Binnies
Binnies is a UK-headquartered engineering and environmental consultancy, wholly owned by RSK Group, serving water utilities, government agencies, and infrastructure clients with integrated design, construction, and digital asset management services across water, flood risk, and environmental markets.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1996
- HeadquartersRedhill, United Kingdom
- Headcount501–1,000
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What Binnies does
Binnies is a UK-headquartered engineering and environmental consultancy specialising in water, wastewater, flood risk management, and clean energy infrastructure. It is a wholly-owned subsidiary of RSK Group, the global environmental and engineering conglomerate with approximately 14,000 employees, and operates across the UK plus international hubs in Hong Kong, Singapore, and Australia with claimed reach into over 100 countries. The company delivers five integrated service lines (Asset Management, Digital Expertise, Environmental Consultancy, Construction Services, and Engineering Design) across four markets (Water, Flood Risk Management, Environment, Clean Energy), spanning advisory through to construction and lifecycle management.
The firm's commercial engine is professional services revenue from framework agreements and long-term contracts with UK water utilities (Yorkshire Water, Anglian Water, United Utilities, Scottish Water, Thames Water) and government agencies (Environment Agency, Singapore National Environment Agency). Notable contract vehicles include Yorkshire Water's £80M AMP8 technical services framework (2025-2030), the @one Alliance with Anglian Water (eight partners delivering over half of Anglian Water's AMP8 capital programme), CPS2/FRAM framework appointments with the Environment Agency, and international joint ventures with AECOM, Ramboll, and Arup for Singapore's Tuas Nexus and Hong Kong's San Tin facilities.
Technically, Binnies integrates scientific machine learning (via a JuliaHub Dyad 3.0 partnership achieving 95% pump fault detection accuracy in trials), digital twins, BIM, drone-based digital modelling, and condition-based monitoring into its consultancy offerings. Differentiators cited include over a century of engineering heritage, 24 consecutive years of RoSPA safety awards, ESG leadership recognised at the 2026 NCE Awards, nature-based solutions expertise (UK's first Integrated Constructed Treatment Wetland at Everton), and an in-house ENGAGED safety culture programme with Living Wage accreditation.
Binnies firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Binnies
- Legal name
- Binnies
- Website
- https://binnies.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1996
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 501–1,000 employees
- Short description
- Binnies is a UK-headquartered engineering and environmental consultancy, wholly owned by RSK Group, serving water utilities, government agencies, and infrastructure clients with integrated design, construction, and digital asset management services across water, flood risk, and environmental markets.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Binnies industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Water and Environmental Engineering Consultancy
- NAICS
- Water, Sewage and Other Systems (2213), Waste Management and Remediation Services (562)
- SIC
- Water, Sewer, Pipeline, Comm & Power Line Construction (1623)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Construction Management & Delivery (EPCM/CMAR/Design-Build Oversight) (EUANALAE)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- Maintenance & Reliability (RCM, Work Management, Spares) (EUANALAH)
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Where Binnies is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Redhill
- HQ country
- United Kingdom
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices9 records
Markets served
Binnies business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Engineering and Environmental Consultancy Services: Binnies generates revenue through professional consultancy fees for engineering design, environmental consultancy, asset management, digital expertise, and construction services across water, flood risk, environment, and clean energy markets. Revenue is derived from framework agreements, project-based commissions, and long-term contracts with water utilities, government agencies, and industrial clients.
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels5 records
Marketing channels9 records
Binnies product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Binnies is an engineering and environmental consultancy providing five integrated service lines—Asset Management, Digital Expertise, Environmental Consultancy, Construction Services, and Engineering Design—across the water, flood risk management, environment, and clean energy sectors. Services span the full asset lifecycle from advisory and planning through detailed design, construction, commissioning, operation and lifecycle management, with a focus on proactive maintenance, low-carbon design, nature-based solutions and digital tools such as BIM, digital twins and scientific machine learning. Projects are delivered to water utilities, government agencies and infrastructure clients primarily in the UK and selectively internationally.
Product overview
Binnies is an engineering and environmental consultancy that operates as a single integrated service offering rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The company provides five core service lines (Asset Management, Digital Expertise, Environmental Consultancy, Construction Services, and Engineering Design) across four market sectors (Water, Flood Risk Management, Environment, and Clean Energy). Projects are delivered through integrated multidisciplinary teams combining engineering and construction expertise, environmental insight, and advanced digital tools. Services span the full asset lifecycle from advisory and planning through to construction and lifecycle management, with a focus on proactive maintenance, low-carbon approaches, and nature-based solutions. Binnies is a subsidiary of RSK Group and operates globally delivering water, wastewater, flood resilience and environmental projects.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Asset Management Digital solutions and services that help clients prioritise investment decisions by leveraging data and information to create insights for forward-thinking, risk-based decisions across the asset lifecycle.
- Digital Expertise Data-driven decision solutions at every stage of the asset lifecycle, equipping clients to proactively manage and predict critical infrastructure performance using digital tools.
- Environmental Consultancy Multidisciplinary environmental services providing digitally enabled solutions for sustainable critical infrastructure development and management across the whole asset lifecycle to deliver community benefits and net zero solutions.
