Forensic Specialists

What Forensic Specialists does

Forensic Specialists Limited is a New Zealand-based private professional services firm headquartered in Auckland, operating across the Auckland and Northland regions. The company provides environmental contamination detection and management services for hazardous substances in residential and commercial properties, organized into three core service lines: asbestos services (refurbishment/demolition surveys, air assessments, management surveys, and management plans); methamphetamine testing (screening surveys, detailed assessments per NZS8510:2017, and post-decontamination clearances verified to below the Ministry of Health 2016 threshold of 1.5ug/100cm2); and mould services (identification, biological testing, removal advice, and clearance documentation). Surveys and air monitoring are performed by BOHS IP402 and IP404 certified surveyors, with samples couriered to IANZ-accredited laboratories for analysis; the company does not perform remediation itself, focusing instead on testing, certification, and post-decontamination verification. Supplementary offerings include soil sampling, heavy metal analysis, E. coli and bacterial surveys, and lead testing.

The firm serves a diversified customer base across property owners and managers, commercial construction companies requiring pre-demolition surveys, government and education (including the Ministry of Education), insurance companies, and landlords/tenants addressing Healthy Homes Standards compliance. Its go-to-market is sales-led and quote-based, with customers initiating contact via a toll-free number (0800 005 460), email, or website contact form; payment is typically due prior to service or within three working days of invoice. Founded in 2014 (with consultancy operations beginning under founder Alexandra Dalzell from 2016), the company rebranded from Forensic Building Specialists Ltd to Forensic Specialists Ltd and operates with approximately six employees including independent contractors. Revenue mechanics are purely transactional professional services with no recurring contract base or subscription component disclosed.

Name

Forensic Specialists

Legal name

Forensic Specialists Limited

Website

https://forensicspecialists.co.nz

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Forensic Specialists is a New Zealand private professional services firm (Auckland/Northland) that performs BOHS-certified asbestos surveying, NZS8510-compliant methamphetamine testing, and mould identification for property owners, construction firms, government, and insurance clients, with samples analyzed by IANZ-accredited laboratories.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Testing and Surveying Services

NAICS

Testing Laboratories and Services (54138), Building Inspection Services (541350), Environmental Consulting Services (541620)

SIC

Services-Testing Laboratories (8734), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPALALAD

Asbestos/Lead/Mold Inspection, Testing & Consulting

Business & Public Services/Waste Management & Remediation Services/Asbestos, Lead & Mold Abatement Services

SECONDARYBPALALAH

Post-Abatement Clearance Testing & Documentation

Business & Public Services/Waste Management & Remediation Services/Asbestos, Lead & Mold Abatement Services

SECONDARYEUAHAEAF

Asbestos, Lead-Based Paint & Hazardous Building Materials Surveys (Pre-Acquisition/Demolition)

Energy, Utilities & Environment/Environmental Compliance, Monitoring & Consulting/Environmental Risk Assessment & Due Diligence (Phase I/II ESA)

SECONDARYBPALALAG

Regulatory Compliance, Permitting & Project Management (HazMat Abatement)

Business & Public Services/Waste Management & Remediation Services/Asbestos, Lead & Mold Abatement Services

Keywords

• Asbestos surveying services
• Methamphetamine testing services
• Mould testing services
• Environmental contamination testing
• Hazardous substance surveys

Headquarters

HQ city

Auckland

HQ country

New Zealand

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Surveying and Testing Services: One-time professional services revenue generated through asbestos surveys, meth testing, and mould testing services. Pricing is quote-based based on property size and scope of work. Payment typically required prior to service or within 3 working days of invoice upon report delivery.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Forensic Specialists provides professional environmental surveying and testing services for hazardous substances in residential and commercial properties across New Zealand. The core offering comprises asbestos surveying (refurbishment/demolition, management, air monitoring, and clearance), methamphetamine testing (screening, detailed, and post-decontamination assessments), and mould identification, testing, removal advice, and clearance inspections, with samples couriered to IANZ accredited laboratories for analysis.

Product overview

Forensic Specialists operates as a professional surveying and testing services company (formerly known as Forensic Building Specialists Ltd) offering a unified portfolio of hazardous substance detection and management services for commercial and residential properties in New Zealand. The core offering comprises three integrated service lines: Asbestos Services (including refurbishment/demolition surveys, air assessments, management surveys, and management plans), Methamphetamine Testing Services (including screening surveys, detailed assessments, and post-decontamination clearances), and Mould Services (including identification, testing, removal advice, and clearance documentation). All services are delivered by trained surveyors and assessors holding BOHS qualifications, with samples sent to IANZ accredited laboratories for analysis. The company also provides supplementary services including soil sampling, heavy metal analysis, EColi and bacterial surveys, and lead testing, positioning the offering as a comprehensive environmental contamination detection and management solution.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Asbestos Refurbishment and Demolition Survey

Quantifiable outcome

• Samples can be analysed within 24 hours of collection
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 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.

• IANZ (International Accreditation New Zealand)coreTechnology or IntegrationSamples collected by Forensic Specialists are couriered to IANZ accredited laboratory for testing and analysis, ensuring certified chain of custody and accredited test results compliant with New Zealand standards.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• ALS Global New Zealand: International testing services provider with NZ operations offering environmental, asbestos, and contamination testing. Overlaps with Forensic Specialists on testing methodologies and customer segments but operates at significantly greater scale.
• Bureau Veritas New Zealand: International TIC (testing, inspection, certification) provider with NZ presence offering building condition surveys, asbestos assessments, and environmental testing. Comparable as a broad incumbent serving enterprise and government clients with similar surveying services.
• Eurofins New Zealand: Global environmental testing group with NZ operations offering asbestos, lead, and indoor air quality testing. Comparable as a broader environmental testing incumbent using accredited laboratory methodologies.
• SGS New Zealand: Global testing, inspection, and certification giant with NZ operations. Offers asbestos, environmental, and building inspection services across multiple sectors, overlapping with Forensic Specialists' core offering but at vastly greater scale and geographic breadth.

Direct peers

• Hill Laboratories: New Zealand's largest privately-owned commercial laboratory, providing environmental, asbestos, and methamphetamine testing via IANZ-accredited methods. Directly comparable as a NZ-based environmental testing services provider serving property and construction markets.
• ACM Asbestos Management NZ: New Zealand-based asbestos management and surveying firm providing refurbishment/demolition surveys, management plans, and air monitoring. Directly comparable to Forensic Specialists' asbestos service line in scale and customer base.

Others

• Healthy Homes NZ (Tenancy Services compliance): Government tenancy compliance framework under the Healthy Homes Standards that mandates insulation, ventilation, heating, moisture, and draught-stopping standards. Indirectly comparable as a regulatory body whose standards create demand for mould and contamination testing services.
• Auckland Council Building Inspections: Local government building compliance function that mandates inspections for asbestos and contamination. Adjacent ecosystem participant that drives compliance demand into the broader surveying services market including Forensic Specialists.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/forensic-specialists

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

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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