Gauge Industrial & Environmental

What Gauge Industrial & Environmental does

Gauge Industrial & Environmental is a privately held Australian professional scientific services firm headquartered in West End, Brisbane, with additional offices in Sydney, Mackay and Emerald. The company delivers water treatment, environmental monitoring and industrial optimisation services to enterprise clients in the mining, resources, ports and logistics, pulp and paper, and agribusiness sectors. Named customers include BHP Billiton, BMA, Glencore, Rio Tinto, Yancoal, Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal, North Queensland Bulk Ports, Sojitz, Visy Pulp & Paper and Wilmar.

The service portfolio spans potable, process and waste-water treatment and optimisation; environmental assessment and monitoring across water, air, dust, noise, vibration, soil and ecology (including AUSRIVAS aquatic surveys, ecotoxicity risk assessment and wildlife spotter-catcher services); industrial process optimisation and microbiological control; chemical product development and commercialisation; and data sciences including statistical analysis, scientific database management and Trigger Action Response Plan (TARP) production. Delivery is performed by a multi-disciplinary team of industrial chemists, microbiologists, environmental scientists and process operators operating under ISO9001 quality management protocols.

The business operates a sales-led, quote-based professional services model with direct engagement to enterprise clients across regional and metropolitan Australia and selectively internationally. Revenue derives from project-based scientific consulting and technical service contracts, with no disclosed pricing schedule, software product, or subscription component. The firm is privately held with 51–100 employees and has no disclosed funding rounds, parent entity, or M&A activity.

Name

Gauge Industrial & Environmental

Legal name

Gauge Industrial and Environmental

Website

https://gauge.com.au

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Gauge Industrial & Environmental is an Australian private scientific services firm delivering water treatment, environmental monitoring, industrial process optimisation and data sciences to enterprise clients in mining, resources, ports, pulp and paper and agribusiness sectors across Australia and selectively internationally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental and Water Treatment Services

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (541620), Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables (334513), Engineering Services (541330)

SIC

Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEUAHACAC

Water Quality Monitoring (Surface Water, Stormwater, Drinking Water)

Energy, Utilities & Environment/Environmental Compliance, Monitoring & Consulting/Environmental Monitoring & Sampling (Air/Water/Soil/Noise)

SECONDARYIMAGAFAE

Process Analytical Instrumentation (Gas analyzers, spectroscopy, pH/ORP, conductivity)

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Electrical Equipment & Industrial Electronics/Sensors, Instrumentation & Measurement (Industrial sensing, metrology, test)

SECONDARYIMAEABAN

Water Treatment & Process Specialty Chemicals

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Chemicals & Industrial Materials/Specialty Chemicals

SECONDARYBPAHAIAF

Industrial & Process Engineering Consulting

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Engineering & Technical Consulting

SECONDARYBPAHAJAD

Occupational Health & Industrial Hygiene

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) Consulting

Keywords

• Water treatment services
• Environmental monitoring services
• Industrial process optimisation
• Chemical product development
• Environmental consulting services

Headquarters

HQ city

West End

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Scientific and Professional Services: Delivery of scientific consulting services including water treatment, environmental monitoring, industrial process optimization, and chemical product development. Services are provided by professional scientists and operators for complex industrial and environmental problems.
2. Chemical Product Development and Commercialization: Enabling clients to convert ideas to commercial reality through development of new chemical products and formulations, laboratory and field trials, regulatory documentation and approvals, and market demonstration assistance.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

Gauge Industrial & Environmental is a professional scientific services firm delivering water treatment and optimisation (potable, process and waste water), environmental monitoring and assessment (air, water, noise, vibration, soil, flora and fauna), industrial process optimisation, chemical product development, and data science services. Services are provided by multi-disciplinary teams of industrial chemists, microbiologists, environmental scientists and process operators who assess complex industrial and environmental problems and implement practical solutions under ISO9001 quality assurance.

