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title: "ABuild Consulting Engineers vs Richards Consulting Engineers: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, ABuild Consulting Engineers or Richards Consulting Engineers? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Wellington civil and structural engineering consultancies set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time."
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# ABuild Consulting Engineers vs Richards Consulting Engineers: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, ABuild Consulting Engineers or Richards Consulting Engineers? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Wellington civil and structural engineering consultancies set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.

## Key facts

- **Compared**: ABuild Consulting Engineers and Richards Consulting Engineers
- **Competitive set**: Wellington civil and structural engineering consultancies
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **ABuild Consulting Engineers Share of Search**: 7.3%
- **Richards Consulting Engineers Share of Search**: 18.8%

## Which is more popular in search, ABuild Consulting Engineers or Richards Consulting Engineers?

- In August 2026, Richards Consulting Engineers had more branded searches than ABuild Consulting Engineers among wellington civil and structural engineering consultancies in New Zealand. Richards Consulting Engineers was estimated to have 410 branded searches compared to ABuild Consulting Engineers’ 160, and held an 18.8% Share of Search versus ABuild Consulting Engineers’ 7.3%.
- Richards Consulting Engineers was ahead of ABuild Consulting Engineers in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, ABuild Consulting Engineers’ estimated Share of Search among wellington civil and structural engineering consultancies in New Zealand moved from 9.9% to 7.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 200 to 160.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Richards Consulting Engineers’ estimated Share of Search among wellington civil and structural engineering consultancies in New Zealand moved from 14.4% to 18.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 290 to 410.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand wellington civil and structural engineering consultancies in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Richards Consulting Engineers lost estimated Share of Search among wellington civil and structural engineering consultancies in New Zealand, from 22.8% to 18.8%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for ABuild Consulting Engineers in New Zealand fell 20% over 11 measured months, from 200 to 160 in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | ABuild Consulting Engineers estimated searches | ABuild Consulting Engineers Share of Search | ABuild Consulting Engineers rank | Richards Consulting Engineers estimated searches | Richards Consulting Engineers Share of Search | Richards Consulting Engineers rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 200 | 9.9% | 3 | 290 | 14.4% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 230 | 10.5% | 3 | 340 | 15.5% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 210 | 13.5% | 3 | 270 | 17.3% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 140 | 8.4% | 3 | 270 | 16.3% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 140 | 7.7% | 3 | 340 | 18.8% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 140 | 6.5% | 3 | 500 | 23.1% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 120 | 6.2% | 3 | 420 | 21.6% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 200 | 9.9% | 3 | 340 | 16.7% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 160 | 7.4% | 3 | 490 | 22.8% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 160 | 7.3% | 3 | 500 | 22.8% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 160 | 7.3% | 3 | 410 | 18.8% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using ABuild Consulting Engineers’ and Richards Consulting Engineers’ names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- **ABuild Consulting Engineers**: Measured on the search terms “abuild” and “abuild consulting engineers”, summed into one figure.
- **Richards Consulting Engineers**: Measured on the search terms “rc engineers” and “richards consulting engineers”, summed into one figure.

- [ABuild Consulting Engineers profile](/demand/nz/brands/abuild-consulting-engineers)
- [Richards Consulting Engineers profile](/demand/nz/brands/richards-consulting-engineers)
- [All wellington civil and structural engineering consultancies in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-wellington-civil-and-structural-engineering-consultancies): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is more popular in search, ABuild Consulting Engineers or Richards Consulting Engineers?

In August 2026, Richards Consulting Engineers had more branded searches than ABuild Consulting Engineers among wellington civil and structural engineering consultancies in New Zealand. Richards Consulting Engineers was estimated to have 410 branded searches compared to ABuild Consulting Engineers’ 160, and held an 18.8% Share of Search versus ABuild Consulting Engineers’ 7.3%.

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