Name

Tersus Consultancy Limited

Legal name

Tersus Consultancy Limited

Website

https://tersusgroup.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Property Compliance Services

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (54162), Testing Laboratories and Services (54138)

SIC

Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro primary industry

Waste & Hazardous Materials Management (incl. HazMat) (BPAHAJAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Radiological & Hazardous Materials Monitoring (Radiation, Asbestos, Lead) (EUAHACAJ), Site Assessment & Remediation (Phase I/II, Cleanup Oversight) (BPAHAJAC), EHS Auditing, Inspections & Assurance (BPAHAJAG)

Keywords

• Asbestos surveying
• Property compliance services
• CDM consultancy
• Legionella risk assessment
• Fire safety services

Headquarters

HQ city

Rainham

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Asbestos Testing, Inspection and Consultancy Services: UKAS accredited testing, inspection and specialist consultancy services for asbestos management. Includes surveys (management, refurbishment, demolition), air monitoring, bulk sampling and analysis.
2. CDM and Project Services: CDM 2015 compliant turnkey solutions including Principal Designer, Principal Contractor services, project management, auditing and expert advice for the built environment.
3. Fire Safety Services: Comprehensive fire safety services including fire risk assessments compliant with fire regulations of England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
4. Legionella Risk Assessments: Specialist Legionella risk assessments and water safety services through SafeCare team.
5. Training Courses: Health & Safety and Compliance training courses delivered virtually, in classroom and eLearning. Includes asbestos courses (UKATA/BOHS accredited), petroleum courses, working at height, construction, and workplace health and safety courses.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Tersus Consultancy Limited is a UK property compliance consultancy delivering UKAS-accredited asbestos surveying, air monitoring, bulk sampling and analysis, alongside CDM 2015 project services, fire risk assessments, Legionella risk assessments (via SafeCare), and accredited health & safety training. Services are supported by proprietary software platforms (TEAMS, PCS Risk Manager, RiskBase) and delivered by 360+ professionals across the UK and Ireland.

Product overview

Tersus Consultancy Limited is a property compliance consultancy offering a portfolio of integrated services and proprietary software platforms. The core offering consists of professional services (asbestos management, CDM, health & safety, fire safety, Legionella risk assessment, and training) delivered alongside three proprietary software platforms: TEAMS (The Electronic Asbestos Management Software), PCS Risk Manager, and RiskBase. TEAMS serves as the primary online asbestos management portal for data storage and supply chain access; PCS Risk Manager provides a compliance dashboard with risk analysis, action lists, and project management; and RiskBase functions as an additional risk database. A companion iOS mobile app (PCS Risk Manager Client App) extends platform access to mobile devices. Services are delivered through four operational divisions: Tersus (asbestos, projects, CDM, H&S, fire, Legionella), Tersus Training (accredited courses including BOHS, UKATA, and IOSH), Eurosafe UK (fire, CDM, H&S for commercial sectors), and SafeCare (specialist Legionella risk assessments). The company is part of the Marlowe Group and operates with 360+ professionals across the UK and Ireland.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PCS Risk Manager Platform: State-of-the-art online asbestos risk management platform offering risk analysis tools, action lists, compliance status reports, property grouping tools, financial reports, and project management with document sharing capabilities.
• TEAMS (The Electronic Asbestos Management Software)

Products and services

• Asbestos Services Comprehensive range of UKAS-accredited testing, inspection and consultancy services enabling duty holders to comply with the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012, including management surveys, refurbishment and demolition surveys, air monitoring, bulk sampling, and analysis.
• CDM Services CDM 2015-compliant turnkey solutions for the built environment providing end-to-end project design and management services including Principal Designer, Principal Contractor, auditing, expert advice and training.
• Fire Safety Services Comprehensive fire safety services delivered across the UK and Ireland, compliant with fire regulations of England and Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland, serving housing, public sector, retail, commercial and hospitality sectors.
• Legionella Services (SafeCare) Specialist Legionella risk assessments delivered by a dedicated SafeCare team of 60+ experienced Legionella Consultants located across the UK, providing a fast-response service reaching all customers within a maximum of two hours.
• Training Services (Tersus Training) Health & Safety and Compliance training courses delivered nationwide by a specialist team, including market-leading asbestos training (UKATA/BOHS accredited), petroleum retail/fuel handling training, and general workplace health and safety courses available in classroom, virtual and eLearning formats.
• Health & Safety Services Comprehensive range of property compliance services delivered across the UK and Ireland by construction and property health and safety specialists with extensive technical knowledge and experience.
• TEAMS (The Electronic Asbestos Management Software) Industry-leading online asbestos management system that enables data storage and management in a single, centralized location accessible to clients and approved supply chain partners on a read-only basis 24/7/365.
• PCS Risk Manager Platform State-of-the-art online risk management platform providing clients with a unique compliance dashboard featuring risk analysis tools, action lists, compliance status reports, property grouping tools, financial reports, project management with document sharing, and property-level data and report access.
• RiskBase Industry-leading online asbestos risk database used for data capture and reporting, compatible with customer databases and other third-party systems.

