National surveying firm Gateway conducted more valuations over the past year than at any time previously.

The firm said business for the year ending 30 June 2011 has exceeded its previous best year to June 2007.

Its share of business has grown substantially with volumes increasing by over 60% in the past 12 months.
The firm believes that its position as an independent supplier has enabled it to win a series of panel management contracts and that its experienced management team enabled it grow when other, more established businesses became victims of the credit crunch.

As a consequence of Gateway’s growth, its sister company Sonas has also continued to grow and has expanded the number of their in-house surveyors by 80%.

Marcus Radcliffe, managing director at Gateway said: “It has been an amazing past 12 months and although housing transactions have been well below the levels the market has enjoyed in the past