S&L Land Specialists

What S&L Land Specialists does

S&L Land Specialists is a privately held, New Zealand-based land development consultancy operating from Tauranga (Bay of Plenty) and Hamilton (Waikato). Founded in 1963 as Shrimpton & Lipinski and rebranded to its current name in 2021, the firm delivers end-to-end surveying, civil engineering, and planning services to residential, rural, commercial, and institutional property owners across the upper North Island. Its core offerings span topographical and boundary surveys (including drone-based capture), resource consenting and planning assessments, civil engineering design and construction management (stormwater, wastewater, roading, three waters), and a recently launched Asset Management & Property Services line for ongoing portfolio management.

The firm operates a principal-led, project-based professional services model with services quoted on a per-engagement basis. Customer concentration is anchored by a small group of repeat enterprise developers (Trevelyan's Pack & Cool, Chedworth Properties, Carrus Corporation, Bluehaven Group, The Neil Group, Hawkins Construction, Summerset Villages) alongside a long tail of residential, rural, education, and not-for-profit clients. Notable projects include Greenhill Park Hamilton (1,800+ lots over 136 hectares), The Lakes Tauriko (2,000+ residential sections over 254 hectares), The Sands Pāpāmoa (billion-dollar mixed-use development), Te Awanui Waters Ōmokoroa, and Strathmore Park Tokoroa (187+ homes).

The business is structured as a limited partnership with no disclosed external investment or parent company, currently led by Managing Director Steven Farrant alongside principals Craig Tulloch (Surveying), Jano Labuschagne (Engineering & Design), and Paul Howard (Asset Management & Property Services). The firm holds SiteWise Gold health and safety certification (96% score, 2026/27) and is affiliated with NZIS, the New Zealand Planning Institute, and Engineering New Zealand. Its 'Community Creators™' sub-brand represents its residential subdivision work.

Name

S&L Land Specialists

Legal name

Shrimpton and Lipinski Limited Partnership

Website

https://sllp.co.nz

Company type

Private

Founded year

1963

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

S&L Land Specialists is a New Zealand land development consultancy delivering surveying, civil engineering, and planning services to residential, rural, commercial, and institutional property owners across the Bay of Plenty and Waikato regions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Surveying, Civil Engineering & Land Development Consultancy

NAICS

Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services (541370), Land Subdivision (23721), Environmental Consulting Services (541620)

SIC

Land Subdividers & Developers (No Cemeteries) (6552), Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531)

akta.pro primary industry

Real Estate Development & Feasibility Advisory (Highest-and-Best-Use, Entitlements Support) (BPAJANAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Real Estate Market Research & Economic Advisory (Demand/Supply, Location Analytics) (BPAJANAD)

Keywords

• Land development consultancy
• Surveying services
• Civil engineering design
• Resource consent planning
• Subdivision project management

Headquarters

HQ city

Tauranga

HQ country

New Zealand

HQ region

Oceania

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Surveying Services: Professional surveying services including topographical surveys, boundary confirmations, construction surveying, subdivision surveying, drone surveys, as-builting, and unit title surveys. Charged on a project basis.
2. Civil Engineering Services: Engineering design and civil engineering services for land development projects. Includes stormwater, wastewater, roading design, and construction management.
3. Planning Services: Resource consenting, planning assessments, feasibility reports, and development planning services for residential and commercial projects.
4. Asset Management & Property Services: Property asset management services for large corporate, multi-site businesses, commercial property managers, and investors. Can be quoted as one-off fees or ongoing management contracts.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

S&L Land Specialists provides end-to-end land development consultancy combining surveying, civil engineering, and planning services for residential, rural, and commercial property owners. Core offerings include topographical and boundary surveys, drone surveys, as-builting, resource consenting, civil engineering design (stormwater, wastewater, roading), construction management, and a specialist Asset Management & Property Services team for ongoing portfolio monitoring. Engagements are scoped per project and delivered across the Bay of Plenty and Waikato regions of New Zealand.

