by David Cole | Mar 7, 2018 | Uncategorized
After the Beast from the East and storm Emma could this latest pollution incident come from equipment failure due to the severe weather? Flooding and bad weather isn’t an excuse to pollute. Containment of pollutants is essential, I hope this polluter takes time to...
by David Cole | Mar 7, 2018 | Uncategorized
Emma Howard Boyd, Chair of the Environment Agency report urges the need for everyone to keep the environment as a priority. Clean water is something we all need, and no nation can grow without a reliable supply of clean water. With Sir David Attenborough and the...
by David Cole | Mar 7, 2018 | Uncategorized
When carrying out site work even if its just during a relatively short-term project, you need to be sure you have control of surface water discharge. If there is any silt or pollutants risk you need to consider how to contain and manage it. View News Article When...
by David Cole | Mar 7, 2018 | Uncategorized
This is an important lesson in the impact the 2014 Environmental sentencing guidelines have had on the level of fines imposed on business. Its not acceptable for companies to ignore pollution prevention and adopt best practices. I’m sure the £8M fine is far greater...
by David Cole | Mar 7, 2018 | Uncategorized
It quite common for pollution incidents to come from construction projects. Some like this are multimillion pound investments. Effort is put on the long term impact a new build has, it seems the actual pollution management and control during the build gets little...
by David Cole | Mar 7, 2018 | Uncategorized
With Brexit and uncertainty, the first thing that industry cuts is investment in operations that are not considered essential. Add in significant cuts made by the UK government to the Environment agencies budget and we end up with an increase in pollutions. Without a...
