Aquafact

What Aquafact does

Aquafact (AQUAFACT International Services Ltd.) is an Ireland-based marine environmental consultancy headquartered at Liobaun Business Park, Tuam Road, Galway, and operating as a subsidiary of APEM Group. The firm was founded as an environmental survey and hydrographic consultancy and has delivered regulatory and ecological environmental services in Ireland for over three decades, serving government, semi-state, and private sector clients on a project basis. Its core service portfolio is centered on Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Appropriate Assessment (AA), freshwater and marine surveys, predictive environmental modelling, and ecology / taxonomy services for species and habitat identification and mapping.

The company's underlying technical capability rests on a suite of in-house survey methodologies including Sediment Profile Imagery, Drop-Down Video, seafloor sampling, water sampling, commercial diving, and data analysis. These are supported by close academic associations with University of Galway, Atlantic Technological University, University College Dublin, and Trinity College Dublin, which provide access to specialist taxonomists, ecologists, and research infrastructure. The firm operates as a single integrated consultancy rather than a modular software platform; its outputs are professional deliverables and reports rather than licensed products.

Commercially, Aquafact generates revenue through project-based professional services engagements with institutional clients in Ireland, on terms that are not publicly disclosed. Pricing is not listed and there are no disclosed customer logos; demand is driven by statutory permitting requirements that necessitate EIA / AA work for development projects, as well as by broader marine and freshwater monitoring needs across state, semi-state, and private organizations. The firm's operating geography is concentrated in Ireland (Europe), though its parent-group affiliation extends potential reach through the APEM network.

Name

Aquafact

Legal name

AQUAFACT International Services Ltd.

Website

https://aquafact.ie

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Aquafact is an Ireland-based marine environmental consultancy offering EIA/AA, hydrographic surveys, predictive modelling, and ecology services to state, semi-state, and private clients across the country.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Consultancy Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Aquatic Ecology & Fisheries Assessments (EUAHAHAB)

Keywords

• Environmental consultancy
• Marine surveys
• Hydrographic surveys
• Ecological assessments
• Environmental impact assessment

Headquarters

HQ city

Looscaun

HQ country

Ireland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

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: Professional consulting services including Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), Appropriate Assessment (AA), ecological surveys, hydrographic surveys, and modelling services delivered to government, semi-state, and private sector clients on a project basis.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Aquafact is a Galway-based marine environmental consultancy that delivers professional environmental survey, hydrographic survey, and environmental assessment services. Core offerings include Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Appropriate Assessment (AA), freshwater and marine surveys, predictive environmental modelling, and ecological species and habitat identification and mapping, supported by proprietary methodologies such as Sediment Profile Imagery, Drop-Down Video, seafloor and water sampling, commercial diving, and data analysis.

Product overview

Aquafact is a marine environmental consultancy offering a unified suite of services centered on environmental assessment and surveying. The core service portfolio comprises four main offerings: EIA and AA (regulatory environmental impact assessments), Surveys (freshwater and marine environment monitoring), Modelling Service (predictive environmental impact modeling), and Ecology Service (species and habitat identification and mapping). These services are supported by a suite of specialized methodology techniques including Sediment Profile Imagery, Drop-Down Video, Seafloor Sampling, Water Sampling, Commercial Diving, and Data Analysis. The company operates as a single integrated consultancy rather than a modular software platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• EIA and AA

Quantifiable outcome

• Highest levels of accuracy in environmental assessments and surveys

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• APEM GroupcoreOthersAquafact is part of APEM Group, an established marine environmental consultancy network. This affiliation extends Aquafact's reach and capabilities within the environmental consultancy sector.
• University of GalwaycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerClose association with University of Galway's scientific community, providing academic collaboration and research partnerships in environmental sciences.
• Atlantic Technological University (ATU)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic academic partnership with ATU for scientific research collaboration in environmental and marine sciences.
• University College DublinminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic association with UCD for scientific research and expertise exchange in environmental consultancy.
• Trinity College DublinminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership with Trinity College Dublin for scientific research collaboration in environmental sciences.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• WSP: Major professional services firm with environmental consultancy and aquatic ecology capability across Ireland, UK and globally. Competes for the same EIA/AA and marine survey tenders Aquafact targets.
• Jacobs: Large engineering and environmental services provider with significant water, marine, and ecological assessment practices. Overlaps with Aquafact in environmental impact assessment and aquatic ecology services.
• Fugro: Global hydrographic, geophysical, and marine site characterisation specialist. Comparable in marine survey capability (hydrography, seafloor mapping, environmental sampling) but at vastly larger scale and with offshore engineering emphasis.
• SLR Consulting: Global environmental and advisory consultancy with strong aquatic ecology, EIA, and marine survey offerings across Ireland and the UK. Directly competes for similar environmental assessment work.
• Mott MacDonald: International engineering, management, and development consultancy with an environmental practice covering EIA, aquatic ecology, and water resources. Comparable scope across larger infrastructure projects.
• AECOM: Global infrastructure consultancy with a large environmental services practice covering EIA, ecological surveys, and water/marine assessments. Overlapping capability but offered as part of a much wider portfolio.
• RPS Group: Ireland-origin environmental and engineering consultancy offering EIA, AA, marine surveys, and environmental modelling across multiple sectors. Directly comparable service portfolio with a far larger headcount and global footprint.
• APEM Group: Aquafact's parent company and a larger UK-based marine and freshwater environmental consultancy. Directly comparable scope (ecological surveys, impact assessment, hydrography) but operating at materially larger scale across the UK and Europe.

Direct peers

• HR Wallingford: Specialist UK-based civil engineering and environmental hydraulics research organisation with deep marine, freshwater, and ecological survey capabilities. Closely comparable niche focus on aquatic environment assessment and modelling.

Regional players

• Tobin Consulting Engineers: Irish multi-disciplinary engineering and environmental consultancy offering EIA and ecological assessment services in Ireland. Comparable domestic competitor with similar regulatory assessment scope.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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