RHE Global

What RHE Global does

RHE Global, operating under the legal entity RH Environmental Limited, is a UK-based private company founded in 2005 that delivers software, consulting, and training services to environmental health, housing, and community safety professionals. The firm is headquartered in Llandysul, Wales, and is led by founder and Managing Director Robert Halford, who began his career in environmental health in 1980. The company's client base covers most UK local authorities and hundreds of housing associations, supported by a team of approximately 18 employees and a network of 200,000+ active users across its software products. RHE Global's experts led the UK government-commissioned review of the Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS) and are positioned as the authoritative voice ahead of the revised framework taking effect on 23 June 2026.

The company's core product portfolio consists of three software platforms delivered as subscriptions: The Noise App (a mobile and web application for noise and community safety investigations with AI-powered acoustic and sentiment analysis), The Housing App (a digital inspection tool for property surveys and HHSRS assessments with real-time hazard data capture and photographic evidence), and RIAMS (a knowledge management platform providing procedures, forms, notices, and guidance for environmental health and housing practitioners). These are complemented by technical consulting services in housing standards, community safety, private water supplies, and acoustics, plus a training programme delivered through training.rheglobal.com that upskills more than 10,000 professionals annually. Notable recent product additions include a free HHSRS Scoring Calculator and an HHSRS 2026 Transition e-Learning course, both launched to coincide with the revised regulatory framework.

RHE Global generates revenue through three streams: annual software subscriptions for its three core platforms, professional services consulting engagements with government and housing association clients, and paid training courses supplemented by free webinars. Pricing for enterprise software is quote-based and not publicly disclosed, with a freemium layer (the free HHSRS calculator, free Housing Roundtables, free case study access) feeding a sales pipeline that converts into paid subscriptions and consulting. Go-to-market is hybrid, combining product-led discovery through free tools and content marketing with enterprise field sales and bespoke consulting engagements targeted at UK local authorities and housing associations. The firm is currently extending its RIAMS coverage into Scotland and investing in AI-powered features across its product suite, with the June 2026 HHSRS regulatory effective date acting as the principal near-term growth catalyst.

Name

RHE Global

Legal name

RH Environmental Limited

Website

https://rheglobal.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

RHE Global (legal: RH Environmental Limited) is a UK private company that provides software, consulting, and training solutions for environmental health, housing, and community safety professionals, serving most UK local authorities and hundreds of housing associations through three subscription platforms.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Health Software

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (541620), Environmental Consulting Services (54162)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming Services (7371)

akta.pro primary industry

Vertical/Industry-Specific LMS (e.g., Healthcare, Safety, Aviation, Government) (EDAFAAAM)

Keywords

• Environmental health software
• Noise investigation software
• Housing inspection software
• Regulatory knowledge management
• Public health consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Newcastle Emlyn

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Software Subscriptions: Annual subscriptions for The Noise App, The Housing App, and RIAMS platforms serving local authorities and housing associations. Products include both paid subscriptions and free access tiers for certain tools like the HHSRS Scoring Calculator.
2. Training Services: E-learning and training courses including HHSRS 2026 Transition Training, practitioner training, and conversion courses. Delivered through training.rheglobal.com platform.
3. Consulting Services: Technical consultancy spanning housing standards, community safety, private water supplies, and acoustics/noise control. Includes policy reviews, evaluations, and enforcement support for government clients.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

RHE Global provides a software suite for environmental health and public protection professionals, comprising The Noise App (noise investigation with AI-powered acoustic and sentiment analysis), The Housing App (digital property inspections and HHSRS assessments), and RIAMS (a knowledge management platform of procedures, forms and guidance). The company complements these products with technical consulting for UK local authorities and housing associations, and practitioner training courses aligned with the revised HHSRS 2026 framework.

