About

A laboratory that has spent time in the field.

Sure Environmental Laboratories sits alongside Sure Seed Nursery. The same people who work on germination, threatened flora and restoration supply are the ones reading your soil and water results.

We have watched plantings fail on sites with a clean fertility report.

That background changes the conversation. We have watched plantings fail on sites with a clean fertility report, and succeed on sites that looked marginal on paper. So we ask about the species, the timing and the site preparation before we tell you what a number means.

We are not trying to be the cheapest laboratory in the state, and we are not trying to sell you the widest suite. We are trying to give you the smallest set of numbers that will actually settle the question in front of you.

In practice

Four things we hold to.

  • Scoped around the decisionEvery enquiry starts with what you have to decide, not with a price list. If a cheaper suite answers it, we will say so.
  • Soil and water read togetherIrrigation water is judged against the soil it lands on. Where both matter, we interpret them as one picture.
  • Restoration and field science behind itSoil science, ecological restoration, seed science and field research — the same expertise that runs the nursery.
  • Honest about limitsWhere a job needs accreditation or a method we do not hold, we will tell you and point you to someone who does.
Who we work with

Across New South Wales, Australia.

Ecological restoration and revegetationLocal government and public landEnvironmental and planning consultantsMining and post-mining rehabilitationAgriculture and horticultureLandholders and private due diligence
Start here

Start with the site, not the test list.

Tell us what you are trying to decide and we will tell you the smallest set of numbers that settles it.

Start an enquiry