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Berntsen International
Berntsen International is a Wisconsin-based manufacturer and supplier of survey markers, survey monuments, utility location, and related accessories. The company is based in Madison, WI.

Berntsen has been "Marking the Infrastructure of the World" since its founding in 1972 by Phillip Peterson and Peter Berntsen. Today Berntsen has a product line of more than 1,000 markers, monuments and identification products for Surveying, Utilities, Construction, and Parks & Recreation. Berntsen monuments are found in many locations around the country as identified by the National Geodetic Survey.

Berntsen also specialize in one-of-a-kind markers custom made for specific projects. Berntsen has acquired multiple patents and has been honored twice by the governor of the State of Wisconsin for new product innovation.

Berntsen is the manufacturer of InfraMarker, a magnetic / RFID system for marking underground utilities.

History of Berntsen
Berntsen International got started in 1972, as Berntsen Cast Products, when Peter Berntsen and Phillip Peterson invented and manufactured the W-1-B magnetic aluminum survey monument, which was lightweight, stable when set, and - because it was metallurgically sound - didn't 'self destruct' in the ground. The W-1-B was the first modern geodetic monument, and created an industry. Peter Berntsen's innovative monuments and manufacturing combined with Phillip Peterson's focus on the world market turned Berntsen into the world's first truly international maker of durable monuments - "Berntsen" is now a name recognized by land surveyors around the world.

Today, their markers are used by many of the world's governments, and by infrastructure specialists everywhere, as the underpinnings of Geographic Information Systems (GIS/LIS) networks, transportation systems, boundary mapping, construction references, seismic monitoring networks, and anywhere else stable position is required.