What Leeke Associates Limited does

Leeke Associates Limited is a privately-held UK engineering consultancy headquartered in Hagley, West Midlands, founded in 1980. The firm provides independent technical advisory and design services across mechanical, electrical, civil, geotechnical, environmental, railway geotechnical, building, energy and process engineering disciplines. Its client base spans commercial and industrial organisations, insurance companies and loss adjusters, solicitors, finance houses, local authorities, health authorities, and universities. The company also acts as a registered expert witness in litigation, arbitration, and coroners' hearings, and carries out forensic investigation of fires and plant failures.

The business operates a dual model: a fee-for-service engineering consultancy and a software distribution/integration arm. As the sole European distributor of gINT Software (geotechnical and environmental database software used in approximately 3,500 offices across 56+ countries), and as an Authorised ESRI (UK) Business Associate/Value Added Reseller for ArcGIS, Leeke Associates resells third-party platforms. It complements these with proprietary add-ons — LA gINT Tools (Contaminated Land Tool with CLR7 statistical analysis, AGS 3.1 Legend Symbols with over 140 BSI material symbols, Railway Symbols, Drawing Templates), PLog PDA-based field logging, and RAPID CPT for cone penetration testing — distributed in the UK under sole-distribution rights from Dataforensics. Pricing is primarily perpetual per-seat or per-office licensing (e.g., AGS 3.1 Legend Symbols at £50, Drawing Templates at £35), with consultancy services quoted on engagement scope and WebEx training at £150 per 2-hour session.

The go-to-market is consultative and reputation-led, with no active digital marketing; client acquisition relies on the founder's 40+ year track record, chartered engineer credentials, and the firm's Law Society expert witness registration. Key personnel consist of founder Maurice Leeke (CEng FIMechE MIEE FSOE FIPlant) heading Mechanical/Electrical and Andrew Naylor (BSc MSc CEng MIMM MIOSH) heading Geotechnical/Civil Engineering, supported by a staff headcount of 1–10. There is no external investment, parent entity, or public listing.

Name

Leeke Associates Limited

Legal name

Leeke Associates Ltd

Website

https://leekeassociates.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Leeke Associates Limited is a UK-based engineering consultancy providing mechanical, electrical, civil, geotechnical, and environmental engineering services plus expert witness testimony; it is also the sole European distributor of gINT Software and a UK reseller of ESRI ArcGIS and Dataforensics geotechnical tools.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Engineering Consulting Services

NAICS

Engineering Services (54133)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Geotechnical, Hydrogeological & Seismic Engineering (Slope Stability, Ground Support, Dewatering) (IMAKAOAN)

Keywords

• Engineering consultancy services
• Geotechnical software distribution
• Forensic engineering investigation
• Expert witness services
• Mechanical electrical civil engineering

Headquarters

HQ city

Hagley

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Engineering Consultancy Services: Provides independent engineering consultancy services across multiple disciplines including mechanical, electrical, civil, geotechnical, environmental engineering, forensic investigation, project management, expert witness, and health and safety. Services are provided to commercial organisations, insurance companies, solicitors, local authorities, health authorities and universities.
2. gINT Software Distribution: As the sole European distributor of gINT Software products, the company resells and distributes geotechnical software. Revenue comes from software licenses and product sales.
3. LA gINT Tools Sales and Licensing: Sale of off-the-shelf LA gINT Tools (Contaminated Land Tool, Basic Tools) and customisation services. Contaminated Land Tool is licensed per seat; other tools licensed per office.
4. gINT Consultancy and Training: Onsite training, WebEx virtual training sessions, data entry services, maintenance and support for gINT systems. Training sessions cost £150 plus VAT (2 hours).
5. ESRI ArcGIS Distribution: Authorised ESRI (UK) Business Associate and Value Added Reseller offering ESRI ArcView 9.x and gINT for ArcGIS add-on.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Leeke Associates Limited is an independent engineering consultancy providing mechanical, electrical, civil, geotechnical, environmental, and railway geotechnical engineering services, alongside forensic investigation, expert witness testimony, project management, and health and safety consulting. The firm is also the sole European distributor of gINT geotechnical database software, resells ESRI ArcGIS, develops proprietary LA gINT Tools add-ons, and distributes PLog field logging and RAPID CPT software in the UK.