- Construction Services Professional services combining advanced analytics, client outcome understanding, and expertise in design, procurement, construction, commissioning and operation of assets.
- Engineering Design Engineering design services across the entire design cycle from asset planning through definition and detailed design to construction support, commissioning and site supervision.
- Water Solutions Advanced solutions for the treatment of polluted raw water and the global desalination sector to help secure sustainable water resources worldwide.
- Flood Risk Management National and regional flood resilience programmes that protect people, properties and ecosystems, including flood risk management schemes and coastal protection.
- Environment Services Environmental solutions balancing the needs of people and nature, transforming environmental responsibility into innovation, performance and long-term value.
- Clean Energy Clean energy solutions spanning hydro and biogas generation, solar, hydrogen and integrated energy networks to support net-zero pathways.
Quantifiable outcome
- Pump fault detection accuracy of up to 95% achieved through AI-powered predictive maintenance with JuliaHub
- +8 more outcomes
Companies that use Binnies
Customer profileNamed customers10 records
Segments4 records
Ideal customer profiles2 records
Binnies technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature6 records
Binnies partnerships and signals
Strategic signalScale indicators11 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Binnies competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- WSP: WSP is a major global engineering consultancy with a strong UK water and environment practice. It is both a direct competitor and a Binnies JV partner on the CPS2/FRAM framework, and competes for similar Anglian Water, Yorkshire Water, and Environment Agency mandates.
- Ramboll: Ramboll is a global engineering consultancy with deep water, environment, and climate adaptation practices. It competes with Binnies in the UK and is a JV partner on Singapore's Tuas Nexus IWMF, indicating highly overlapping capabilities and customer base.
- Arup: Arup is a global engineering consultancy active in water, flood risk, and environmental sectors. It is both a direct competitor and a Binnies JV partner on the San Tin Water Reclamation Plant in Hong Kong, with comparable digital engineering and sustainability capabilities.
- Stantec: Stantec is a global engineering consultancy with a strong UK and EMEA water infrastructure practice. It directly competes with Binnies for water utility design, wastewater treatment upgrades, and flood resilience programmes.
- AECOM: AECOM is a global infrastructure consultancy competing in the same UK water, wastewater, and flood resilience market as Binnies. It is also a JV partner with Binnies on Singapore's Tuas Nexus IWMF Phase 2, illustrating direct overlap in capability and customer base.
- Arcadis: Arcadis is a global design and consultancy firm with water, climate adaptation, and environmental practices competing for the same UK water utility and Environment Agency framework work as Binnies.
- AtkinsRéalis: AtkinsRéalis (formerly Atkins/SNC-Lavalin) operates a major UK water and environment engineering practice and competes with Binnies for AMP-cycle design, infrastructure, and digital asset management work with the same enterprise utility clients.
- Mott MacDonald: Mott MacDonald is a global engineering consultancy with a significant UK water, wastewater, and flood risk practice. It competes directly with Binnies for water utility framework appointments, AMP cycle work, and Environment Agency flood programmes, with comparable digital and asset management capabilities.
- Jacobs: Jacobs is a global professional services firm with a substantial UK water and environment practice. It competes with Binnies for water utility asset management, AMP cycle design work, and digital water solutions across the same enterprise client base.
- Black & Veatch: Black & Veatch is a global engineering, procurement, and construction firm specialising in water and wastewater infrastructure. It competes with Binnies for major water utility treatment, desalination, and digital water mandates in the UK and internationally.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat6 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Binnies social profiles
Digital presenceBinnies compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance6 records
Binnies financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Binnies leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles8 records
Binnies subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries4 records
Binnies funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Binnies M&A and investment
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Frequently asked questions about Binnies
What does Binnies do?
Binnies is an engineering and environmental consultancy providing five integrated service lines—Asset Management, Digital Expertise, Environmental Consultancy, Construction Services, and Engineering Design—across the water, flood risk management, environment, and clean energy sectors. Services span the full asset lifecycle from advisory and planning through detailed design, construction, commissioning, operation and lifecycle management, with a focus on proactive maintenance, low-carbon design, nature-based solutions and digital tools such as BIM, digital twins and scientific machine learning. Projects are delivered to water utilities, government agencies and infrastructure clients primarily in the UK and selectively internationally.
Is Binnies a public or private company?
Binnies is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently operating.
When was Binnies founded?
Binnies was founded in 1996. It employs 501 to 1,000 people.
Where is Binnies based?
Binnies is headquartered in Redhill, United Kingdom, in the Europe region.
How does Binnies make money?
One revenue line is on record: engineering and Environmental Consultancy Services.
Who are Binnies's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are WSP, Ramboll, Arup, Stantec, AECOM, Arcadis, AtkinsRéalis, Mott MacDonald, Jacobs and Black & Veatch.
Does Binnies have an API?
No public API is recorded for Binnies.
What industry is Binnies in?
Binnies's product category is Water and Environmental Engineering Consultancy. Its primary akta.pro industry code is EUANALAE, Construction Management & Delivery (EPCM/CMAR/Design-Build Oversight), with a secondary code of EUANALAH, Maintenance & Reliability (RCM, Work Management, Spares). Its NAICS code is 2213 and its SIC code is 1623.