Land Risk Environmental

What Land Risk Environmental does

Land Risk Environmental (LRE) is an Australian environmental consultancy headquartered in Sydney that provides specialist advisory services in contaminated land and hazardous materials. Founded in 2024 by co-directors James Lean and Martin Leong, the firm operates as a two-person professional services practice (Pty Ltd, ABN 74 675 377 321) with on-site mobilisation capability across Australia and New Zealand. The service portfolio spans eight integrated lines: property due diligence, contaminated land investigations, hazardous building material assessments, environmental compliance, remediation action plans, groundwater and surface water monitoring, soil vapour and indoor air investigations, and baseline / end-of-lease environmental investigations. Core technical capability rests on regulatory certifications including Certified Environmental Practitioner (CEnvP) status held by both directors, SafeWork NSW Licensed Asbestos Assessor credentials, and Baseline Defence Clearance.

The firm's customer base is concentrated in commercial real estate advisory and large operational asset owners, with named engagements at CBRE, Cushman and Wakefield, Barings Real Estate, Mansfield Property Advisory, MBMpl, Toohey Miller, Sydney Airport (panel appointment) and Ausgrid. LRE has completed 60+ environmental and hazardous materials due diligence investigations since 2024. Go-to-market is sales-led and enterprise-focused, with the two directors carrying direct client relationships and project delivery; customer acquisition is driven by professional reputation, industry affiliations (EIANZ, ALGA, CEnvP), and referrals from property advisory firms. No external funding has been raised and the company remains privately held by its founders.

Revenue mechanics are project-based professional services fees, with no publicly disclosed pricing and no subscription or productised revenue streams. The business model is therefore high-touch, labour-constrained, and dependent on the billable capacity of the two directors plus any unstated subcontractor network. Marketing is limited to a content blog covering contaminated land, hazardous materials, UPSS, asbestos, lead paint and environmental due diligence topics. No AI, software platform, or technology product has been evidenced; the moat is entirely human expertise and regulatory credentials.

Name

Land Risk Environmental

Legal name

Land Risk Environmental Pty Ltd

Website

https://landriskenvironmental.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2024

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Land Risk Environmental is a Sydney-based environmental consultancy specialising in contaminated land and hazardous materials advisory for property transactions, redevelopment projects and operational asset management across Australia and New Zealand.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Consulting Services

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (541620), Environmental Consulting Services (54162)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731), Hazardous Waste Management (4955)

akta.pro primary industry

Transaction Advisory for M&A, Lender & Investor Environmental Due Diligence (EUAHAEAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Phase II ESA & Subsurface Investigation (Soil/Groundwater Sampling) (EUAHAEAB), Asbestos, Lead-Based Paint & Hazardous Building Materials Surveys (Pre-Acquisition/Demolition) (EUAHAEAF), PFAS Assessment & Due Diligence (EUAHAEAL), Remediation Planning & Cost Estimation (RAP/CAP, Feasibility Studies) (EUAHAEAC), Portfolio & Multi-Site Environmental Risk Screening (Desktop / Rapid Risk Assessments) (EUAHAEAK)

Keywords

• Contaminated land consulting
• Hazardous materials assessment
• Property environmental due diligence
• Asbestos inspection services
• Site contamination investigation

Headquarters

HQ city

Sydney

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Environmental Consulting Services: Project-based professional consulting services for contaminated land investigations, hazardous materials assessments, and environmental compliance. Services include Property Due Diligence, Contaminated Land Investigations, Hazardous Building Material Assessments, Remediation Action Plans, Groundwater & Surface Water Monitoring, Soil Vapour Investigations, and Baseline/End of Lease Environmental Investigations.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Land Risk Environmental is a Sydney-based environmental consultancy that delivers contaminated land investigations, hazardous materials assessments, and environmental due diligence services for property transactions, redevelopment projects, and operational asset management. Its work spans property due diligence, detailed site investigations, asbestos registers and management plans, remediation action plans, groundwater and surface water monitoring (including PFAS), vapour intrusion studies, and baseline/end-of-lease environmental investigations.

Product overview

Land Risk Environmental is an environmental consultancy providing contaminated land and hazardous materials advisory services. The company operates as a single-service firm offering eight integrated consulting services: Property Due Diligence (expedited assessments during transactions), Contaminated Land Investigations (targeted and detailed site investigations), Hazardous Building Material Assessments (asbestos registers and management plans), Environmental Compliance (management plans and monitoring programmes), Remediation Action Plans, Groundwater & Surface Water Monitoring, Soil Vapour & Indoor Air Investigations, and Baseline/End of Lease Environmental Investigations. These services are designed to work together, enabling LRE to support clients through the full property lifecycle—from transaction due diligence through to remediation and compliance management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Property Due Diligence
• Contaminated Land Investigations
• Hazardous Building Material Assessments
• Environmental Compliance
• Remediation Action Plans
• Groundwater & Surface Water Monitoring
• Soil Vapour & Indoor Air Investigations
• Baseline | End of Lease Environmental Investigations

Quantifiable outcome

• Completed 60+ environmental and hazardous materials due diligence investigations since 2024
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• GHD: Large Australian-headquartered engineering, environmental and advisory firm with a substantial contaminated-land practice that competes with LRE on property transaction and asset-management environmental work.
• AECOM: Global infrastructure consulting firm with a dedicated environment practice covering site assessment, remediation and due diligence; competes with LRE for larger multi-disciplinary Australian mandates.
• Jacobs: Global consulting firm with environmental services in Australia covering site investigation, remediation and environmental impact assessment; competes with LRE on transaction and infrastructure environmental work.
• Tetra Tech: International consulting and engineering firm with a dedicated contaminated-land and environmental management practice serving property, infrastructure and industrial clients in Australia.
• WSP: Global professional services firm with an established Australian environmental consulting practice covering contaminated land, hazardous materials and environmental due diligence.
• Arcadis: Global design and consultancy firm with a sizeable Australian contaminated-land and remediation practice that overlaps directly with LRE's service portfolio.
• SLR Consulting: Global environmental and advisory consultancy with a strong Australian presence in site investigation, contaminated land and environmental due diligence — directly comparable service mix to LRE.
• Ramboll: Global consultancy with an environmental and site investigation practice in Australia covering hazardous building materials, contaminated land and ESG-related due diligence — overlapping with LRE's core offerings.

Direct peers

• Land & Groundwater: Australian niche consultancy focused on contaminated land, hazardous materials and environmental risk assessment; listed as a Land & Groundwater affiliate on LRE's website and competes in the same boutique segment.
• JBS&G: Australian specialist consultancy focused on contaminated land, environmental due diligence and remediation — the closest niche peer to LRE, competing for the same Phase I/II ESA, asbestos and remediation mandates across Australia.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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