UK Commercial Drone Services
Drone Video & Aerial Photography for UK Businesses
Sharp 4K aerial video and high-resolution stills for hotels, car dealerships, property developers, manufacturers and venues across the UK. Operated by experienced pilots under appropriate UK aviation regulations — the same team publishing 360° virtual tours to Google Maps since 2012.
UK-wide coverage · CAA-aware operations · Public liability insured · 5–10 working day delivery
What we shoot
Five drone services. One brief, one quote.
All shot, edited and delivered by the same team — so the aerial work matches the rest of your brand assets.
Aerial Video
4K cinematic drone footage for marketing reels, sales videos, social posts and brand films. Smooth orbit, reveal and fly-through shots delivered ready-to-publish.
Aerial Photography
High-resolution stills for brochures, websites, planning submissions and printed media. RAW + edited JPEG delivery, with retouching if you need it.
Construction Time-Lapse
Capture a project from groundbreaking to handover. Scheduled return visits, identical framing each time, edited into a single time-lapse film at the end.
Inspection Footage
Close-up drone footage of roofs, solar arrays, gutters, chimneys and hard-to-reach assets — without scaffolding or rope-access costs.
Aerial 360° Views
Drone-mounted 360° captures for an elevated immersive view of your site. Pairs naturally with our ground-level 360° virtual tours.
Who we shoot for
UK businesses where aerial footage actually sells.
Showcase grounds, exteriors and surrounding views in 4K — book direct, beat the OTAs.
Aerial reveals of forecourts and inventory. Pairs naturally with our 360° interior tours.
Site progress, plot orientation, surrounding amenities. Perfect for off-plan marketing.
Aerials of high-end and rural listings. Sells the lifestyle, not just the square footage.
Site overviews, plant scale, logistics access. B2B sales decks suddenly look serious.
Progress shots, monthly time-lapse captures, completed-site hand-overs.
Campus aerials for prospectus, open day marketing and student recruitment.
Sweeping aerials of the grounds. Couples decide on the venue before they call.
Aerial tours of the whole site, pitches and amenities. Drives staycation bookings.
Diversification venues, lambing seasons, sales prep for land and farmhouses.
Sites, gardens and visitor experiences captured in a way ground cameras can't reach.
Berths, vessels and surrounding waterways — for brokers, marina marketing or insurance.
Safe, legal and accountable
Why our drone work doesn’t need to come with caveats.
UK drone regulations changed in 2021 and again since. Hiring an unregistered or uninsured pilot puts the liability on you. Here’s how we keep that clean.
UK CAA operations
Operations conducted under the appropriate UK Civil Aviation Authority categorisation for the shoot we’re doing.
Public liability insured
Commercial drone work covered by public liability insurance. Documentation provided to your venue or compliance team on request.
Per-shoot risk assessment
Every shoot starts with a site-specific risk assessment covering people, infrastructure, controlled airspace and weather windows.
Permissions, sensibly handled
Where airspace, congested-area or land permissions are needed, we handle the paperwork or advise you on what’s required.
Need our insurance certificate or operator details for procurement? Ask Richard at the contact details below and we’ll send them across before the brief is finalised.
How it works
From brief to final files in under two weeks.
Brief us
Tell us the site, the deliverables (video, stills, time-lapse) and where the footage will live. Free quote within one working day.
Site survey & flight plan
We check airspace, controlled zones, surrounding structures and the right weather window. Permissions sorted before we send a pilot to site.
Shoot day
Typically 2–4 hours on site for a single venue. Larger sites or time-lapse projects are scheduled separately around weather and lighting.
Edit & deliver
Edited footage, retouched stills and proxies delivered within 5–10 working days. Tweaks included, royalty-free for your use.
Pricing
UK drone services from £350.
Half-day commercial drone shoots in the UK typically start at £350 + travel for a single site, edited footage and stills included. Multi-site rollouts, time-lapse projects and packages bundled with virtual tours or business video are quoted on request.
Request a quote →For new enquiries ask for Richard Sharp · 0115 718 0409
FAQ
Drone services questions, answered.
How much do commercial drone services cost in the UK?
Half-day commercial drone shoots typically start at £350 + travel for a single UK site, with edited footage and stills included. Multi-site rollouts, time-lapse projects and packages bundled with virtual tours or business video are quoted on request. We always provide a free quote based on your specific brief.
Do I need any permissions before you can fly?
For most commercial shoots over your own land or with the landowner’s permission, the regulations are straightforward and we handle them. For shoots in controlled airspace, congested areas, near aerodromes, or over public events, additional permissions may apply — we’ll flag this at quotation stage and either secure the permissions ourselves or advise you on what’s needed. We never fly a job until everything is in order.
What if the weather is bad on the booked day?
Drones are weather-sensitive. We monitor the forecast in the 48 hours before your shoot and will reschedule (free of charge) if conditions are unsafe or would compromise the footage quality. We aim to keep one back-up date held in your quote so a postponement doesn’t push the project significantly.
How long does a drone shoot take?
A typical single-site commercial drone shoot takes 2–4 hours on the ground, depending on the size of the site and how many distinct shots are needed. Larger venues, time-lapse projects and multi-deliverable shoots (video + stills + 360°) may take a full day or be scheduled across multiple visits.
What deliverables will I get?
For aerial video: edited 4K MP4 files, ready to publish, plus social-format crops if requested (square, 9:16, etc.). For aerial photography: high-resolution JPEGs (edited) plus RAW files on request. For time-lapse: a single rendered film at project end, plus monthly progress stills throughout. Everything is delivered royalty-free for your business use.
Can you fly over private property or near my neighbours?
UK drone rules require maintaining a safe distance from people, structures and properties not under your control. We plan every shoot around this — using longer focal lengths, alternative angles or scheduled flight paths to capture what you need without crossing into your neighbours’ airspace. If part of your brief genuinely requires flying close to a third-party structure, we’ll flag it and work out the permissions together.
Can drone work be combined with my 360° virtual tour or business video?
Yes — and it’s how a lot of our drone shoots are booked. Aerial footage as the opening shot of a 360° virtual tour, or as B-roll in a corporate brand film, makes for a much stronger asset than either alone. We’re the same team for both, so the colour grade, framing and feel stay consistent across the whole shoot.
Where in the UK do you cover for drone work?
UK-wide. We’re based in Long Eaton, Derbyshire, but routinely shoot across all 51 English counties, plus Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Travel is quoted transparently on the original brief — no surprises at invoice stage.
Ready to capture your site from above?
Get a free quote within one working day. Tell us the site, the use case and the timing — we'll come back with a brief, pricing and the next available shoot window.
Or ask for Richard Sharp, our Director and named contact for new enquiries.