Clients may approach us for assistance with matters that affect them on a number of commercial fronts. For example, they may require assistance to meet legislative compliance, perhaps associated with the need to apply for a permit or licence. In recent months we have helped clients develop Integrated Pollution Prevention Control (IPPC) Applications for submission to the Regulator in order to be granted permits to continue to operate their industrial process. The development of such applications requires us to provide a wide range of technical and managerial services to the client. The client needs to submit specialist information on matters including demonstrating control of all emissions to the atmosphere, waste management practices, contaminated land assessment, noise evaluation, energy efficiency and, importantly, the management procedures put in place to control all those issues.

Working as a team, we at BMT Cordah Ltd have completed dozens of IPPC Applications on behalf of a wide range of companies operating in a range of industry sectors. As a consequence of the breadth of our in-house technical skills, we can undertake the full suite of specialist investigations required, e.g.; air quality modelling, noise survey, ground investigation, water and waste-water evaluation and waste management assessment. In addition, due to our experience in developing management systems to meet International Standards (ISO 14001, OHSAS 18000 and ISO 9000) we can offer expert advice on the development of appropriate management arrangement required to meet the needs of the IPPC regulations. As a result of such assistance from BMT Cordah, the client receives, not only the requisite permit to continue operating the site, but also significantly improved environmental information and a robust management system to monitor, improve and report on environmental performance.