ADE Consulting Services
Established in 1997, ADE Consulting Group is a leading provider of environmental, occupational hygiene, geotechnical, drilling and laboratory services with over 20 years’ experience providing clients with practical solutions through the successful integration of industry experience, innovative practices and technical excellence.
Our scientists and engineers are committed to providing our clients with environmental, occupational hygiene, geotechnical, laboratory and drilling services, tailored specifically to addressing their objectives and goals in accordance with the appropriate legislation and guidelines.
With offices in Sydney, Newcastle, Melbourne and Brisbane, ADE Consulting Group continues to expand, offering its services throughout Australia. See our capabilities.
Our in-house NATA accredited laboratory in Sydney offers laboratory services for asbestos, chemical and construction materials testing. We consistently provide tangible benefits to our clients by eliminating dependency on third party laboratories, reducing turnaround times and prioritising sample analysis.
We also provide specialised testing services in our own in-house mycological laboratory.
We recognise that our clients value responsiveness, quality and transparency and we aim to exceed their expectations by minimising the financial impact of environmental and geotechnical services through the implementation of proactive, client-specific recommendations, that best meet their needs.
“Solutions through innovation”.
Our Capabilities & Accreditations
The National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA) is a world recognised accreditation provider offering a means of determining, recognising and promoting the competence of facilities to perform specific types of testing, measurement, inspection and calibration.
ADE’s in-house NATA accredited laboratory is accredited to ISO 17025 and is capable of undertaking asbestos, chemical and construction materials testing.
Our Team
Our Clients
Some of the major clients and projects that ADE has worked for or on include:
Latest News
New equipment for crystalline silica testing in the Melbourne laboratory
ADEs Melbourne laboratory has recently received X-ray diffraction (XRD) equipment which uses a powerful non-destructive technique for characterising crystalline materials. It provides information on structures, identification and quantification of phases and other structural parameters.
Sydney Metro Tunnel Boring Machine Breakthrough
ADE’s Managing Director, Ross Nefodov and fellow colleague, Edward Moss, had the pleasure of attending the Sydney Metro Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) breakthrough at Victoria Cross Station in North Sydney on the 26th of August 2019.
An update on PFAS contamination and remediation in Australia
In 2017 perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) gained widespread public acknowledgement when the ABC program Four Corners issued a report detailing the PFAS contamination of soil and groundwater at a number of Australian Defence Force facilities, resulting