Trinity Consultants Acquires Benchmark Risk Group

The acquisition strengthens Trinity's interdisciplinary team of science advisers experienced in evaluating human health risks from chemical, physical and biological exposures

DALLAS, Oct. 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Trinity Consultants, a leading global consulting firm providing services and solutions in the life sciences, EHS regulatory compliance, built environment, and water and ecology markets, today announced the acquisition of Benchmark Risk Group, a Chicago-based scientific consultancy dedicated to addressing complex and emerging challenges associated with chemical, physical and biological exposures in workplaces, communities and consumer settings.

"Benchmark Risk Group shares our commitment to scientific rigor, responsiveness and technical excellence, enabling economic development while safeguarding human health and the environment," said Albert Dyrness, divisional president, Trinity Consultants Life Sciences. "Benchmark Risk Group's complementary capabilities and cultural fit will serve as a foundation to expand our Risk Science and Safety business line and deliver higher value and higher impact services that start with science. This partnership will accelerate our ability to provide innovative solutions across a wide range of exposure scenarios and scientific disciplines."

Benchmark Risk Group joins Trinity Consultants Life Sciences division, bringing together world-class skills and experience in exposure science, industrial hygiene, toxicology, occupational and environmental epidemiology, and risk assessment into a unified Risk Science and Safety Solutions team. This combined knowledge base allows Trinity to leverage fundamental science, quantitative modeling, statistics and regulatory applicability to deliver more comprehensive and integrated services to our clients.

"As with any thriving consulting firm, there comes a point when continued growth requires more than just extraordinary effort; it demands deeper infrastructure, broader resources and expanded opportunities," said Dr. Jennifer Pierce, Benchmark Risk Group's president and senior principal health scientist. "We're thrilled to continue offering high-end scientific solutions and advice as a part of the Trinity Consultants group."

Pierce will be an integral part of Trinity Consultants Life Sciences' leadership team, delivering client-focused solutions and identifying internal and external growth opportunities.

The acquisition comes at an exciting time in Trinity's history as the firm's leading businesses in the life sciences space (Advent Engineering Services, Aztec Technologies, SafeBridge Consultants and Safety Partners) begin to operate under a single identity: Trinity Consultants Life Sciences.

To learn more about Trinity Consultants and its services and leadership team, visit https://www.trinityconsultants.com.

About Benchmark Risk Group
Benchmark Risk Group is a scientific consultancy that integrates scientific principles and rigorous evaluation of empirical data to evaluate potential human health risks associated with exposures in the workplace, community and consumer settings. Its interdisciplinary team comprises experienced industrial hygienists, toxicologists, epidemiologists, risk scientists and environmental health professionals with a long track record of publishing in the peer-reviewed scientific literature and presenting at scientific conferences. Benchmark Risk Group currently has offices in Chicago; Grand Rapids, Michigan; and Oakland, California.

About Trinity Consultants
Trinity Consultants, a leading global consulting firm, provides services and solutions in life sciences, EHS regulatory compliance, built environment, and water and ecology markets. Founded in 1974, Trinity has the technical expertise, industry depth and capabilities to help clients achieve their goals across the natural and built environments. Visit us at trinityconsultants.com.

For more information contact:
Leslie Bodnar, Trinity Consultants
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