What Crestwood Environmental does

Crestwood Environmental Ltd is a UK-based, multidisciplinary environmental consultancy headquartered at the University of Wolverhampton Science Park. Founded in 1994 and operating as a private limited company in England and Wales, the firm delivers integrated professional services across ecology and biodiversity, landscape architecture, archaeology and heritage, geo-environmental (contaminated land), arboriculture, noise and acoustics, air quality, water and wastewater, geospatial visualisation, drone survey, and environmental monitoring. An in-house laboratory (Lab 204) supports bioaerosol, dust, water chemical, and eDNA/metabarcoding analyses, with a strategic partnership with NatureMetrics providing molecular ecology capacity. The firm also offers geospatial visualisation tools including 3D CAD/GIS, augmented reality (developed with the University of Wolverhampton), and drone-based survey and mapping.

The company serves primary client segments including site developers and operators, planning consultants and architects, the waste management industry, and the minerals industry, with secondary reach into public bodies, rural economy, energy (renewables), residential development, and industrial/commercial operators. Services are delivered on a project-by-project basis, coordinated through a single project manager who integrates multiple disciplines. Notable technical capabilities include in-house bioaerosol analysis, proprietary eDNA/qPCR methods for water voles and other protected species, DroneDeploy-style orthomosaic and DEM production, and Expert Witness capability across multiple disciplines. The company holds ISO 9001:2015, Landscape Institute Registered Practice status, and Chartered Environmentalist Employer Champion status.

Crestwood operates a sales-led, relationship-driven B2B model with no disclosed pricing tiers, no intermediaries, and direct engagement via website, phone, and email. It has been active in the minerals and waste sectors for nearly 30 years, with hundreds of restoration plans and aftercare schemes delivered across UK and Ireland. Current scope spans England, Wales, Scotland, the South of England, the North of England, and London, with services occasionally extending internationally. The firm is founder/management-led, with Managing Director Karl Jones (former Restoration Manager at Greenways, Hanson and Waste Recycling Group), supported by Associate Directors across ecology, acoustics, heritage, and landscape.

Name

Crestwood Environmental

Legal name

Crestwood Environmental Ltd

Website

https://crestwoodenvironmental.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Crestwood Environmental Ltd is a UK-based multidisciplinary environmental consultancy, founded in 1994, delivering integrated ecology, landscape architecture, archaeology, geo-environmental, air quality, noise, water, and laboratory services to site developers, planning consultants, waste and minerals operators, and public bodies across the UK.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Consultancy Services

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (541620), Environmental Consulting Services (54162), Landscape Architectural Services (54132)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Timberland Asset Management & Consulting (AFAMAAAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Arborist Consulting, Tree Risk Assessments & Appraisals (HSAIADAJ), Forest Inventory, Mapping & Monitoring (GIS/Remote Sensing/MRV) (IMAMAJAB)

Keywords

• Environmental consultancy services
• Ecological surveys
• Landscape architecture consulting
• Contaminated land assessment
• Environmental impact assessment

Headquarters

HQ city

Wolverhampton

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Environmental Consultancy Services: Crestwood Environmental generates revenue through providing professional environmental consultancy services across multiple disciplines. Services are charged on a project basis, with fees determined by scope, complexity, and expertise required. The company serves site developers, planning consultants, architects, estates managers, and public bodies. Most services are provided in-house, with technical partners engaged for specific expertise.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Crestwood Environmental is a multidisciplinary environmental consultancy providing integrated services across ecology and biodiversity, landscape architecture, archaeology and heritage, geo-environmental (contaminated land), arboriculture, noise and acoustics, air quality, water and wastewater, environmental permitting, drone surveying, geospatial visualisation, and in-house laboratory analysis. The firm primarily delivers services to site developers, planning consultants, architects, waste and minerals operators, and public bodies across the UK, with specialist capabilities including eDNA/metabarcoding, Expert Witness representation, and augmented reality visualisations.

