About Geocivil
GEOCIVIL has been in the business of testing for over 30 years. The desire of a Northland engineering company to have access to quality geotechnical data was the main driver for building the company from the ground up.
From that point on, Geocivil has been adding to their services, delivering exemplary testing services to New Zealanders across the country. Our teams provide quality laboratory and field testing services to the internationally recognised International Accreditation New Zealand (IANZ) standards.
You can expect us to deliver prompt and reliable results, innovative thinking and testing using the latest technologies.
GEOCIVIL’s dedicated staff goes the extra mile to ensure quality results are delivered every time.
Staff
Martin Adams
General Manager
National Dip Sci., NZIM Dip Man.
Martin joined the Geocivil team in 2016 as General Manager and brings with him close to 30 years of laboratory experience across a wide range of industries including Dairy and Oil and Gas.
Martin has experience in all Laboratory roles including Health and Safety, Quality, Calibration, Management and Training. For the last 10 years he has managed the operations and testing of multiple laboratories across the country.
Darcy Krissansen
Technical Director
Dip Sci., CETANZ member, IANZ signatory
Darcy has worked numerous large scale projects and oversees the quality control of geotechnical, earthworks and roading testing operations. Due to his direct involvement in the day-to-day running of projects, he is keenly aware of the evolving technical requirements of the industry.
Darcy has driven the expansion of the scope of testing and increased capacity across the lab. He also designed and implemented the portable modular field labs.
Nick van Warmerdam
Laboratory Manager Christchurch
Bsc Physics
Nick started with Geocivil at the start of 2015. He helped grow the initial void scans (GPR) and became Geocivil’s in-house service locator. He has an important role to play in promoting the LWD and Static Plate Load, technologies that are well known overseas but new in the country. Nick is also one of our IANZ signatories.
Nick has been promoted as Christchurch Laboratory Manager in 2016 and has grown the lab capabilities significantly since.
Joe Vincent
Laboratory Manager Central Otago
BAppSc. Applied Geology
Joe started with Geocivil in 2018 with several year’s experience of laboratory testing around the South Island. He became the main CPT operator for the Christchurch based rig carrying out testing from Blenheim to Invercargill.
In 2019, Joe relocated with the family to Cromwell and establish a Geocivil presence in Central Otago. Geocivil is providing CPT’s and geotechnical investigations from the Central Otago laboratory.
Briana Nicoll
Laboratory Manager Wellington
BSci Geology
After studying at Victoria University for three years and gaining her degree in Geology, Briana started with Geocivil in 2020 as an Engineering Technician.
During her time as an Engineering technician, she was able to gain knowledge in a range of field and laboratory testing that Geocivil provides.
In 2022 Briana was promoted as Wellington Laboratory manager and is helping to grow the lab
