CAA Certified with Enhanced OSC permissions under CAA No. 2565 and fully insured to £10m+ compliant with EC 785/2004
Based in Sussex in the South East, and providing Drone Aerial Services Operations nationwide throughout the UK and Ireland
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CAA certification Operational Authorisation (OA) No.2565 | Operating Safety Case No.2565OSC | GVC & A2 CofC Qualified
Drone Media Imaging is a specialist UAV drone service provider, operating from the South East of the UK, but ready and able to deploy across the UK and Ireland.
We are licensed and certified with a CAA Operational Authorisation (OA) for sub 25kg category DAY and NIGHT flights.
With a background and reputation built over many decades in professional commercial photography, we re-trained and re-invested in our business back in 2015 so that we can now provide competitive aerial drone services across many industry sectors. We are also qualified and certified to provide thermal imaging data, not just in the air but also on the ground to cover solar panel inspections, flat roof, and structural water ingress/damage, and building insulation and thermal bridging analysis.
Drone Media Imaging’s pilots are CPL-uS qualified and liability insured. We adhere strictly to guidelines, procedures, planning practices, and risk assessment necessary to ensure the safety of staff, properties, and the general public, as well as to comply with the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) legislation, rules and regulations.
Aerial drone photography, video and thermal imaging are not as expensive as you might think and we won’t be beaten on price for comparable service and experience!
We offer simple understandable pricing structures or can quote you specifically for your individual project requirements if you need something we have not covered. Just complete our online enquiry form which provides us with the information we need to offer you an accurate quotation.
Or just get in touch for a chat…
Recent News and Blog
Nationwide Commercial Property Portfolio Image Management
Nationwide Commercial Property Image Management While some industries are only just finding out how drone technology can offer them benefit, the property industry has been taking advantage of UAV-power for some time. An industry such as commercial property development and management has always had a need for high quality imagery, for both marketing [...]
Roof Inspection via Mast not Drone
Roof inspection by Mast not Drone - Same Result! Not all roofs are best inspected by drones, sometimes it is easier and cheaper to use a mast, with none of the legal implications! Our 15m (50ft) mast is capable of accessing roofs up to three stories for pitched roofs and 4 stories for flat roofs. [...]
Commercial Property Drone Photography in Horsham
Commercial Real Estate Photography by Drone Drone Media Imaging flying for a client in Horsham, West Sussex to take real estate portfolio pictures. The work included both aerial and ground commercial photography along with post production. Risk assessment included the requirement to work round nesting seagulls! Get in touch today if you are [...]
Property Portfolio Aerial Photography in Harefield Uxbridge
Commercial Real Estate Drone Photography Drone Media Imaging flying for a client to take estate portfolio pictures. The work included both aerial and ground commercial photography and post production. We were required to section off large parts of the car park for the drone flights as well as communicating with the workers at [...]
The Endless Possibilities of Drones in the Insurance Industry
Drone Services for the Insurance Industry Insurance companies can be one of the groups that can really benefit from embracing drone technology to streamline their business processes. Of course UAVs are still relative newcomers to the UK and so much of their potential remains untapped but it seems such a natural fit between the [...]
Thermal Imaging & Flat Roof – Case Study
DMI were called to a home that had historically had problems with a particular part of their flat roof. Over time, it had leaked water into the interior of their house and that had led them to having it replaced. Unfortunately, the initial repair had been below par and so had been redone. Although this [...]
Enhanced Operating Permissions Granted by the CAA
Drone Media Imaging has been granted enhanced drone operating permissions from the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) known as an ‘Operating Safty Case‘ or OSC, which puts us in an exclusive and advanced group of drone operators.
Less than 5% of drone operators currently have such permissions in the UK. Our enhanced permissions allow us to take-off, land, and fly closer to People, Properties, Vehicles and Vessels not under our control, as well as fly above 400ft to 800ft. Standard permissions now called, Operational Authorisation PDRA-01 (previously known as Permission for Commercial Operations PfCO) that the CAA grant normal drone operators are much more restrictive.

Operating under an UAS-OSC for your project is just as straight forward as for any other drone flight mission. The key difference is in the onsite procedures we deploy, safety planning implemented and research completed beforehand. The cost can vary considerably when there is a need to operate under an OSC and is very dependent upon the work required. So the first thing to do is to start a conversation with us about the project, survey/inspection, filming or photography you need to be completed and we can advise you if an OSC is needed in the first place, or whether the work can be completed under standard permissions.
Drone Filming and TV Projects We’ve Completed For Our Clients
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3D Modelling & Thermal Imaging throughout the UK and Ireland”
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