AquaBiota Water Research

Name

AquaBiota Water Research

Legal name

NIRAS Sweden AB

Website

https://aquabiota.se

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

NIRAS Sweden AB is a privately held, Stockholm-based cross-disciplinary consulting firm delivering sustainable-development advisory services in project management, energy, environment, infrastructure, water construction, life sciences, and digitalization to Nordic government agencies and private-sector clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sustainability and Engineering Consulting Services

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413), Other Management Consulting Services (541618)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Sustainability & ESG Consulting (BPAHACAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Water, Wastewater & Hydraulics Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAD), Civil & Structural Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAA), Real Estate Development & Feasibility Advisory (Highest-and-Best-Use, Entitlements Support) (BPAJANAC), Public Sector & Policy Consulting (BPAHACAN)

Keywords

• Sustainability consulting
• Environmental advisory
• Infrastructure consulting
• Project management services
• Energy consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Stockholm

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

A values-driven and cross-disciplinary consulting firm providing advisory services for sustainable development in Sweden and internationally. The firm delivers expertise across multiple sectors including project management, data and digitalization, energy, environment, water construction, infrastructure, facility management, port and coastal engineering, life sciences, and development consulting. It serves both government agencies and private sector clients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Project Management Consulting Project management and relocation services for organizations such as Octapharma's Hornsberg facility, delivered as part of the firm's portfolio of advisory offerings.
• Data and Digitalization Consulting Advisory services around data and digitalization for clients pursuing sustainable operations and infrastructure.
• Energy Consulting Technical advisory in the energy sector supporting sustainable energy transitions and operations.
• Environmental Consulting Environmental advisory services addressing sustainability, environmental impact, and compliance for public and private clients.
• Water Construction (Vattenbyggnad) Consulting Engineering advisory for water construction projects, including port and coastal engineering and hydroscience-related work.
• Infrastructure Consulting Advisory services for sustainable urban and infrastructure development.
• Life Science Consulting Technical consulting for life sciences clients, including project management and office adaptation services.
• Facility Management Consulting Facility management advisory including tenant advisory and premises supply services for organizations.
• Development Consulting (Utvecklingsbistånd) International development consulting services for sustainable development projects.

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

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App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Migrationsverket (Swedish Migration Agency)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerNIRAS has entered into an agreement with the Swedish Migration Agency (Migrationsverket) for consulting services. The nature of the engagement appears to be professional services provision.

Direct peers

• COWI: Denmark-based engineering consultancy with Nordic and international operations in infrastructure, environment, water, and energy. Directly comparable on water/environmental engineering and cross-Nordic public-sector advisory.
• Ramboll: Denmark-based values-driven engineering, environment, and sustainability consultancy with deep Nordic roots. Closely aligned to NIRAS on the sustainability-led, cross-disciplinary thesis and on serving public-sector and infrastructure clients across the Nordics.
• Sweco: Largest Nordic engineering, design, and consulting firm headquartered in Sweden. Directly comparable on cross-disciplinary consulting across infrastructure, environment, water, energy, and life sciences, and competes head-to-head for Nordic public-sector and enterprise mandates.
• Norconsult: Norway's largest multidisciplinary engineering consultancy covering infrastructure, environment, water, energy, and buildings. Directly comparable on Nordic cross-sector consulting model and public-sector exposure.
• AFRY (ÅF): Swedish-headquartered engineering and design consultancy with strong Nordic presence in infrastructure, energy, environment, and industrial projects. Overlaps directly with NIRAS on engineering consulting and Swedish public-sector work.
• Tyréns: Swedish engineering consultancy with practices in infrastructure, water, environment, and urban development. Comparable as a Sweden-based cross-disciplinary competitor in many of the same sectors as NIRAS.

Broad incumbents

• Arcadis: Netherlands-based global design, engineering, and consulting firm with strong sustainability and water practices. Compares to NIRAS on water construction, environment, and Dutch/European infrastructure advisory.
• WSP: Global engineering and professional services firm with substantial Nordic presence. Competes on infrastructure, environment, and property consulting but at much larger scale and broader geographic footprint than NIRAS Sweden AB.
• Tetra Tech: Global consulting and engineering firm specializing in water, environment, and sustainable infrastructure. Overlaps with NIRAS on environmental consulting and water-related advisory work, especially for public-sector clients.

Others

• ICF International: Global advisory and digital services firm with strong sustainability, climate, and public-sector practices. Comparable on sustainability/ESG and public-sector consulting, but US-centric and broader in scope than NIRAS Sweden AB.

Market position

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/niras
• Instagraminstagram.com/welove_engineering
• Xx.com/AquaBiota

Revenue estimate

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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