Product overview

S&L Land Specialists is a surveying, civil engineering, and planning consultancy offering end-to-end land development solutions. The company's core services include Surveying (boundary confirmations, topographical surveys, drone photography, as-builting, building set-outs), Planning (feasibility assessments, resource consenting, design), and Civil Engineering (design, construction management). They operate across residential, rural, and commercial sectors throughout the Bay of Plenty and Waikato regions. The company also offers a specialized Asset Management & Property Services team for ongoing property portfolio management. Their projects include large-scale subdivisions like Greenhill Park (1,800+ lots) and multi-use developments like The Village Ōmokoroa. The company trademarked 'Community Creators™' to represent their residential subdivision work.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Community Creators™: A trademarked brand identity that best describes the company's work in shaping and creating new residential subdivisions and communities across the Bay of Plenty and Waikato regions.

Products and services

• Surveying Services Specialist surveying team providing boundary confirmations, datums, topographical surveys, drone survey and photography, as-builting, building set-outs, subdivision surveying, construction surveying, and unit title surveys for residential, rural, and commercial clients.
• Planning Services Planning and design services implementing and monitoring all aspects of planning from initial concept to final approval, navigating regulations and consents for residential, rural, and commercial projects; includes feasibility assessments, resource consenting, and development planning.
• Civil Engineering Services Civil engineering design solutions for land development projects, including stormwater, wastewater, roading design (three waters), construction management, and engineering design for projects of any scale.
• Land Development Solutions End-to-end land development consultancy guiding residential, rural, and commercial projects through the development process from feasibility through to completion and title issuance, integrating surveying, planning and engineering into a single engagement.
• Asset Management & Property Services Property asset management service providing systemised monitoring, protection of investment returns, financial forecasting, and data records for future development planning for large corporate, multi-site businesses, commercial property managers, and investors; available as one-off fees or ongoing management contracts.

Quantifiable outcome

• SiteWise Gold Status achieved with 96% health and safety score (2026/27)
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Go GenerosityminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2023S&L has partnered with Go Generosity as a Corporate Partner, making regular donations to the charity with all funds going directly to those in need. Go Generosity is a platform that enables and amplifies generosity, facilitating donations to areas of the community including feeding, clothing and protecting the homeless, paying for medical procedures, supporting vulnerable children and women, and supporting charities and community groups. The partnership reflects S&L's commitment to contributing to making the local community a better place.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Morphum Environmental: NZ environmental engineering consultancy specializing in water, stormwater, and climate resilience — adjacent to S&L's flood risk modelling and three-waters design services for land development.
• Boffa Miskell: NZ planning, landscape architecture, and environmental design firm. Comparable to S&L on the planning/resource consenting side of subdivision and development projects.

Broad incumbents

• Aurecon: Global engineering and infrastructure advisory with established NZ presence. Competes with S&L on major land development and civil engineering projects, particularly with institutional and government clients.
• GHD: Global engineering, architecture, and environmental consultancy with a substantial New Zealand practice. Competes with S&L on larger land development and infrastructure projects in the Bay of Plenty and Waikato regions.
• WSP: Global professional services firm with significant NZ operations across engineering, environment, and planning. Overlaps with S&L on subdivision engineering and land development advisory.
• Beca Group: One of New Zealand's largest employee-owned engineering and professional services consultancies. Competes with S&L in civil engineering, land development, and infrastructure advisory across the same Bay of Plenty and Waikato markets, but at significantly greater scale and breadth.
• Tonkin + Taylor: NZ-headquartered environmental and engineering consultancy with strong civil, geotechnical, and land development practices. Overlaps with S&L on subdivision engineering, environmental/flood assessments, and infrastructure design in the same regions.

Direct peers

• Woods: New Zealand engineering and design consultancy with surveying, planning, and land development capabilities. Closely comparable end-to-end service model and regional presence to S&L.
• Eliot Sinclair: NZ surveying, planning, and engineering firm operating across the upper North Island. Closely aligned with S&L on surveying-led land development, subdivision, and resource consenting work.
• Harrison Grierson: NZ multi-disciplinary consultancy offering surveying, planning, civil engineering, and land development services. Directly comparable to S&L in service mix and target client base (developers, councils, property owners), competing for subdivision and infrastructure mandates.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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