TVAS (Ireland

What TVAS (Ireland does

TVAS (Ireland) Ltd is a private Irish archaeological consultancy established in 2001 as the sister entity of Thames Valley Archaeological Services in the UK. Founded by Graham Hull, Kate Taylor and Dr Steve Ford, the firm is headquartered in Crusheen, Co. Clare, and operates as a professional services provider for developers, local authorities, national infrastructure agencies, planners, and architects across Ireland and Britain. Its revenue model is project-based professional services, with fees scoped per project rather than disclosed publicly.

The company's core offering spans the full archaeological project lifecycle: pre-planning advice, desk-based assessments, archaeological monitoring, testing, excavation, post-excavation analysis, and publication. Supporting specialist services include geophysical survey (resistivity, magnetometry, ground-penetrating radar), GIS analysis and mapping, environmental impact assessment (plants, molluscs, insects, pollen, microfauna, geoarchaeology), AutoCAD graphics and reconstructions, EDM topographical survey, photographic survey, and finds/osteology analysis. Named government clients include the National Roads Authority and county councils (Clare, Galway, Wexford, Limerick, Tipperary, Kerry, Longford); private-sector and academic partners include NUI Galway and Burren Stone Forts Ltd via the Caherconnell Archaeological Field School.

Go-to-market is sales-led and referral-driven, with no formal marketing channel beyond the company website, professional publications, and a Twitter presence. Distribution is direct to client with no resellers or intermediaries. The firm is a Corporate Member of the Institute of Archaeologists of Ireland and benefits from a cross-border sister-company footprint (TVAS UK offices in Reading, Brighton, and Taunton) that allows it to bid on both Irish and British contracts, including large national road schemes that have deployed up to 130 archaeologists on a single project.

Name

TVAS (Ireland

Legal name

TVAS (Ireland) Ltd

Website

https://tvasireland.ie

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Clare

HQ country

Ireland

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Archaeological Consultancy Services: Professional archaeological services including pre-planning advice, desk-based assessments, archaeological monitoring, testing, excavation, and post-excavation analysis and publication. Services are provided on a project basis for developers, local authorities, and government bodies on infrastructure and development projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

TVAS (Ireland) Ltd provides full-lifecycle archaeological consultancy services to developers, planners, architects and government bodies across Ireland and Britain. Offerings span pre-planning advice, desk-based assessments, archaeological monitoring, testing, licensed excavation, post-excavation analysis, and report/publication. The firm also delivers specialist geophysical survey (Resistivity, Magnetometry, GPR), GIS analysis and mapping, environmental impact assessment, heritage management planning, and education/outreach including the Caherconnell Archaeological Field School.

Product overview

TVAS (Ireland) Ltd is an Irish archaeological consultancy providing a comprehensive suite of professional archaeological services. The company's core offering is its consultancy services portfolio, which encompasses the full project lifecycle from pre-planning advice through to excavation, post-excavation analysis, and publication. Supporting this core consultancy are specialist services including geophysical survey (resistivity, magnetometry, GPR), GIS analysis, environmental impact assessment, heritage management, and education/outreach programs. The company also operates the Caherconnell Archaeological Field School in partnership with NUI Galway and Burren Stone Forts Ltd. TVAS operates from offices in County Clare, Ireland with sister companies in the UK (TVAS UK, TVAS UK South, and TVAS UK South West).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Archaeological Consultancy Services Full-range commercial archaeological consultancy covering pre-planning advice, desk-based assessment, monitoring, testing, excavation, and post-excavation analysis and publication for developers, planners, architects and government bodies.
• Geophysical Survey Services Specialist geophysical prospection services using Resistivity, Magnetometry and Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) for archaeological site investigation across Ireland and Britain.
• Environmental Impact Assessment Comprehensive environmental impact assessment services including desk-based assessment, cartographic studies, historic site characterisation, and environmental analysis covering plants, molluscs, insects, wood, pollen and microfauna.
• GIS Analysis and Mapping Geographic Information System analysis, interpretation, consultancy, mapping, terrain modelling, and database compilation and management services for archaeological projects.
• Specialist Archaeological Services Specialist assessments including finds analysis, osteoarchaeology, post-medieval finds analysis, environmental studies, geoarchaeology, AutoCAD graphics and reconstructions, conservation, photographic survey, topographical (EDM) surveys, and sample processing.
• Education and Outreach Services Community and educational services including training excavations, workshops and lectures for schools and universities, community projects, exhibitions and events, and media management.
• Heritage Management Services Heritage management services covering heritage media, historic building assessment, historic landscape consulting, heritage exhibitions, conservation management planning, built heritage, and inter-visibility and sensitivity analyses.
• Publication Services Writing, editing, graphics, management, and archive preparation and management services for archaeological reports and publications.
• Caherconnell Archaeological Field School Field school collaboration with NUI Galway and Burren Stone Forts Ltd, providing training excavations and public engagement with archaeological fieldwork during Heritage Week.

