What clients say.
Reviews from builders, designers and developers across Christchurch and Canterbury.
Measured, like the work.
We would rather let the work speak than perform it. Most of what comes back lands on the same two things: one engineer holding both halves of the job, and advice that held up once it reached council. Neither of those is a claim we made, and neither is the sort of thing a client mentions unless it changed how the project actually ran.
In their words.
Four of the reviews left on our Google Business Profile.
We have been working with Akram Kawa and the team at GeoTest Group for the past 7 years and have successfully delivered hundreds of projects together. Akram is both a structural and geotechnical engineer, which is a huge advantage. Having expertise across both technical fields means you don't need to engage and coordinate two separate consultants, helping simplify the process and often reduce overall project costs. As the owner, Akram is very hands on and personally oversees projects, ensuring practical advice and attention to detail from start to finish.
We have worked with Geotest Group on a number of projects requiring specialised geotechnical and structural input, and have consistently found their team to be professional, knowledgeable, and practical in their approach. Their technical advice is clear, well considered, and delivered in a timely manner, which has been highly valuable in supporting project outcomes.
Great experience from start to finish. Very knowledgeable and easy to work with. Akram, we appreciate your service over many years.
Akram and his team are great to work with. Akram is able to look at different solutions to a problem and come up with ways to make it work that are practical and simple.
Check them yourself.
These four are a sample. The full set is public and unedited on our Google Business Profile, and if you have worked with Geotest your review is welcome there.
No stars. A record.
A star average is an average. These are the things you can check.
- Experience
- 15 years in NZ ground
- Completed
- 500+ jobs
- Disciplines
- Geotechnical and Structural
- Chartered
- CPEng, IntPE(NZ)
Talk to the engineer who signs it.
The reviews above are other people's jobs. Yours starts with a look at your ground and a straight answer about what it will take.

