Processing timeline
25
days
Filed
26 June 2026
Decision Due
7 Aug 2026
Est decision date: 29 July 2026. Based on 40 decided Professional & Business Services notifications.
Acquirer(s)
WSP AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED ABN - 80 078 004 798
Target(s) or Vendor(s)
GEOTECHNICAL TESTING AND INTERPRETATION PTY LTD ABN - 14 616 849 766
Other parties
RICARDO AUSTRALIA PTY LTD ABN - 17 625 088 646, WSP AUSTRALIA HOLDINGS PTY LTD ABN - 90 169 545 395
WSP Australia Pty Limited proposes to acquire substantially all assets and the business of Geotechnical Testing and Interpretation Pty Ltd as a going concern. This transaction is in the geotechnical testing and interpretation services industry. WSP is a global engineering consulting firm; Geotechnical Testing and Interpretation focuses on offshore marine testing.
WSP Australia Pty Limited ( WSP ) proposes to acquire substantially all of the assets and the business of Geotechnical Testing and Interpretation Pty Ltd ( GTI ) as a going concern. WSP is a subsidiary of the WSP group, a global engineering consulting services firm. As part of its service offering in Australia, WSP supplies a range of geotechnical testing and interpretation services ( geotechnical testing services ) to customers for onshore projects. Geotechnical testing services involve testing samples from various sources and environments and interpreting the test results to support geotechnical engineering analysis and related work. WSP operates five accredited geotechnical testing laboratories in Australia (located in Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide and Olympic Dam). GTI supplies a range of geotechnical testing services in Australia to customers for both onshore and offshore projects, with a focus on providing offshore marine testing services. GTI operates one geotechnical testing laboratory in Australia (located in Perth).
The period for providing submissions or information in response to the ACCC’s Phase 1 questionnaire has concluded.