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| home | Peak Associates are a specialised consultancy
that provides advice on matters relating to river and water
pollution, effluent treatment, drainage and contaminated land. We
specialise in defence, mitigation and negotiations with regulatory
bodies on your behalf and we are well briefed on current
legislation, its requirements and likely future trends.
Peak Associates differentiate themselves from other environmental consultants by offering an extensive range of environmental management and treatment services together with professional training and legal defence / mitigation services for our clients. |
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Having recently undergone a reassessment of our Investors in People status, Peak Associates have now been informed that not only did we meet the standards that allow us to maintain our status, but we also obtained further accreditation to achieve the Bronze award. In the feedback received, it was noted that Peak Associates has faced the challenges of the economic downturn by "continuing to offer a bespoke and sometimes complex offer of services to its clients...offering rapid but high quality service wherever possible...The Directors are positioning the organisation as best they can for growth" with "...a proactive approach to new business opportunity and delivery". It was also highlighted that "The organisation recognises that best practise and continuous improvement is a 'journey rather than a destination'". Equally significant was the fact that due to the achievements and culture of team work, people "...take a great pride in their work and feel that Peak Associates is a great place to work". As match sponsors at Warrington Town FC on 12th November, Peak Associates helped to organise and support a bucket collection to raise money for the sponsored walk undertaken by local school children in aid of Children in Need. For more information see the Warrington Town FC website Peak Associates have successfully tendered for Drainage Investigations & Feasibility study of options for Improved Sewage treatment at National Trust, Packwood House. The investigations carried out by Peak Associates Environmental Consultants Ltd identified that the existing septic tanks were of insufficient size and inappropriate design to be incorporated into the design of a new treatment system to serve the property. Options for the replacement of the existing treatment for one, which is compliant with Environmental legislation, have been provided. Peak Associates have recently completed a successful appeal against the surface water charges for Cheadle and Marple 6th Form College, resulting in an annual saving for the college of £12,299 on 2011/12 prices, and also secured a rebate for £11,850.17 for fees paid to United Utilities in the 2010/11 charging year. For more information see our case study on surface water. Peak Associates have recently completed a successful appeal against the surface water charges for Tarporley High School, resulting in an annual saving for the school of £7,495.15 on 2011/12 prices, and also secured a rebate for £7,193.01 for fees paid to United Utilities in the 2010/11 charging year. For more information see our case study on surface water. Peak Associates are pleased to announce that one of their most senior directors, Jill Jones, has now completed the Management of CDM Co-ordination course and has been accepted on the approved CDM-C list by the Association of Project Safety. This means we can now offer clients a full CDM service for the design and construction phase of environmental projects. Coupled with Jill's extensive experience, this demonstrates Peak's commitment to continue to deliver the highest quality 'one stop' service for clients. Peak Associates have provided advice to a number of schools and business across the northwest following the full implementation of site area charging by United Utilities, a scheme which charges businesses for surface water drainage based on the size of their site. The most recent result in this was for a school in Ellesmere Port (Cheshire) which made an annual saving of £21,700 per year on this charge. Peak Associates are currently involved in the permitting process for a small-scale renewable energy scheme to provide heat and power to a cafe and shop via solar power, ground source heat pump and hydropower. This scheme is proposed to provide clean, renewable energy to the site, with the possibility of surplus energy being sold back to the national grid. Peak Associates have been involved in negotiation and investigation of this scheme with the Environment Agency's team to ensure compliance with all regulatory requirements. Much of our work is in areas where legislation and regulation is continuing to develop and in several cases is at the forefront of UK environmental policy, recently Mike Matthews has met with Ed Milliband (when climate change secretary) and Ed Balls during the Labour leadership campaign in order to discuss how to grow the UK's green economy. Mike has also worked with Tim Farron, a former spokesperson for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and now Lib Dem MP for Westmorland and Lonsdale, with regards to a number of local environmental issues including the floods which occurred in the Cockermouth area of Cumbria. Mike Matthews, one of the top 100 donors, has been offered, and accepted, a post as Visiting Teaching Fellow at the University of Lancaster. In addition to this, the University has also provided Mike with an increased office space, where he is planning to further develop the services provided by Peak Associates and further research environmental issues through the University. Mike Matthews is also a board member of the Lancaster Environment Centre which is part of Lancaster University. In addition to taking occassional tutorial groups, Mike has recently been asked to become a teaching fellow at the University. Developing the UK's exports in green economy also led to Mike Matthews and Jill Jones, attended the Eco-Expo Asia event in 2009 with Lancaster's team in Hong Kong to meet with key companies and government representatives to establish and improve understanding of good environmental practice. |
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Peak Associates are also proud to have been accepted as meeting the Investor In People standard for the second time, the company's report for this assessment can be viewed here. |
