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title: "Arawai Engineering Consulting vs Beca: Which is searched more in New Zealand?"
description: "Is Arawai Engineering Consulting or Beca more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the New Plymouth 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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# Arawai Engineering Consulting vs Beca: Which is searched more in New Zealand?

Is Arawai Engineering Consulting or Beca more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the New Plymouth 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**: Arawai Engineering Consulting and Beca
- **Competitive set**: New Plymouth civil and structural engineering consultancies
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Arawai Engineering Consulting Share of Search**: 3.2%
- **Beca Share of Search**: 25.8%

## Is Arawai Engineering Consulting or Beca more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Beca had more branded searches than Arawai Engineering Consulting among New Plymouth civil and structural engineering consultancies in New Zealand. Beca had about 80 branded searches, while Arawai Engineering Consulting had 10. Beca made up 25.8% of all New Plymouth civil and structural engineering consultancy searches we track, and Arawai Engineering Consulting accounted for 3.2%.
- Beca was ahead of Arawai Engineering Consulting in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Arawai Engineering Consulting’s share of searches among New Plymouth civil and structural engineering consultancies in New Zealand moved from 2.6% to 3.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 10.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Beca’s share of searches among New Plymouth civil and structural engineering consultancies in New Zealand moved from 38.5% to 25.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 150 to 80.

## Top New Plymouth civil and structural engineering consultancies in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and one Google AI Overview, Arawai Engineering Consulting was mentioned in three out of four: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in the Google AI Overview. Beca was mentioned in three out of four: in all three ChatGPT answers, but not in the Google AI Overview. Beca was listed before Arawai Engineering Consulting in every answer.

Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options.

| Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Stanley Gray | 1st | 3 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 3 of 4 |
| Red Jacket | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 3 of 4 |
| Beca | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 3 of 4 |
| BTW Company | 4th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 3 of 4 |
| Arawai Engineering Consulting | 5th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 3 of 4 |
| HI Consulting | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 |
| SET Engineering | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 |

## Every AI answer about New Plymouth civil and structural engineering consultancies

- Asked ChatGPT "Which civil and structural engineering consultancy should I hire in New Plymouth, New Zealand?": 1. Stanley Gray, 2. Red Jacket, 3. BTW Company, 4. Beca, 5. Arawai Engineering Consulting
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best civil and structural engineering consultancies in New Plymouth, New Zealand?": 1. Beca, 2. BTW Company, 3. Arawai Engineering Consulting, 4. Stanley Gray, 5. Red Jacket
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best civil and structural engineering consultancy in New Plymouth, New Zealand for a building project?": 1. Red Jacket, 2. Stanley Gray, 3. Beca, 4. BTW Company
- Searched Google, AI Overview "civil engineering consultants new plymouth": 1. Arawai Engineering Consulting

Not named in any answer: HI Consulting and SET Engineering.

Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in New Zealand on October 21, 2026.

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

- In September 2026, Red Jacket overtook Beca and BTW Company to become the leader among New Plymouth civil and structural engineering consultancies in New Zealand, with 32.3% of the searches.
- In September 2026, Beca lost share of searches among New Plymouth civil and structural engineering consultancies in New Zealand, from 31% to 25.8%.

## Month by month

| Month | Arawai Engineering Consulting estimated searches | Arawai Engineering Consulting Share of Search | Arawai Engineering Consulting rank | Beca estimated searches | Beca Share of Search | Beca rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 10 | 2.6% | 5 | 150 | 38.5% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 10 | 2.9% | 4 | 130 | 37.1% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 10 | 3.6% | 4 | 80 | 28.6% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 10 | 3.2% | 4 | 80 | 25.8% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 20 | 6.1% | 4 | 100 | 30.3% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 10 | 2.8% | 4 | 160 | 44.4% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 10 | 2.8% | 4 | 100 | 27.8% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 20 | 6.1% | 4 | 100 | 30.3% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 20 | 5.9% | 4 | 110 | 32.4% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 10 | 2.9% | 5 | 90 | 26.5% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 10 | 3.4% | 4 | 90 | 31% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | 10 | 3.2% | 4 | 80 | 25.8% | 3 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Arawai Engineering Consulting’s and Beca’s 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.

- **Arawai Engineering Consulting**: Measured on the search term “arawai engineering”.
- **Beca**: Measured on the search terms “beca”, “beca civil engineering”, “beca consultants”, “beca engineering” and “beca infrastructure”, summed into one figure.

- [Arawai Engineering Consulting profile](/demand/nz/brands/arawai-engineering-consulting)
- [Beca profile](/demand/nz/brands/beca)
- [All New Plymouth civil and structural engineering consultancies in New Zealand](/demand/nz/locations/new-plymouth/civil-and-structural-engineering-consultancies): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 brands.

## Methodology

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

## Frequently asked questions

### Is Arawai Engineering Consulting or Beca more popular in search?

In September 2026, Beca had more branded searches than Arawai Engineering Consulting among New Plymouth civil and structural engineering consultancies in New Zealand. Beca had about 80 branded searches, while Arawai Engineering Consulting had 10. Beca made up 25.8% of all New Plymouth civil and structural engineering consultancy searches we track, and Arawai Engineering Consulting accounted for 3.2%.

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