Soil & Groundwater Remediation Services

What Soil & Groundwater Remediation Services does

Soil & Groundwater Remediation Services (SGRS) is a South African privately held (Pty) Ltd environmental services firm, founded in 1997 and headquartered in Pretoria with a regional office in Cape Town. The company specializes in borehole drilling and soil probing for environmental and geotechnical investigations, assessments and remediation, serving enterprise petroleum clients (ENGEN, TOTAL, Sasol, Afrox), local authorities and municipalities, industrial and commercial site owners, and a network of environmental and engineering consultants (WSP, Golder Associates, AECOM, ERM).

The company's core technology portfolio centers on specialized drilling methodologies — Rotary Air Percussion, Direct Push, Hollow Stem Auger (including hydraulic augering and Power Probe) — paired with Ground Penetrating Radar and Cable Avoidance Tool (CAT) for underground utility detection, Air-Spade and Air-Vac non-destructive excavation, and borehole yield and pump testing equipment. On the remediation side, SGRS designs, installs and operates Multi-Phase Extraction (MPE), Dual-Phase Extraction (DPE), Soil Vapor Extraction (SVE) and Mobile Vacuum Enhanced Recovery (VER) systems, and performs sub-slab soil-gas sampling and chemical injection. Advanced treatment technologies (bioremediation, soil washing, thermal desorption, chemical oxidation, reactive and containment barriers) are delivered through a core strategic partnership with Geostream International.

SGRS operates as a B2B project-based services company, with 11–50 employees executing approximately 120 projects per year for roughly 30 active clients. Revenue is generated through quote-based professional services engagements, delivered directly by SGRS field teams in South Africa's Gauteng and Western Cape regions. The firm is independently owned with no disclosed institutional investors, parent company, or external funding, and reports no public revenue, awards, patents, or AI/digital product offerings.

Name

Soil & Groundwater Remediation Services

Legal name

Soil & Groundwater Remediation Services (Pty) Ltd

Website

https://sgrs.co.za

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Remediation Services

NAICS

Remediation Services (56291)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYIMAFAKAG

Site Remediation & Contaminated Soil Handling

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Construction & Civil Engineering/Earthworks, Site Preparation & Demolition

SECONDARYEUAIALAC

Soil Remediation (Excavation, Stabilization/Solidification, Thermal Desorption)

Energy, Utilities & Environment/Environmental Services (Waste Management, Recycling & Remediation)/Remediation Services (Soil, Groundwater, Sediment)

SECONDARYEUAIALAD

Groundwater Remediation (Pump & Treat, Air Sparging, PRBs)

Energy, Utilities & Environment/Environmental Services (Waste Management, Recycling & Remediation)/Remediation Services (Soil, Groundwater, Sediment)

SECONDARYBPALAKAG

Soil Vapor Extraction & Air Sparging Systems

Business & Public Services/Waste Management & Remediation Services/Environmental Remediation & Site Cleanup (Soil/Groundwater)

SECONDARYBPALAKAF

Groundwater Extraction, Treatment & Discharge (Pump-and-Treat, reinjection)

Business & Public Services/Waste Management & Remediation Services/Environmental Remediation & Site Cleanup (Soil/Groundwater)

Keywords

• Environmental drilling services
• Soil remediation services
• Groundwater remediation
• Borehole drilling
• Geotechnical investigations

Headquarters

HQ city

Pretoria

HQ country

South Africa

HQ region

Africa

Offices2 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 Drilling Services: Project-based services for borehole drilling, soil probing for environmental and geotechnical investigations, assessments and remediation. Revenue generated through completed projects for clients in petroleum, municipal, and industrial sectors.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Soil & Groundwater Remediation Services (SGRS) specializes in borehole drilling and soil probing for environmental and geotechnical investigations, assessments, and remediation. The company delivers environmental drilling services using methods such as Rotary Air Percussion, Direct Push, and Hollow Stem Auger, designs and operates remediation systems (MPE, DPE, SVE), conducts underground utility detection, borehole yield testing, mobile vacuum enhanced recovery, and sub-slab soil-gas sampling for petroleum, municipal, industrial, and consulting clients.

Product overview

SGRS offers a comprehensive suite of soil and groundwater remediation services built around environmental drilling, remediation systems, and non-destructive excavation technologies. The core portfolio includes Environmental Drilling (Power Probe, percussion, hydraulic augering), Remediation Systems (MPE, DPE, SVE), Underground Utility Detection (GPR, CAT), Borehole Services (yield testing, pump testing), and Mobile Vacuum Enhanced Recovery. These services are delivered as standalone offerings or integrated solutions, often combined with Geostream's advanced treatment technologies (bioremediation, chemical oxidation, containment barriers) for complete site remediation projects. The company operates specialized equipment including SAR 100 drill rigs, Audie Steel Drill Rigs, Spider Drill Rigs, and pump test units across commercial and industrial sites in South Africa.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Environmental Drilling

Named customers9 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

Feature7 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• GeostreamcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGeostream is an International Group specialized in the design and implementation of soil and groundwater treatment technologies. SGRS partnered with Geostream to offer high-level remediation services. Geostream has participated in more than 10,000 projects worldwide including European countries, Eastern Europe, Africa, Middle East and South America. Geostream provides integrated engineering services from conceptual design through commissioning and startup including bioremediation, soil washing, thermal desorption, chemical oxidation, groundwater pumping and treatment, reactive barriers, and containment barriers.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Tetra Tech: International consulting and engineering firm with deep environmental remediation, site characterization, and water-resources practices serving oil & gas, mining, and industrial clients.
• AECOM: Global infrastructure consulting firm with a substantial environment practice covering site investigation, soil/groundwater remediation, and regulatory compliance. Listed as an SGRS client (sub-contracted work) and competes in the same environmental services space at much larger scale.
• WSP: Global engineering consultancy with a strong environment and earth services practice covering contaminated land assessment and remediation. SGRS client; directly comparable on the consulting side of contaminated-site work.
• Arcadis: Global design and consultancy firm with a sizable environment practice delivering site investigation, soil and groundwater remediation, and ESG advisory to industrial and petroleum clients worldwide.
• Golder Associates (now part of WSP): Earth sciences and environmental consulting firm specializing in contaminated site investigation and remediation engineering. SGRS client; comparable on environmental drilling oversight and remediation program design.

Emerging players

• SLR Consulting: Mid-sized global environmental and advisory consultancy with active operations in Africa. Overlaps with SGRS on contaminated land assessment, environmental drilling oversight, and remediation project delivery for industrial clients.
• Antea Group: Environmental engineering and consultancy firm focused on soil, groundwater, and site-redevelopment services for industrial and petroleum clients. Comparable on remediation system design and operations.

Regional players

• Royal HaskoningDHV: Dutch-origin engineering consultancy with a meaningful presence in Southern Africa offering environmental impact assessment, contaminated land, and water-resource services. Comparable service mix for industrial and mining clients.

Direct peers

• Geostream International Group: International remediation technology firm partnered with SGRS. Operates in the same soil and groundwater treatment space with proprietary bioremediation, soil washing, thermal desorption, and chemical oxidation capabilities across 10,000+ global projects.
• ERM (Environmental Resources Management): Global environmental consulting and remediation services firm that also happens to be an SGRS customer. Comparable in offering environmental site assessments, contaminated site remediation, and serving petroleum-sector clients across geographies.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/SGRSDRILLING

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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