Product overview

Leeke Associates Limited offers a unified portfolio combining geotechnical engineering consulting services with specialized software solutions. The core software offering centers on gINT Software products (gINT Professional, gINT Logs Plus, gINT Logs, and gINT for ArcGIS), which are distributed exclusively in Europe by Leeke Associates. These are complemented by add-on modules including PLog for PDA-based field data collection, RAPID CPT for cone penetration testing data processing, and LA gINT Tools including the Contaminated Land Tool and various basic utility tools. The company also provides associated consultancy and training services, expert witness services, and broader engineering consulting across mechanical, electrical, civil, geotechnical, environmental, and railway geotechnical disciplines.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• gINT Professional Primary geotechnical and environmental database software providing user-definable reports, customizable borehole logs, graphs, sections, drawings, histograms, tables, data summaries, and a relational database engine for project-wide data evaluation. Sold to geotechnical and environmental engineering professionals.
• gINT Logs Plus Advanced borehole log production and reporting software within the gINT product family for geotechnical and environmental professionals.
• gINT Logs Borehole log documentation and geotechnical reporting software within the gINT product family.
• gINT for ArcGIS Integration add-on that combines gINT geotechnical data with ESRI ArcGIS mapping to create maps of test locations, hotspots, geology types, and other spatial visualizations.
• PLog Field Logging PDA-based digital system for documenting geotechnical and geoenvironmental subsurface investigations. Field data is entered on handheld PDAs and uploaded to gINT, reducing costs and increasing data quality. AGS and BSI compliant.
• RAPID CPT Advanced gINT add-in for processing, analysing and reporting Cone Penetration Testing (CPT) data. Imports raw CPT data in almost all manufacturer formats and AGS format, calculates over 35 common geotechnical correlations automatically, and offers over 45 customisable CPT reports.
• LA Contaminated Land Tool Data management, statistical analysis to CLR7, visualisation and reporting tool for soil contamination data. Imports contaminant data from AGS files, performs statistical analysis per CLR7 guidance, identifies SGV exceedences, and outputs colourful report-quality plans, fences, tables, and histograms. Licensed per seat.
• LA gINT Basic Tools Collection of off-the-shelf gINT extensions including AGS 3.1 Legend Symbols (over 140 BSI material symbols for soils and rocks), Descriptive Legend Symbols, Legend Symbols Auto Picker, Legend Symbols Auto Converter, Coordinate Calculator, Railway Symbols, and Drawing Templates. Licensed per office.
• gINT Consultancy and Training Consultancy and training services for gINT users, including onsite or WebEx-based training, report template creation, gINT Rules (VBA) programming, data entry, system maintenance, and ArcGIS integration support.
• Forensic and Expert Witness Services Engineering investigation and expert witness services with 20+ years of experience investigating fires, failures and providing independent expertise. Includes collecting evidence, establishing sequence of events, diagnosing cause of failure, physical testing and analysis, and providing written/oral evidence for courts, arbitration, and coroners hearings. Registered expert witnesses with the Law Society.
• Engineering Consulting Services Comprehensive engineering consultancy providing mechanical, electrical, civil, geotechnical, environmental, and railway geotechnical engineering services, along with project management, health and safety, and energy and process engineering for commercial and industrial organisations, insurance companies, solicitors, local authorities, health authorities and universities.

Quantifiable outcome

• gINT software used by 3500 offices in over 56 countries
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• gINT SoftwarecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLeeke Associates is the sole European distributor of gINT Software products, which for over 20 years have been the driving force behind cutting-edge solutions for geotechnical and environmental engineers. Some 3500 offices in over 56 countries currently rely on gINT software. This is a core distribution partnership.
• ESRI (UK)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLeeke Associates is an Authorised ESRI (UK) Business Associate and Value Added Reseller, offering ESRI ArcView 9.x alone or together with gINT for ArcGIS add-on at competitive prices. They provide industry-specific insight for geo-environmental engineers.
• DataforensicscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLeeke Associates is the sole distributor of RAPID CPT software products in the UK. RAPID CPT is the most advanced database system available for processing, analysing and reporting CPT data, eliminating manual data manipulation.
• DataforensicscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLeeke Associates is the sole distributor of PLog software products in the UK. PLog is the most advanced digital system for documenting geotechnical and geoenvironmental subsurface investigations using PDA field data collection.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• AECOM: Global infrastructure consultancy with established UK geotechnical, environmental and rail practices; comparable capability set but enterprise-scale delivery model.
• Arup: Global engineering design and consulting firm offering geotechnical, civil, environmental and forensic engineering services — overlaps Leeke's multi-disciplinary engineering portfolio at much larger scale.
• WSP: Global engineering consultancy with substantial UK geotechnical, civil and environmental practices. Comparable in service offering but operating at vastly larger scale and broader geographic scope.
• Mott MacDonald: Large international engineering consultancy with geotechnical, civil, environmental and railway engineering practices overlapping Leeke's service mix, though serving much larger infrastructure clients.

Direct peers

• Structural Soils Ltd: UK-based independent geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering consultancy offering site investigation, borehole logging, CPT and contaminated land services — directly comparable to Leeke Associates' geotechnical, environmental and CPT software offerings.
• Dataforensics: Developer of RAPID CPT and PLog software; Leeke Associates is the sole UK distributor of both. Closely aligned product portfolio and distribution partner relationship.
• Ian Farmer Associates: UK geotechnical and environmental engineering consultancy providing site investigation, contaminated land assessment and geotechnical reporting — closely overlapping Leeke's core geotechnical/environmental discipline mix.
• Keynetix (HoleBASE): UK developer of HoleBASE geotechnical data management software, the principal UK competitor to gINT. Direct overlap with Leeke's gINT distribution and add-on tooling business serving geotechnical engineers.
• Soil Mechanics (part of Envirolab Group): UK geotechnical and environmental testing services firm offering in-situ testing, borehole logging and geotechnical reporting — comparable in service portfolio, target clients and CPT/investigation workflows.

Others

• Bentley Systems: Owner of gINT Software and parent of the OpenGround geotechnical platform. The vendor relationship is core to Leeke's distribution business, and Bentley's own product roadmap directly determines Leeke's addressable market.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 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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