Woods Environmental Services

What Woods Environmental Services does

Woods Environmental Services (WES) is a privately held, founder-operated environmental and civil construction services company headquartered in Woori Yallock in Victoria's Yarra Valley, with a second operational depot in Altona and a secondary administrative office in Ringwood. Founded by Managing Director Rodney Woods and operating for over 20 years, the company combines Natural Resource Management (NRM) expertise with heavy civil construction capability, operating two integrated crews — an Environmental crew and a Civil crew — that can be deployed separately or combined on multi-disciplinary tenders.

WES delivers a portfolio of specialist services across Victorian waterways, parks, transport corridors, and industrial sites. Core offerings include waterway rehabilitation, fishway and rock-ramp construction, erosion and sediment control, riparian revegetation, chemical-free steam weed control, civil works (concrete, retaining walls, drainage, desilting, track upgrades), and consultancy services such as environmental management plans, weed identification and mapping, and flora and fauna surveys. Service delivery is supported by an owned fleet including 1.7T to 13T excavators, a Posi Track with forestry mulching attachment, a 15-inch Vermeer chipper, and trailer- and ute-mounted spray units, plus an in-house mobile application for crew communication, hazard reporting, and resource scheduling. WES holds ISO 45001, ISO 14001, and ISO 9001 certifications.

The business model is project-based and tender-driven, with revenue generated from professional services contracts awarded primarily by Victorian local councils, state government departments (DELWP, VicRoads), statutory authorities (Melbourne Water, Parks Victoria, West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority), major civil prime contractors (Fulton Hogan, Downer, Metro Trains Melbourne), and selected commercial/industrial and education clients (Dulux Powder Coatings, Salesian College Sunbury). Pricing is quote-based and project-specific, with no publicly disclosed recurring or subscription model. Headcount is seasonal, with approximately 40 permanent staff plus around 30 casual workers mobilised during the October-to-May peak period.

Name

Woods Environmental Services

Legal name

Woods Environmental Services

Website

https://woodsenviro.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Woods Environmental Services is a privately held Victorian environmental and civil construction firm combining Natural Resource Management expertise with civil works capability to deliver waterway rehabilitation, fishway construction, erosion control, weed management, and consultancy services to government, water authorities, and commercial clients across Melbourne.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental and Civil Construction Services

NAICS

Support Activities for Forestry (115310), Support Activities for Forestry (11531), Support Activities for Forestry (1153)

SIC

Forestry (800)

akta.pro primary industry

Conservation, Restoration & Biodiversity Services (Habitat, Wetlands, Riparian) (IMAMAJAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Tree Planting & Establishment Services (Manual/Mechanized) (AFAMACAE), Utility Line Clearance & Vegetation Management (HSAIADAK), Timberland Conservation & Easement Management (AFAMAKAI)

Keywords

• Environmental construction services
• Civil construction works
• Waterway rehabilitation
• Natural resource management
• Erosion sediment control

Headquarters

HQ city

Woori Yallock

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Environmental Services: Environmental consulting and on-ground implementation services including weed control (herbicide application, steam spraying), revegetation, riparian vegetation management, habitat construction, seed collection, and remote access works.
2. Civil Construction Services: Civil construction works including instream rock work, erosion control structures, fish ladders, river desilting, de-snagging, tree removal, concrete works, retaining walls, track upgrades, and drainage improvements.
3. Consultancy Services: Design and construct services offered by qualified staff with Bachelors in Applied Science (NRM), Environmental Science - Catchment Management and Environmental Engineering. Includes Environmental Management Plans, Weed ID and mapping, rehabilitation plans, and Flora & Fauna Surveys.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Woods Environmental Services provides integrated environmental management and civil construction services across Victoria, Australia. Its core offerings combine Natural Resource Management expertise (weed control, revegetation, riparian vegetation management, habitat construction) with heavy civil construction capability (instream rock work, fishway construction, erosion control, de-snagging, concrete works, retaining walls, drainage improvements), supported by a qualified in-house consultancy that produces Environmental Management Plans, rehabilitation plans, weed mapping, and Flora & Fauna Surveys. Services are delivered by field crews operating from depots in Woori Yallock and Altona.

