About Us

At SESL, we deliver results supported by industry-respected technical expertise and experience.

Sydney Environmental and Soil Laboratory was established in 1983 as an independent soil consultancy and laboratory by Simon Leake. SESL has provided analyses and consulting services to plant growing industries throughout Australia.

Since then, SESL’s range of services and client base has expanded into a number of industries. SESL provides independent laboratory testing and consulting services to:

Agriculture (broad acre and intensive);
Civil construction;
Environment (protection and assessment);
Government (federal, state and local);
Horticulture (amenity and production);
Mining (exploration and rehabilitation);
Turf (production and management); and,
Waste (generation and recycling)

We are recognised as one of the leading Australian technical authorities in the agricultural, environmental and horticultural fields, among others. SESL offers sample collection, monitoring, analysis and interpretation of a variety of matters, including water, soil, plant tissue and wastes. We adopt a specialised approach to all projects and deliver customer-focused, reliable and cost-effective services.