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title: "ENGEO vs Soil & Rock Consultants: Which is searched more in New Zealand?"
description: "Is ENGEO or Soil & Rock Consultants more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Geotechnical 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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# ENGEO vs Soil & Rock Consultants: Which is searched more in New Zealand?

Is ENGEO or Soil & Rock Consultants more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Geotechnical 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**: ENGEO and Soil & Rock Consultants
- **Competitive set**: Geotechnical consultancies
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **ENGEO Share of Search**: 10.6%
- **Soil & Rock Consultants Share of Search**: 3%

## Is ENGEO or Soil & Rock Consultants more popular in search?

- In September 2026, ENGEO had more branded searches than Soil & Rock Consultants among geotechnical consultancies in New Zealand. ENGEO had about 490 branded searches, while Soil & Rock Consultants had 140. ENGEO made up 10.6% of all geotechnical consultancy searches we track, and Soil & Rock Consultants accounted for 3%.
- ENGEO was ahead of Soil & Rock Consultants in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, ENGEO’s share of searches among geotechnical consultancies in New Zealand moved from 10.8% to 10.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 490.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Soil & Rock Consultants’ share of searches among geotechnical consultancies in New Zealand moved from 1.1% to 3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 50 to 140.

## Top geotechnical consultancies in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, ENGEO and Soil & Rock Consultants were each mentioned in three out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. ENGEO was listed before Soil & Rock Consultants 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ENGEO | 1st | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Tonkin + Taylor | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| CMW Geosciences | 3rd | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Soil & Rock Consultants | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Geologix | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Ground Consulting | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about geotechnical consultancies

- Asked ChatGPT "Which geotechnical consultancy should I hire in New Zealand?": 1. Tonkin + Taylor
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best geotechnical consultancies in New Zealand?": 1. Tonkin + Taylor, 2. CMW Geosciences, 3. ENGEO, 4. Soil & Rock Consultants
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best geotechnical consultancy in New Zealand for a building site?": 1. ENGEO, 2. Soil & Rock Consultants
- Searched Google, AI Overview "geotechnical consultants nz": 1. ENGEO, 2. Soil & Rock Consultants, 3. Ground Consulting
- Searched Google, AI Overview "ground investigation nz": named none of the brands we track

Not named in any answer: Geologix.

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 geotechnical consultancies in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Soil & Rock Consultants overtook Geologix to rank 4th among geotechnical consultancies in New Zealand, with 3% of the searches.
- In September 2026, ENGEO gained share of searches among geotechnical consultancies in New Zealand, from 6.2% to 10.6%.

## Month by month

| Month | ENGEO estimated searches | ENGEO Share of Search | ENGEO rank | Soil & Rock Consultants estimated searches | Soil & Rock Consultants Share of Search | Soil & Rock Consultants rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 490 | 10.8% | 2 | 50 | 1.1% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 490 | 10.9% | 2 | 90 | 2% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 270 | 9% | 2 | 50 | 1.7% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 400 | 10.7% | 2 | 110 | 2.9% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 490 | 9% | 2 | 140 | 2.6% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 490 | 8.9% | 2 | 140 | 2.5% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 600 | 10.7% | 2 | 110 | 2% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 600 | 12.2% | 2 | 140 | 2.9% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 480 | 8.7% | 2 | 110 | 2% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 490 | 9.1% | 2 | 110 | 2% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 390 | 6.2% | 2 | 90 | 1.4% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | 490 | 10.6% | 2 | 140 | 3% | 4 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using ENGEO’s and Soil & Rock Consultants’ 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.

- **ENGEO**: Measured on the search terms “engeo” and “engeo geotechnical”, summed into one figure.
- **Soil & Rock Consultants**: Measured on the search term “soil and rock consultants”.

- [ENGEO profile](/demand/nz/brands/engeo)
- [Soil & Rock Consultants profile](/demand/nz/brands/soil-and-rock)
- [All geotechnical consultancies in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-geotechnical-consultancies): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 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 ENGEO or Soil & Rock Consultants more popular in search?

In September 2026, ENGEO had more branded searches than Soil & Rock Consultants among geotechnical consultancies in New Zealand. ENGEO had about 490 branded searches, while Soil & Rock Consultants had 140. ENGEO made up 10.6% of all geotechnical consultancy searches we track, and Soil & Rock Consultants accounted for 3%.

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