Product overview

Crestwood Environmental is a multidisciplinary environmental consultancy providing a wide range of integrated services primarily to the UK market. The company operates as a single unified consultancy offering multiple service lines rather than a software product platform. Core offerings include ecology and biodiversity services (with in-house laboratory supporting eDNA and metabarcoding analysis), landscape architecture (Landscape Institute Registered Practice), environmental permitting and planning, geo-environmental services, noise and acoustics, water and wastewater management, air quality assessment, archaeology and heritage, arboriculture and forestry, environmental monitoring, lighting impact assessment, geospatial data visualisation (including augmented reality), drone surveys, and process efficiency consultancy. Services are provided across diverse sectors including waste, minerals, residential, energy, industrial, rural economy, and leisure. The company works with technical partners such as NatureMetrics for specialized DNA analysis and provides services up to Expert Witness level.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Ecology & Biodiversity Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Planning permission granted unanimously for a proposed Marina development after providing Ecology and Landscape Expert Witness at Public Inquiry.
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• NatureMetricscoreTechnology or IntegrationCrestwood Environmental works closely with NatureMetrics, a DNA-based monitoring company, for metabarcoding and qPCR eDNA molecular ecology services. NatureMetrics analyses samples using metabarcoding techniques for a variety of community assemblages including fish, crayfish, mammals, amphibians, vertebrates, macroinvertebrates, bacteria, and bivalves. The partnership enables Crestwood to offer comprehensive DNA-based ecological monitoring services.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• SLR Consulting: SLR is a global environmental consultancy with strong UK presence in EIA, ecology, landscape, and environmental permitting. Directly comparable to Crestwood on integrated environmental assessments for development, minerals, and waste sectors.
• RSK Group: RSK is a UK-based multidisciplinary environmental and engineering consultancy offering ecology, geo-environmental, landscape, and laboratory services. It is the most direct peer given overlapping service lines in contaminated land, ecology, and environmental permitting across UK development and infrastructure.
• Thomson Environmental Consultants: Thomson is a UK ecology and environmental consultancy with similar full-lifecycle ecological and biodiversity services. Comparable as a niche ecology-led peer with overlapping species survey and biodiversity net gain offerings.
• Wardell Armstrong: Wardell Armstrong is a UK environmental, mining, and engineering consultancy delivering EIA, landscape, restoration, and geo-environmental services. Comparable to Crestwood especially in minerals, waste, and quarry restoration work.

Broad incumbents

• AECOM: AECOM is a global infrastructure consultancy with a large UK environmental team spanning EIA, ecology, landscape architecture, and permitting. Significantly larger than Crestwood and competes on major development and infrastructure frameworks.
• Jacobs: Jacobs is a global professional services firm with environmental consulting capabilities, particularly in EIA, water, and environmental planning. A broad incumbent that overlaps with Crestwood's regulated development and infrastructure work.
• WSP: WSP is a global professional services firm with a substantial UK environmental consulting practice covering EIA, ecology, landscape, and waste. Larger and broader than Crestwood, but competes for the same planning and infrastructure environmental mandates.
• Environmental Resources Management (ERM): ERM is a global pure-play environmental, health, safety, and sustainability consultancy. Comparable to Crestwood in environmental impact assessment and sustainability services, but with a much larger global footprint and corporate client base.

Others

• NatureMetrics: NatureMetrics is Crestwood's technology partner for eDNA and metabarcoding services. Not a direct competitor, but the relationship illustrates how nature-tech vendors are enabling environmental consultancies like Crestwood to expand DNA-based monitoring offerings.

Emerging players

• Middlemarch Environmental: Middlemarch is a UK ecology and biodiversity consultancy offering species surveys, ecological impact assessment, and biodiversity net gain. Niche-rival to Crestwood's ecology team with similar client base in development planning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CrestwoodEnv
• Facebookfacebook.com/crestwoodenvironmentalltd
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/crestwood-environmental-ltd-

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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