Product overview

Woods Environmental Services (WES) is an environmental and civil construction services company operating across Victoria, Australia. The company offers a portfolio of integrated service offerings rather than a unified software platform. The core services include Environmental Services (weed control, revegetation, herbicide application), Civil Services (tree removal, stream rehabilitation, erosion control, concrete works), and Consultancy Services (design and construct). Specialized offerings include Fishway Construction, Waterway Rehabilitation, Erosion & Sediment Control, and Steam Weed Control. The company also maintains a fleet of plant and equipment including excavators, chippers, and spray equipment. Services are delivered by approximately 40+ permanent staff plus 30 casual workers during peak season, operating from two depots in Woori Yallock and Altona.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Environmental Services

Named customers14 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Melbourne WatercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMelbourne Water is a key client and strategic partner. WES delivers works to Melbourne Water specifications including instream rock construction, waterway rehabilitation, and infrastructure projects. Projects include O'Shannassy Pipeline works and Grasmere Creek restoration targeting EPBC-listed species habitat.
• Parks VictoriacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParks Victoria is a key government client for environmental and civil works on protected areas and parks estate.
• Fulton HoganmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFulton Hogan is a major civil construction company listed as a client, indicating collaborative project work.
• DownermajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDowner is a major infrastructure services company listed as a client, indicating collaborative project work.
• DELWP (Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVictorian government department is a key client for environmental and land management projects.
• VicRoadscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVictorian state road authority is a client for environmental works along transport corridors.
• West Gippsland Catchment Management AuthoritycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCatchment management authority is a client for waterway rehabilitation and environmental restoration projects.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Abergeldie Complex Infrastructure: Abergeldie is a mid-sized Australian civil infrastructure contractor specializing in water, utilities, and environmental projects for government clients. It is the most directly comparable peer to WES in terms of size, scope (waterway, civil, environmental), and government/council client base.
• DMAC Civil: DMAC Civil is a Melbourne-based civil construction firm specializing in drainage, concrete, and earthworks for local government and commercial clients. It is a direct peer to WES's civil services arm, with overlapping capabilities in drainage, concrete works, and council tendering in the Victorian market.
• Picton Civil: Picton Civil is a Victorian-based civil construction contractor delivering road, drainage, and concrete works for local government and developers. It is a direct peer to WES on the civil construction side, operating in the same Melbourne/Victoria geography with similar council tender exposure.

Broad incumbents

• BMD Group: BMD is a privately-held Australian civil infrastructure contractor with national operations across transport, water, and urban development. It is comparable to WES as a larger-scale civil contractor pursuing similar government tenders, though BMD operates at significantly larger scale and broader geography.
• Fulton Hogan: Fulton Hogan is a large Australian/NZ civil infrastructure contractor with environmental and waterway rehabilitation work as part of its portfolio. It is comparable as both a broad incumbent and as an actual customer of WES, suggesting subcontractor positioning typical of the relationship WES has with tier-1 contractors.
• AECOM Australia: AECOM is a global infrastructure consultancy with substantial Australian operations in environmental assessment, waterway management, and remediation design. It is comparable to WES on the consultancy side (environmental management plans, flora & fauna surveys) though AECOM operates at vastly larger scale as a design firm rather than implementation contractor.
• Downer EDI: Downer is a major Australian infrastructure services contractor delivering road, rail, water, and environmental projects nationwide. It is comparable as a broad incumbent whose environmental scope (vegetation management, waterway works, erosion control) overlaps directly with WES's offering, and Downer is also named as one of WES's enterprise clients.
• Winslow Constructors: Winslow is an Australian civil construction firm delivering road, rail, and infrastructure projects including environmental and drainage components. It is comparable as a regional-to-national incumbent whose environmental scope overlaps with WES's civil services, though Winslow focuses more on general civil infrastructure.
• Ventia Utility Services: Ventia is one of Australia's largest infrastructure services providers, offering environmental management, vegetation management, and civil maintenance across water, transport, and government sectors. It is comparable to WES as a broad incumbent operating environmental/civil scopes for the same government and water authority clients, but at materially larger scale.

Regional players

• Greening Australia: Greening Australia is a national environmental NGO delivering large-scale revegetation, habitat restoration, and biodiversity programs with government funding. It is comparable to WES on the environmental/vegetation scope (revegetation, habitat, weed control) but operates as a not-for-profit with different commercial dynamics.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

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