Product overview

Gauge Industrial & Environmental is a professional scientific services company providing practical solutions for complex industrial and environmental problems. The company operates as a service-based business rather than a software product company, offering a unified suite of consulting and technical services. The core service portfolio comprises: Water Optimisation & Treatment Services (covering potable, sewage, process and waste water), Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Services (including automated/manual monitoring, groundwater/surface water assessment, dust/noise/vibration monitoring), Industrial Process Optimisation, Chemical Product Development, Data Sciences (database management, statistical analysis, TARP production), and Technical Expert Advocacy. These services are delivered by professional scientists and operators including industrial chemists, microbiologists, environmental scientists, and process operators who provide end-to-end solutions from assessment through implementation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Water Optimisation & Treatment Services Comprehensive water treatment and optimisation services for industrial and environmental clients, including potable water treatment plant operation and optimisation, sewage treatment plant operation, and process and waste water optimisation, treatment and recycling.
• Environmental Monitoring Services Automated and manual monitoring of water, dust, odour, soil and weather in industrial environments, covering surface water quality, groundwater quality and level, meteorology, dust monitoring (High Volume, Continuous and Depositional), and noise and vibration monitoring.
• Environmental Assessment and Investigations Investigations and reporting on environmental incidents and compliance matters, including groundwater assessment, surface water assessment, and ecotoxicity risk assessment and mitigation.
• Industrial Process Optimisation Industrial process water optimisation and treatment selection, microbiological control management and treatment, and chemical performance evaluations for industrial and mining settings.
• Chemical Product Development Development of new chemical products and formulations, laboratory and field trials, manufacturing facility sourcing, regulatory documentation and approvals, and market demonstration assistance to take client ideas from concept to commercialisation.
• Data Sciences Scientific database creation and management, statistical analysis of data and report generation, and Trigger Action Response Plan (TARP) production and solution implementation for environmental and industrial monitoring programmes.
• Flora and Fauna Survey Services Ecological surveys for Environmental Impact Assessment, threatened species and biodiversity assessments, wildlife spotter-catcher services, and nuisance fauna removal for industrial and resource sites.
• Technical Expert Advocacy and Support Expert scientific advice and advocacy for responding to environmental complaints regarding dust, noise, water, odour and ecological impacts, including compliance reporting and regulatory negotiation support.
• Sampling and Monitoring Plan Development and Auditing Development and implementation of environmental monitoring programmes compliant with legislation and standards, plus external audits of client environmental sampling programmes.
• Aquatic Assessments Fresh water aquatic surveys using AUSRIVAS methodology for macroinvertebrates, fish and algae, with interpretative reports for compliance and governance requirements.

Named customers10 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

Feature7 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• GHD: GHD is a large Australian-headquartered engineering, environmental, and water consulting firm with deep mining-sector relationships. It directly competes with Gauge in water treatment, environmental monitoring, and EIA services across Queensland and New South Wales.
• WSP Australia: WSP provides environmental consulting, water engineering, and advisory services to mining and infrastructure clients across Australia. It is a direct competitor for Gauge's environmental monitoring and water treatment scopes.
• SLR Consulting: SLR is a global environmental and advisory consultancy with a strong Australian mining and resources practice. It competes directly with Gauge across environmental assessment, water quality, and EIA delivery.

Broad incumbents

• Tetra Tech: Tetra Tech is a global consulting and engineering firm specializing in water, environment, and sustainable infrastructure. It is a broader incumbent serving many of the same mining and resources clients as Gauge.
• Stantec (Australia): Stantec provides water, environmental, and community development consulting globally, with a significant Australian practice serving mining and industrial clients. It is a broader incumbent competing for similar scopes.
• Veolia Australia: Veolia operates water and wastewater treatment services across Australia for municipal and industrial clients. It is a broader incumbent relevant to Gauge's industrial water treatment and process optimization offerings.
• AECOM (Australia): AECOM is a global infrastructure consultancy offering environmental, water, and mining services in Australia. It competes for the same enterprise-level mining and port environmental contracts as Gauge, though at much larger scale.
• ERM (Environmental Resources Management): ERM is a global pure-play environmental, health, safety, and sustainability consultancy. It competes with Gauge for mining-sector environmental and compliance mandates in Australia and the Asia-Pacific region.
• Ramboll (Australia): Ramboll is a global engineering, consulting, and environmental services firm with growing Australian operations. It serves mining and infrastructure clients with overlapping environmental and water capabilities.

Emerging players

• ALS Limited: ALS is an Australian-listed testing, inspection, certification, and laboratory services company serving resources and environmental markets. It overlaps with Gauge's analytical testing, water quality, and environmental monitoring capabilities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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