Summary
- Increases Australian presence to 215 employees based in 11 locations across eastern Australia
- Broadens Group capabilities in renewable energy sector supporting Australia’s push to deliver Net Zero ambitions
- Brings another client focused, environmental consultancy into APEM Group
APEM Group today announced further expansion to our Australian business as Attexo, one of Australia’s leading providers of advisory and environmental consultancy services to the renewable energy sector, joins the Group.
With 60 new colleagues joining the Group, our Australian footprint continues to expand, adding Queensland to our existing locations of Victoria and New South Wales. The Group now has over 215 experts able to provide local support to clients across a variety of key industries.
Attexo supports the energy, resource and infrastructure sectors with strategic advisory and environmental consultancy services that unlock the ability of asset developers and owners to deliver successful projects. Attexo plays a key role in enabling Australia’s energy transition, contributing to outstanding outcomes on some of the nation’s highest profile renewable energy projects including wind farms, grid scale batteries, pumped hydro schemes, solar farms and hydrogen projects.
Leah McGimpsey, APEM Group CEO, said:
“I am delighted to welcome Attexo, one of Australia’s leading providers of advisory and environmental consultancy services to the renewable energy sector, to APEM Group. Attexo’s client centric approach and focus on delivering successful project outcomes aligns with our Group ethos.
Bringing Attexo into the Group builds on our commitment to grow our Australian business while giving our colleagues in Australia and across the Group, the chance to collaborate on new and exciting client projects and pursue opportunities to further expand their careers.
The strength in combination of Biosis and Attexo within APEM Group means we now have over 200 colleagues delivering services to our clients locally in Australia, a strategic growth region for our Group. Attexo will further enhance our existing capabilities in environmental approvals, biodiversity, heritage and geospatial and add new capabilities in Land, Tenure and Environmental Management to the Group. We look forward to demonstrating the depth and breadth of our capabilities in Australia to support our clients throughout the lifecycle of their projects.”
Darroch Baker, Managing Director, Water & Land Environmental Services at APEM Group, added:
“I am pleased to welcome the Attexo team to the APEM Group. Attexo are well known in Australia’s renewable energy industry for the high quality of their project delivery and client focus, with an enviable client list that services all of Australia.
Attexo bring a depth of local knowledge that complements the Group’s global capabilities in the wind sector. We see significant growth potential in Australia in the renewable energy market and bringing Attexo into the Group will help us unlock that opportunity and provide a wide range of services to our clients.”
Jim Fjeldsoe, Partner at Attexo commented:
“We are delighted to be joining APEM Group which will unlock the next phase of Attexo’s growth. Working as part of APEM Group will provide our people with greater career opportunities and our clients with access to an expanded service offering and depth of resourcing across our key markets and geographies.
There is a strong alignment of culture and purpose between our businesses which will ensure that our team continues to deliver successful project outcomes for our clients and a meaningful contribution to Australia’s energy transition.”
Since 2021, APEM Group have completed eight acquisitions, supported by private equity firm WestBridge, cementing their strategy of growth and international expansion.
Pete Barkley, Partner at Westbridge, said:
“APEM Group continues to go from strength to strength in Australia. The acquisition of Attexo is a transaction that bolsters the Group’s Australian capabilities and ability to serve the renewable energy market. With the Australian government’s commitment to developing renewable energy, this sets the stage for an ambitious and exciting future growth trajectory for APEM Group.”
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Notes to Editors:
APEM Group today announced their second Australian acquisition of 2024. Attexo is a leading provider of advisory and environmental consultancy services to the renewable energy sector. Alongside the recent acquisition of Biosis, the purchase of Attexo further broadens the Group’s capabilities and footprint in Australia.
About APEM Group:
With locations across the globe, APEM Group provide independent environmental consultancy and expert scientific advice to a wide range of industries including water, renewables, infrastructure, power and utilities, ports and harbours as well as to regulators and governments around the world.
We provide a range of services to clients including our world leading digital aerial wildlife surveys, environmental impact assessments and approvals, marine, water & terrestrial ecology, geospatial insights, shipping and navigational risk assessments, heritage advice and landscape visualisation.
In July 2021, APEM Group acquired Sligo-based Woodrow, an environmental and sustainability consultancy, followed in February 2022 by the acquisition of AQUAFACT, a specialist in marine surveys, based in Galway, Ireland. In May 2022, APEM Group acquired GoBe Consultants, a planning and environmental services consultancy based in Devon and Glasgow, followed by the acquisition in June 2023 of Macro Works, a Dublin based provider of landscape and visual consultancy services, and NASH Maritime, a leading shipping, navigation and maritime risk consultancy based in Southampton, in July 2023. In October 2023, the acquisition of Aspect Ecology, based in Banbury, was completed. Biosis, one of Australia’s leading ecology and heritage consultants, became the seventh acquisition by APEM Group in June 2024.
Find out more: www.apemgroup.com
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About Attexo:
Attexo are one of Australia’s leading providers of advisory and environmental consultancy services to the renewable energy sector, providing strategic advisory and environmental consultancy services that unlock the ability of asset developers and owners to deliver successful projects.
Playing a key role in enabling Australia’s energy transition, Attexo contributes to outstanding outcomes on some of the nation’s highest profile renewable energy projects including wind farms, grid scale batteries, pumped hydro schemes, solar farms and hydrogen projects.
Find out more: http://www.attexo.com.au
Follow Attexo on LinkedIn