Further Australian expansion for APEM Group as renewable energy-focused consultancy Attexo joins group
APEM Group 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.
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.
