Ektimo and Health Safety Environment Australia (HSE) are combining complementary expertise, trusted client relationships and national ambition to build a leading environmental, occupational hygiene and specialist testing platform.
THE PARTNERSHIP
Health Safety Environment (HSE) joins Ektimo in a values-aligned partnership that broadens specialist testing capability, strengthens the Group’s South Australian presence and creates new opportunities for clients and staff nationally.
ABOUT HEALTH SAFETY ENVIRONMENT
Founded by Rodney Fox, HSE is an Adelaide-based advisory and testing services firm supporting industrial and government clients. Its 25-person team provides occupational hygiene, indoor air quality testing, workplace health and safety advisory, asbestos and hazardous materials assessments, environmental consulting, workforce health screening and laboratory services.
BACKGROUND TO THE PARTNERSHIP
HSE has built a strong reputation in occupational hygiene, hazardous materials, environmental services and workplace safety, supported by trusted relationships across resources, energy, infrastructure and government. The partnership creates opportunities to broaden HSE’s service offering, extend its geographic reach and collaborate across a larger national customer base. By combining complementary technical capabilities, sector expertise and client relationships, HSE will be better positioned to support increasingly complex compliance, environmental and workplace health requirements.
THE VENDORS PERSPECTIVE
“I am proud of what the HSE team has built and the trusted relationships we have developed across South Australia and beyond. This partnership gives our people and clients access to broader technical capability, greater national reach and new opportunities for collaboration. Just as importantly, it allows HSE to retain the practical, high-quality service and strong culture that have always defined the business while positioning the team for its next phase of growth.”
RODNEY FOX, FOUNDER AND CEO, HEALTH SAFETY
ENVIRONMENT AUSTRALIA
“Ektimo and HSE share a strong commitment to technical excellence, trusted client relationships and helping organisations meet increasingly complex environmental and workplace compliance requirements. HSE brings highly complementary expertise and a respected team, strengthening our collective ability to serve clients across Australia. We are excited to welcome Rodney and the HSE team and to build a broader platform that creates new opportunities for our people, customers and partners.”
MATTHEW HESKIN, FOUNDER AND CEO, EKTIMO
THE FUTURE
HSE will work with its new partners to deepen specialist capability, expand its service offering and support a broader national customer base. Together, the businesses will help clients navigate increasingly complex compliance requirements, create stronger career pathways for staff and build a more connected national platform for high-quality testing and advisory services.
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