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OVER & ABOVE

Working with Over & Above.

Everything procurement, H&S and legal teams need before a contract is signed. Documents on this page are summaries. Full versions, including current insurance certificates, are issued on request before mobilisation.

At a glance.

Insurance

  • Commercial public liability for drone operations
  • Production policy for ground-based work and equipment
  • Current Certificates of Insurance available on request

CAA

  • Operational Authorisation, reference on request
  • GVC-qualified pilots on every flight
  • Additional pilot credentials can be arranged where required

Site safety

  • Site-specific risk assessment and method statement per shoot
  • Submitted in your preferred format (Procore, Asite, BIM360, PDF)
  • We operate within the principal contractor's site safety system

Data

  • GDPR-compliant
  • NDA standard
  • UK-resident hosting

Onboarding

  • Within 24 hours
  • Standard NDA available

Insurance.

Commercial public liability cover for drone operations. Production policy for ground-based work and equipment, with drone operations covered separately under the dedicated commercial drone policy.

Current Certificates of Insurance for both policies are available on request before mobilisation. Contact sam@overaboveaerial.com or call 0207 458 4997.

Civil Aviation Authority compliance.

Active workflows

  • CAA Operational Authorisation. Operator reference available on request.
  • All flights conducted by GVC-qualified pilots under the company's Operational Authorisation
  • Additional pilot credentials can be arranged where the work requires them
  • CSCS-carded crew on site visits where required
  • NATS Non-Standard Flight Permission workflows for R157, R158, R159
  • Battersea Heliport ATC coordination
  • Metropolitan Police MPSFU coordination
  • US Embassy security coordination (Nine Elms / Embassy Gardens)

Risk assessments and onboarding

  1. 01 Site-specific risk assessments and method statements are drafted per shoot. They cover drone operations, MEWP work where required, public exclusion zones, and emergency procedures.
  2. 02 Documents are submitted to your principal contractor in your preferred format: Procore, Asite, BIM360, or PDF.
  3. 03 Standard turnaround on a new site risk assessment and method statement is three working days.
  4. 04 Operational Authorisation reference and pilot certificates are available on request.

Discuss a programme

Data, NDA and GDPR.

UK-resident hosting

All footage, stills and data are stored on UK-resident infrastructure. Working files are retained for 24 months by default for time-lapse continuity. Final deliverables are retained for the duration of the contract plus 12 months unless otherwise agreed.

NDA standard

NDAs are standard before mobilisation. We will sign your NDA template or provide our own. Roughly a third of our active work is under NDA.

GDPR for individuals on site

Workers, residents, and members of the public visible in delivered media are blurred or redacted on request, free of charge. Footage of identifiable individuals is handled under our written GDPR policy.

Policies.

Modern Slavery

We have a zero-tolerance approach to modern slavery and human trafficking, and expect the same from the freelancers and suppliers in our supply chain. Our full statement under the Modern Slavery Act 2015 sets out our due diligence and checks.

Read the policy

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

We are committed to a fair, inclusive working environment, free of discrimination across recruitment, engagement and day-to-day work, in line with the Equality Act 2010. Our full policy covers scope, responsibilities and reporting.

Read the policy

Environment

We work to a measurable and continuously reducing environmental footprint across travel, equipment lifecycle and post-production energy. Our full policy sets out the actions we take and how we track them.

Read the policy

Quality

Our quality policy covers how we deliver consistent work on every engagement, the Frame.io review process, complaint handling, and continuous improvement.

Read the policy

Discuss a programme.

A 20-minute call covers the site, the audience, the cadence and the cut. We send a written proposal within five working days.

Procurement contact: Sam Hendrick, sam@overaboveaerial.com. Standard turnaround on document requests is 24 hours.