The VIVAX VSCAN-M Cable/Pipe Locator Kit has proved popular with its inbuilt Metal Locator mode for finding buried pit lids, valves etc. Its large LCD has a peak marker plus direction arrows and measures depth as well as signal current. This easy to use and lightweight kit is affordable and reliable. .
The METREL MD9070 Insulation Tester and Digital Multimeter is excellent value with 50-1000V output and up to 25 Gig Ohms.range, it is half the price of the fluke units with 10 times the range and is made in Europe to IEC spec.
SONEL have released the new MIC-5001 5KV Insulation Tester which is compact, powerful and very affordable. This Euro made unit is CAT4/600V and IP65 with the ability to store over 11,000 readings for download using the supplied software. It can measure to 5 Terra ohms.and has auto discharge.