Quantifiable outcome

• Projects completed on time and within budget

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Thames Valley Archaeological Services Ltd (TVAS UK)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTVAS UK is the sister company of TVAS (Ireland) Ltd, established in the UK. Operating from offices in Reading, Brighton, and Taunton, TVAS Ltd provides professional archaeological services throughout Ireland and Britain. The relationship enables cross-border project capability.
• NUI Galway (National University of Ireland Galway)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Dr Michelle Comber from NUI Galway on the Caherconnell archaeological excavation project and field school. NUI Galway provides academic expertise and research collaboration.
• Burren Stone Forts LtdcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the Caherconnell Archaeological Field School (CAFS) alongside NUI Galway. John Davoren from Burren Stone Forts Ltd provides landowner support and the Caherconnell visitor centre facility. Also co-funding excavation reporting and publication.
• Caherconnell Archaeological Field School (CAFS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTVAS (Ireland) Ltd was a founding partner of the Caherconnell Archaeological Field School, established in 2009 by Graham Hull. The field school engages in excavation of medieval Gaelic settlement and provides training opportunities.
• Institute of Archaeologists of Ireland (IAI)supportingOthersTVAS (Ireland) Ltd is a Corporate Member of the Institute of Archaeologists of Ireland, the professional body for archaeologists in Ireland.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Archaeology South-East (UCL): Part of UCL, providing commercial archaeological fieldwork and heritage services in southeast England. Comparable to TVAS in service offering and size tier, and a competitor for cross-border UK/Ireland developer-led contracts.

Direct peers

• IAC Archaeology: One of Ireland's largest commercial archaeological consultancies, providing planning-stage assessment, excavation, and post-excavation services for infrastructure and development clients. Direct competitor for the same Irish road schemes, county council frameworks, and private developer work.
• Rubicon Heritage Services: Mid-sized archaeological consultancy operating across Ireland and the UK, offering field evaluation, excavation, and specialist post-excavation services. Competes directly with TVAS on infrastructure and development-led contracts on both sides of the Irish border.
• Thames Valley Archaeological Services (TVAS UK): Sister company of TVAS (Ireland) Ltd, offering the same commercial archaeological consultancy, geophysical survey, and heritage services across the UK from Reading, Brighton, and Taunton. Most directly comparable peer due to shared brand, methodology, and management lineage.
• Aegis Archaeology: Ireland-based commercial archaeological consultancy providing licensed director services, excavations, and heritage assessments. Comparable in size and service mix to TVAS, and a regular bidder on Irish local authority and developer contracts.

Broad incumbents

• Wessex Archaeology: One of the UK's largest archaeological consultancies, providing field evaluation, geophysical survey, and heritage services to infrastructure clients. Comparable to TVAS in service offering but much larger scale and broader geographic footprint, including UK/Ireland cross-border projects.
• Cotswold Archaeology: Long-established UK archaeological consultancy delivering fieldwork, heritage consultancy, and publications for infrastructure and development clients. Comparable service portfolio to TVAS but operates at larger scale, primarily in England and Wales with some Ireland activity.
• Headland Archaeology: UK and Ireland-wide commercial archaeology provider with extensive experience on road, rail, and energy infrastructure. Offers the same licensed-director, geophysical, and post-excavation services as TVAS but at significantly greater scale and geographic reach.
• Oxford Archaeology: Major UK-headquartered archaeological services provider offering field evaluation, excavation, and post-excavation analysis. Comparable to TVAS in offering heritage consultancy for infrastructure but with substantially larger resource base and academic affiliations.
• MOLA (Museum of London Archaeology): Major UK archaeological and built-heritage consultancy providing fieldwork, historic environment assessment, and publication services for infrastructure clients. Overlaps with TVAS's heritage management and infrastructure-led services, but operates at much greater scale and primarily in London/southeast England.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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