Pictured above: Longland's consultant Gill Eldridge and
managing director Paul Longland test the environmental noise
assessment equipment outside the company's HQ in
Lutterworth
Longland Safety Management, Leicestershire's leading Health
& Safety specialist, has launched a new environmental
management services division to complete its portfolio and provide
a 'one-stop shop' for businesses looking to keep ahead of new
legislation.
The Lutterworth-based Health & Safety consultants and
trainers took the decision to concentrate on the environmental
sector after demand from both clients and suppliers skyrocketed.
The new division focuses on all aspects of professional
environmental management including energy efficiency, waste
management, noise assessment and auditing. It also provides advice
and assistance to organisations wishing to accredit to both BS8555
and ISO140001 standards, the latter being the minimum requirement
to undertake work on the 2012 Olympics, which has a build programme
badged as the largest peace-time operation the UK has ever
undertaken.
Managing director, Paul Longland and consultant Gill Eldridge
will lead the division, which can act as a standalone service or be
integrated with Health & Safety management services to provide
a bespoke, turnkey package for all types of business ranging from
SMEs through to national PLCs.
"Traditionally environmental management has always been
associated with Health & Safety but since the national push
towards the Green Agenda, it has become a discipline in its own
right," explains Paul. "For Longland, it is a natural progression
of the company's development to launch the division, which we are
predicting will make a significant impact in reducing our clients'
costs as a result of improved energy efficiency for example,
increasing new business opportunities and ensuring adherence to
legislative changes."
Since the launch, Longland has won several new contracts
including an environmental noise impact assessment across several
sites for a major infrastructure/power supply upgrade in London on
behalf of a national, blue-chip energy company.