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title: "DABA vs Gray Consulting Engineers: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, DABA or Gray Consulting Engineers? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Hamilton 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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# DABA vs Gray Consulting Engineers: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, DABA or Gray Consulting Engineers? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Hamilton 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**: DABA and Gray Consulting Engineers
- **Competitive set**: Hamilton civil and structural engineering consultancies
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **DABA Share of Search**: 4.9%
- **Gray Consulting Engineers Share of Search**: 6.6%

## Which is more popular in search, DABA or Gray Consulting Engineers?

- In August 2026, Gray Consulting Engineers had more branded searches than DABA among hamilton civil and structural engineering consultancies in New Zealand. Gray Consulting Engineers was estimated to have 40 branded searches compared to DABA’s 30, and held a 6.6% Share of Search versus DABA’s 4.9%.
- Gray Consulting Engineers was ahead of DABA in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, DABA’s estimated Share of Search among hamilton civil and structural engineering consultancies in New Zealand moved from 2% to 4.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 10 to 30.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Gray Consulting Engineers’ estimated Share of Search among hamilton civil and structural engineering consultancies in New Zealand moved from 6% to 6.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 30 to 40.

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

- In August 2026, DABA overtook AB Consulting Engineers to rank 4th among hamilton civil and structural engineering consultancies in New Zealand, at 4.9%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Gray Consulting Engineers in New Zealand rose 33.3% over 11 measured months, from 30 to 40 in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | DABA estimated searches | DABA Share of Search | DABA rank | Gray Consulting Engineers estimated searches | Gray Consulting Engineers Share of Search | Gray Consulting Engineers rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 10 | 2% | 5 | 30 | 6% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 10 | 1.6% | 5 | 20 | 3.2% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 10 | 2.4% | 5 | 30 | 7.3% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 10 | 2.1% | 5 | 20 | 4.3% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 10 | 1.9% | 5 | 20 | 3.8% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 20 | 2.9% | 3 | 20 | 2.9% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 10 | 1.8% | 5 | 30 | 5.4% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 10 | 1.5% | 5 | 30 | 4.4% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 10 | 1.5% | 5 | 40 | 6.1% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 10 | 1.7% | 5 | 40 | 6.9% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 30 | 4.9% | 4 | 40 | 6.6% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using DABA’s and Gray 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.

- **DABA**: Measured on the search term “daba engineering”.
- **Gray Consulting Engineers**: Measured on the search terms “gcel” and “gray consulting engineers”, summed into one figure.

- [DABA profile](/demand/nz/brands/daba)
- [Gray Consulting Engineers profile](/demand/nz/brands/gray-consulting-engineers)
- [All hamilton civil and structural engineering consultancies in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-hamilton-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, DABA or Gray Consulting Engineers?

In August 2026, Gray Consulting Engineers had more branded searches than DABA among hamilton civil and structural engineering consultancies in New Zealand. Gray Consulting Engineers was estimated to have 40 branded searches compared to DABA’s 30, and held a 6.6% Share of Search versus DABA’s 4.9%.

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