Cawood discusses hot topics in environmental testing at Contamination & Geotech Expo

Team members from Cawood’s Environment and Field Services divisions exhibited at Contaminated & Geotech Expo this year. The teams from Marchwood, Elab, Chemtech, and Enitial met customers old and new across the two day event at the NEC, discussing the current hot topics in environmental testing and showcasing the businesses as industry leaders.

‘Exhibiting at Contaminated & Geotech Expo is always a fantastic opportunity to speak to customers, discuss current trends in the contaminated land and waste management industries, and demonstrate our expertise,’ said Ben Rowe, Business Development Manager at Marchwood. ‘In particular, discussions centred around the challenges faced by environmental testing labs and our customers. For example, there was a lot of questions around the very recent withdrawal of RPS 250 and what it means for the waste wood industry. With all demolition waste wood now classified as hazardous unless analysed to prove otherwise, there’s a lot more testing required for this sector to comply. We also discussed the emerging challenges around PFAS and how we have recently added a PFAS analytical service for environmental samples to help customers meet upcoming legislation. As UK leaders in waste management analysis, we are glad to use opportunities like Contaminated & Geotech Expo to share our expertise and advise the industries that we service.’

Contaminated & Geotech Expo is the UK’s largest event for contaminated land, air, and water. It aims to accelerate the transition to a more environmentally friendly planet through air quality testing, waste and contaminated water treatment, brownfield regeneration, and more. This year, the Expo was held at the NEC in Birmingham 13^th-14^th September 2023.

‘Our decades of experience in and excellent reputation for environmental laboratory testing and field monitoring and sampling services makes us experts in these industries,’ said Declan Burns, Managing Director of Cawood Environment. ‘Exhibiting at events like these helps cement Cawood’s position as the UK’s leading scientific group for the land-based industries. We are committed to helping our customers meet their goals and maintain compliance whilst supporting a safer, healthier planet, and increasing customer awareness of our specialist environmental services help us do just that.’

Cawood Environment and Field Services provide a range of services to help customers achieve planning consent, remain compliant, and safeguard the environment. These include:

• Air quality monitoring and analysis
• Emissions testing
• Water and sewage monitoring and analysis
• Contaminated land and groundwater analysis
• Occupational hygiene services including dust and biological monitoring and analysis
• Stack residues and emissions analysis including brominated dioxins
• Industrial and environmental field monitoring and sampling services for contaminated land, ecology, water and utilities, engineering and infrastructure, and more
• Managing waste for energy, including waste derived fuel analysis and hazardous waste characterisation and classification.

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