Product overview

RHE Global provides a unified suite of public protection software solutions spanning three core products: The Noise App for professional noise investigations with AI-powered acoustic analysis and sentiment analysis capabilities; The Housing App for digital property inspections, surveys and HHSRS assessments with real-time data capture; and RIAMS as a comprehensive knowledge management platform delivering procedures, templates and guidance for environmental health practitioners. The company complements its software portfolio with consulting services in housing, community safety, private water supplies, and acoustics, alongside training programs. All three products share AI at their core and serve a combined user base of over 200,000 active users across 500+ organisations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• The Noise App: Software app for professionals investigating and managing noise and community safety issues. Users can report directly to housing providers, local authorities, regulators, professional colleagues and noise consultants.
• The Housing App
• RIAMS

Products and services

• The Noise App Professional mobile and web application for investigating and managing noise complaints and community safety issues. Users can report directly to housing providers, local authorities, regulators, professional colleagues and noise consultants, with AI-powered acoustic analysis and sentiment analysis capabilities. Served as a subscription product to UK local authorities and housing professionals.
• The Housing App Digital inspection platform for property inspections, surveys and HHSRS (Housing Health and Safety Rating System) assessments. Captures real-time hazard data, records photographic evidence, and scores hazards based on likelihood of harm and potential outcomes, aligned with the revised 2026 HHSRS framework. Used by housing professionals and local authority inspectors.
• RIAMS Comprehensive regulatory information and management platform providing expertise and direction through regularly updated procedures, forms, notices and guidance for environmental health, housing and community safety services. Serves as a knowledge management system for local authority practitioners across the UK, with content covering all environmental health specialisms.
• Environmental Health Consulting Services
• Training and E-Learning Courses E-learning and training courses including HHSRS 2026 Transition Training, practitioner training and conversion courses, delivered through the training.rheglobal.com platform. Also includes free webinars such as Housing Roundtables. Up skills over 10,000 environmental health and housing professionals annually, with courses delivering CPD hours.
• Free HHSRS Scoring Calculator

Quantifiable outcome

• Noise complaints reduced by 1,800 per annum (35% drop) with 93% of cases closed within six months at Bristol City Council
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability4 records

Feature6 records

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Comino: UK-based software provider focused on environmental health, housing and licensing solutions for local authorities. Directly comparable to RHE Global in target customer (UK councils) and product category (environmental health / housing inspection software).

Broad incumbents

• Civica: Large UK public-sector software vendor serving local authorities with broad suites spanning housing, environmental health, regulatory services and revenues & benefits. Competes with RHE Global via its wider portfolio rather than specialist focus.
• Idox Group: UK-listed provider of software and services to local government, including environmental health, planning, and housing solutions. Overlaps with RHE Global on environmental health software for councils but addresses a much broader public-sector portfolio.
• NEC Software Solutions: UK division of NEC Corporation delivering local government, housing, and public-safety software. Comparable to RHE Global on housing and community-safety adjacencies but operates at much larger scale across multiple government functions.
• Northgate Public Services: Provider of software to UK local authorities and housing organisations, including housing management and regulatory services. Comparable to RHE Global on the housing/council customer overlap, with broader product breadth.
• Capita Local Government Services: Large UK outsourcer and software/services provider to local authorities, including environmental health, housing and regulatory consulting. Comparable on the consulting-for-councils dimension, overlapping with RHE Global's professional services arm.
• MRI Software: Global provider of housing and real estate software, including solutions for housing associations and social landlords. Comparable to RHE Global on the housing-association buyer overlap, though MRI is broader in scope and internationally focused.
• Orchard Information Systems: UK-based housing management software provider for housing associations and local authorities. Comparable to RHE Global on the housing-association/council customer base, particularly on property and asset management.

Emerging players

• Totalmobile: UK provider of mobile workforce software for local government and field-service operations. Comparable to RHE Global on field-based inspection workflows for environmental health practitioners, with a broader cross-sector focus.

Others

• Bevan Brittan: UK law firm advising local authorities on housing, environmental health, and regulatory enforcement. Comparable to RHE Global's consulting arm as a specialist advisor to the same council customer base, though delivered through legal services rather than technology.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/rheglobal
• Facebookfacebook.com/RHEglobal
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/rh-environmental

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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