Abbeydale Geoscience Logo The Abbeydale Geoscience logo. We provide geotechnical and geo-engineering services across Yorkshire and the whole United Kingdom.

Mitigating the impacts of human activity and building a better world!

What we're all about

Our mission is to help people understand what’s in the ground and how to work with it. By inspiring people to see the importance in geosciences we’ll show them how geosciences play a vital role in making a better world for everyone and everything.

By engaging with society and bringing geosciences to the forefront of public perception and understanding, we want to be part of creating environments where we can all live, work & play in and make a better world for everything.

Rick Saville

Rick became the owner of Abbeydale Geoscience  in March 2024, after initiially starting with us as a graduate engineer in January 2007, when we were previously called Abbeydale Building Environment Consultants. Time flies!

As the company owner & MD Rick has a range of different roles, from discussing requirements with clients at feasibility and scoping stage, through to overseeing the team. He's also still more than happy to get his site boots on when needed!

Like many geoscientists, Rick likes being outdoors a lot and  is passionate about photography, which goes hand in hand with the natural world. Believe it or not, most landscapes are the way that they are because of the geology beneath them, or what's happened to them over time.

Rick has always loved understanding why the world is like it is, and wanted to help to make the world a better place. Geoscience helps both of those things, a win:win we'd say!

Owner & Managing Director
Rick Saville is a chartered geologist and owner of Abbeydale Geoscience
A photo of geoenvironmental consultant Rick Saville at the coliseum in Rome, Italy. Rick is the owner of the geotechnical engineering company Abbeydale Geoscience.
Introducing our team

Together we are stronger!

Our clients get to work with lots of our team at Abbeydale Geoscience, so we thought that you might like to know a bit about each of our team members.

Phil Exley

Geoscience Leader
A photo of Abbeydale Geoscience team member Rob Saville. Rob is a web developer for over 20 years and the tech leader for Abbeydale Geoscience.

Rob Saville

Tech Leader
A photo of geoscience consultant Glyn Hogg, a member of the Abbeydale Geoscience team.

Glyn Hogg

Geoscience Consultant
A photo of geoscience consultant Noman Abbas, a team member of Abbeydale Geoscience.

Noman Abbas

Geoscience Engineer
A photo of geotechnical consultant Peter Lloyd. Peter founded Abbeydale Geoscience (under its then name Abbeydale Building Environment Consultants), back in 1993.

Peter Lloyd

Geotechnical Consultant
A photo of geotechnical consultant Mike Earle from Abbeydale Geoscience.

Mike Earle

Geotechnical Consultant
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