Quantifiable outcome

• UKAS accredited services ensure analytical accuracy and regulatory compliance
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments12 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• PCS Asbestos Consultants LtdcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2023Acquired by Tersus on 1st October 2023. UK leader in asbestos risk management with over 25 years of experience. Brings offices in Huddersfield, expertise in telecoms industry, and PCS Risk Manager Platform (proprietary IP). Paul Kelly became Head of Corporate Services at Tersus.
• Magnox Ltd (Nuclear Restoration Services)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Joint charity golf day to raise £27,600 for St Margaret's Hospice Care. Collaboration on nuclear decommissioning contract for UK power stations.
• WCS GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the Marlowe Group alongside Tersus. WCS Group provides related compliance services and shares training academy facilities. Collaborative approach to social value initiatives.
• Eurosafe UKcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of Tersus delivering CDM, Health and Safety, and Fire services. Market leading provider of fire, CDM and health and safety services throughout the UK.
• SafeCarecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDivision within Tersus delivering Legionella risk assessment and water safety services. SafeCare team comprises 60+ experienced Legionella consultants.
• UKATA (United Kingdom Asbestos Training Association)coreOthersUKATA-approved training provider. Tersus training courses are audited and verified by UKATA including facilities, course management, tutor presentation skills, and course content.
• BOHS (British Occupational Hygiene Society)coreOthersBOHS accredited training provider. Tersus delivers P402, P403, P404, P405 and other BOHS qualifications for asbestos management.
• UKAS (United Kingdom Accreditation Service)coreOthersUKAS accredited laboratory services for asbestos testing, inspection, air monitoring and bulk sample analysis. Tersus maintains largest number of UKAS accredited fixed and mobile laboratory facilities in UK.

Scale indicators15 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• Pennington Choices: UK-based building compliance consultancy delivering asbestos, fire, Legionella and energy services primarily to social housing and public-sector clients. Strong regional overlap with Tersus' social housing and local authority franchises.

Broad incumbents

• ALS Global: International testing laboratory network with UK asbestos and environmental analytical capabilities. Competes with Tersus on laboratory throughput, sample turnaround and UKAS-accredited analytical work for large enterprise clients.
• SGS UK: Global testing, inspection and certification group with UK industrial and environmental service lines including asbestos management. Direct overlap on certain large contracts but operates across far broader end markets than Tersus.
• Bureau Veritas UK: Global TIC major with a UK Building & Infrastructure division offering asbestos, fire, and health & safety compliance services. Competes with Tersus on enterprise tenders, but as part of a much wider service portfolio across multiple industries.

Direct peers

• Citation Group: UK compliance services provider (and Marlowe PLC sibling company) delivering health & safety, HR, and fire safety support to SMEs and mid-market. A close comparable for Tersus' H&S/fire/training franchises and a natural internal cross-sell counterpart.
• Lucion Services: UK-headquartered environmental, asbestos and hazardous materials consultancy with similar surveying, analytical, and digital risk-management offerings (Lucion Delta). Competes head-to-head for enterprise asbestos and environmental compliance contracts.
• SOCOTEC UK: One of the largest UK providers of asbestos surveying, air monitoring, and analytical testing services with UKAS-accredited laboratories. Directly competes with Tersus across the same end markets (housing, nuclear, education, healthcare) and offers a comparable TIC-plus-software stack.
• WCS Group: Marlowe PLC sister company specialising in water hygiene, Legionella risk assessment and air-quality services. Operates alongside Tersus within Marlowe's compliance division and shares training academy facilities.
• Envirolab Group (Concept Life Sciences / i2 Analytical): UKAS-accredited environmental and asbestos analytical laboratory network providing bulk sample analysis, air monitoring, and inspection services. Overlaps directly with Tersus' laboratory-led asbestos testing business.

Emerging players

• Frankham Consultancy Group: UK multi-disciplinary construction consultancy expanding into asbestos, CDM and building safety services. Increasingly competitive on public-sector frameworks but with a narrower asbestos footprint than Tersus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance8 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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