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Key facts
Counted staff
7
self-reported band not used
Founded
2016
10 years
Legal entities
None matched
Office countries
1
1 address
Funding rounds
None on record
Company type
Privately Held
self-reported
Description
Global strategic engineering and environmental consultancy, Ricardo plc, acquired PLC Consulting on 31 July 2019. PLC Consulting Pty Ltd was a privately-owned Company. The business has been rebranded to align with Ricardo’s united global strategy. Managing Director, Deane Ellwood and the existing leadership team will continue to lead the business together with the support of the Company’s employees.
The PLC Consulting business was founded in Melbourne in 2015/2016 offering planning, environment and infrastructure advisory consultancy services operating out of Melbourne with affiliated offices in Sydney, Brisbane and Perth. With a team of highly experienced consultants, PLC responded to client needs for commercially and environmentally astute advice across the full project life cycle.
PLC operated in three core business streams
- Planning and Environment
- Urban and Environmental Infrastructure; and
- Management and Advisory.
Our team has a successful track record of delivering major infrastructure projects in the Transport, Environmental Infrastructure and Property sectors for Government and private sector clients. Core skills in engineering and commerce are supplemented by specialist skills in planning, environmental science, hydrogeology, risk management and finance.
Specialties
- hydrogeology
- business case
- renewable energy
- environment
- contaminated land
- change management
- waste management
- strategic planning
All 13 specialties
- Strategic Planning
- Planning Approvals
- Infrastructure Advisory
- Business Case
- Change Management
- Business Management & Advisory
- Environment
- Contaminated Land
- Hydrogeology
- Waste Management
- Environmental Infrastructure
- Renewable Energy
- EES / EIA
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Locations
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Show as table · Offices in 1 country
| Countries | 1 |
|---|---|
| Primary country | AU |
All codes: AU
Addresses
- AU3 Bowen Cres; Level 4 Suite 2; Melbourne, Victoria 3004Primary
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People & contacts
1 employee profiles on record · names withheld.
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FAQ
How many people work at PLC Consulting (acquired by Ricardo)?
7 counted staff profiles at January 2026. The brand's self-reported band sits above that count and is not published as a headcount.
Where does PLC Consulting (acquired by Ricardo) have offices?
One address on record, Australia only. Primary: 3 Bowen Cres, Level 4 Suite 2, Melbourne, Victoria 3004.
Has PLC Consulting (acquired by Ricardo) raised funding?
None linked to this brand.
What does PLC Consulting (acquired by Ricardo) list as its specialties?
13 tags on the brand's own list, among them hydrogeology, business case and renewable energy.
Which companies are listed alongside PLC Consulting (acquired by Ricardo)?
3 profiles list PLC Consulting (acquired by Ricardo) as a peer — 78th percentile in Business Consulting. It lists ten peers of its own. Inside Infrastructure (a Ricardo company) and Dartmouth Consulting list it back.