Land Laboratories

Name

Land Laboratories

Legal name

Land Investigation Company for Laboratories

Website

https://landlaboratories.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Land Laboratories is a Saudi Arabian geotechnical and earth sciences services firm that delivers subsurface investigation, drilling, marine survey, and accredited laboratory testing to enterprise clients across oil and gas, infrastructure, energy, water, agriculture, and mining sectors in the Middle East.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Geotechnical & Earth Sciences Services

NAICS

Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services (541360), Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services (541370)

SIC

Oil & Gas Field Exploration Services (1382), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731), Oil & Gas Field Services, Nec (1389)

akta.pro primary industry

Geotechnical & Subsurface Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Geotechnical Investigation & Site Characterization (Boreholes, In-situ Testing, Lab Testing) (IMAFAOAG)

Keywords

• Geotechnical site investigation
• Geophysical surveying services
• Water well drilling
• Marine survey services
• Accredited laboratory testing

Headquarters

HQ city

Jeddah

HQ country

Saudi Arabia

HQ region

Middle East

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Geotechnical and Geophysical Investigation Services: Land Laboratories provides comprehensive geotechnical site investigations, geophysical surveys (surface, borehole, and marine), and laboratory testing services for construction, infrastructure, oil & gas, and mining projects. Revenue is generated through project-based contracts for investigation and analysis services.
2. Water Well Drilling Services: Contract drilling of groundwater wells, injection wells, earthing boreholes, and cathodic protection boreholes for municipal, agricultural, industrial, and energy sector clients. Revenue generated through drilling project contracts.
3. Laboratory Testing Services: Comprehensive laboratory testing across physical, chemical, environmental, food, and oil testing disciplines, serving construction, environmental, food manufacturing, and industrial clients. Revenue generated through per-test or contract testing arrangements.
4. Specialized Drilling and Intervention Services: Micro piling, grouting, in-situ testing, and instrumentation and monitoring services provided to construction and infrastructure projects on a contract basis.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Land Laboratories is a B2B geotechnical and earth sciences services firm providing integrated subsurface investigation, drilling, marine survey, and accredited laboratory testing for infrastructure, energy, mining, and water projects. The company deploys a fleet of 22 geotechnical rigs, 10 open hole rigs, and two jack-up pontoons to deliver site investigation, water well drilling, geophysical surveys, environmental studies, and physical/chemical/oil/food laboratory analysis on a project-contract basis across Saudi Arabia and the Middle East.

Product overview

Land Laboratories is a geotechnical and earth sciences services company operating as part of the Gulf Laboratories Group with over 40 years of experience. The company offers 14 distinct but interconnected service lines organized around earth investigation and characterization: Geotechnical Site Investigation, Ground Water Wells, Hydrogeological Investigation, Marine Surveys, Topography, Geophysical Testing (surface, borehole, and marine), Instrumentation & Monitoring, Geoenvironmental Investigation, Geological Mapping, In Situ Testing, Grouting, Micro Piling, Laboratory Services (Physical, Chemical, Oil, and Food), and Mining Services. These services can be delivered independently or as an integrated package, with shared expertise in drilling, sampling, testing, and analysis across the oil & gas, infrastructure, energy, agriculture, water & wastewater, and mining sectors in the Middle East.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Geotechnical Site Investigation

Quantifiable outcome

• 40+ years of geotechnical and drilling experience through Gulf Laboratories Group
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Gulf Laboratories GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGulf Laboratories Group is the parent organization of Land Investigation Company for Laboratories. Gulf Laboratories Co. WLL, operating in Qatar, provides ground investigation, borehole drilling and a wide range of laboratory testing services to international and local clients. Land Laboratories in Saudi Arabia leverages 40+ years of shared experience, technological capabilities, and expertise from the group, operating as its KSA arm for geotechnical investigations, mineral exploration, water well drilling, and laboratory services.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Boskalis: Dutch marine services and offshore contractor with significant offshore geotechnical and survey capability (via its Gardline subsidiary). Competes with Land Laboratories' marine geophysical and jack-up pontoon offerings for nearshore and offshore LNG/infrastructure projects in the Gulf.
• Arcadis: Global design, engineering, and consulting firm with a geotechnical and environmental consulting practice. Operates across the Middle East on infrastructure and water programs, broadly comparable to Land Laboratories' integrated civil/water/oil-and-gas service profile.
• Stantec: Global engineering, consulting, and construction firm with a sizable geotechnical and environmental services practice active in the Middle East. Competes on integrated infrastructure and environmental mandates where geotechnical is one capability among many.
• WSP Global: International engineering consultancy with a Middle East presence and broad geotechnical, environmental, and infrastructure capabilities. Competes for tier-one mega-project mandates but offers a much wider portfolio than a specialist like Land Laboratories.
• Worley: Energy, chemicals, and resources project delivery specialist with subsurface, geotechnical, and environmental capabilities supporting Gulf-region LNG, mining, and infrastructure clients. Competes indirectly through bundled EPC-adjacent service scopes.
• Tetra Tech: Global consulting and engineering firm with strong geotechnical, environmental, and water resource practices. Active in the Middle East on water, energy, and infrastructure projects, overlapping Land Laboratories' hydrogeological and laboratory testing offerings.

Regional players

• Dar Al-Handasah (Shair and Partners): Major Middle East-headquartered design and engineering consultancy with regional offices across the GCC. Often acts as the lead consultant on tier-one KSA infrastructure and energy projects and frequently sub-contracts or competes for geotechnical investigation scopes.

Others

• SGS: Global testing, inspection, and certification company with a strong laboratory services presence in the Middle East. Overlaps with Land Laboratories' environmental, oil, fuel, and food laboratory testing revenue streams but does not compete in drilling or marine geophysics.

Direct peers

• Fugro: Dutch-headquartered global leader in geotechnical site investigation, marine site characterization, and geo-data services. Directly competes with Land Laboratories across the Gulf region on offshore LNG, nearshore, and onshore infrastructure tenders, and operates a comparable rig and survey fleet.
• Gulf Laboratories Co. WLL: Qatar-based sister company under the same Gulf Laboratories Group parent, offering ground investigation, borehole drilling, and laboratory testing across the Gulf. Effectively the same operating model as Land Laboratories' Saudi arm, providing a direct intra-group benchmark.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/land-laboratories

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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