospect is to give us one survey to perform,” she said. “Once they see the quality and quick turnaround, they will likely become clients.”

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