Our Team
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A. M. Lambert - A M Lambert ('Sid') has over 30 years of experience in the UK waste management industry working in both the public and private sector as a Civil Engineer on a wide variety of solid waste management related projects including treatment, recycling, transport and disposal. His project experience includes design, build and operation of: waste baling plants, refuse derived fuel plants, engineered landfills, household waste recycling centres, waste transfer stations both road and rail, clinical waste incineration and landfill gas waste to energy projects. Sid began his career in Local Government where he was part of a team who wrote one of the first local authority 10 year waste disposal plans and was subsequently responsible for its implementation. He also worked as part of an engineering team who supervised the procurement, design and construction of 2 Waste Baling Plants and a Refuse Derived Fuel Plant, along with the development of a number of Strategic Landfill Sites and Household Waste Reception Centres. Following his work in Local Government, Sid moved into the private sector where he worked for one of the UKs largest quarry operators, as Development Director he was responsible for the expansion and growth of all the Company's solid waste management activities in the UK including, treatment, transport and disposal. In 1994, Sid set up the Crestwood Environmental consultancy. Sid is a full Member of the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM) and has also gained Chartered Environmentalist (CEnv.) status. Sid is also registered as an independent Assessor and Internal Verifier for the full range of level 3 and 4 waste management awards. Sid has recently delivered a number of papers on engineering sustainable waste management, representing the UK waste management industry at UKTI / EISU conferences in Kenya, Tanzania and Hungary.
Narvinder Bains - Narvinder Bains (Nicky) joined Crestwood Environmental as a Senior Planning Consultant following working in private and public planning practices including CSJ Brooke Smith Planning Consultants in Birmingham, GVA Grimley in London and the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Council, since 2000. Narvinder has extensive experience in submitting and managing a wide range of planning applications and appeals involving mixed use schemes, housing projects, commercial schemes, EIA submissions, Ministry of Defence work, retail work and telecommunications schemes. Narvinder obtained a Masters degree in Urban Planning at the University of Westminster. As a member of the Royal Town Planning Institute, she regularly keeps up to date with planning law and guidance and is a Committee Member of Women in Property. Narvinder is also part of the Virtual Anaerobic Steering Group operated by Defra. Narvinder’s day to day duties include client liaison, preparing and submitting planning applications and appeals, appraisal work and working with Local Planning Authorities and other relevant stakeholders in order to deliver the best possible planning solution for clients.
Roger Grainger - Senior Environmental Consultant Roger joined the company in 2011, with over 35 years of experience in pollution control, waste management and waste water treatment and was formerly a Team Leader (Environment Management) with the Midlands Region of the Environment Agency (EA). Roger is a Member of the Chartered Institute of Water and Environmental Management (MCIWEM) and reviews technical papers for the Institute; he is also a Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry (MRSC) and studied chemistry at Wolverhampton University. Roger has extensive experience in wastewater treatment systems and has worked for the former British Steel Corporation in their research laboratories investigating treatment options for cyanide, phenolic and non-ferrous metals waste streams. Before leaving the EA he managed a team of Environment Officers who regulated, under the Environmental Permitting Regulations, numerous waste treatment and landfill sites. Under Roger’s direction the team also monitored and controlled water quality in rivers, reservoirs and aquifers. He has also worked closely with the Coal Authority over the last ten years on the evaluation of rising mine-waters in the Staffordshire Coalfield where, following the closure of all deep mines in Staffordshire and cessation of pumping in the nineties, outbreaks of mine-water has occurred. Roger has assisted the Coal Authority in assessing risks to surface and groundwater sources and evaluating treatment proposals for known emissions and predicted future discharges. Roger has also specialised in Bioaerosol Risk Assessments and has been trained internally, by the EA, and externally, by the Chartered Institute of Waste Management.
Adam Collinge - Landscape Architect Adam joined Crestwood Environmental as a Landscape Architect, after starting his career working in local government specialising in Landscape Architecture and Ecology. Adam has a Post-Graduate Diploma (with Commendation) and a Masters degree in Landscape Architecture from Birmingham City University and is a Licentiate member of the Landscape Institute. Adam also has a 'with honours' degree in Geography and Environmental Management from Durham University, is an Associate Member of the Institution of Environmental Sciences (AMIEnvSci) and an Affiliate Member of the Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (IEEM). Adam is also a committee member of the UK branch of the International Association for Landscape Ecology (IALE UK). Adam has experience working on a wide variety of landscape projects including a proposed Anaerobic Digestion facility, parks and open spaces, historic landscape restoration, play areas / outdoor sports facilities, school grounds and cemeteries and also has experience of working on various sites of nature conservation interest. One element of Adam's role in Local Government was advising and liaising on ecological constraints to Building Schools for the Future (BSF) schemes. Adam's primary job role with Crestwood is to provide design and management input into a wide range of landscape schemes, as well as offering support on ecology issues. Adam's previous experience as an ecology and landscape consultee in the public sector allow him to offer insightful client support from initial project inception through to design stages and obtaining planning approval as well as helping to plan the future management on the project sites. |
Karl Jones - Karl has worked on a variety of large-scale development projects including numerous quarries, landfills, wind farms, waste management facilities and housing and commercial developments. He has also acted as an Expert Witness on Green Belt, landscape and visual issues at Public Inquiry. His specialist areas are in the design, assessment and restoration of minerals and waste management facilities, but Karl can also provide consultancy advice on a variety of environmental subjects including landscape architecture, ecology and 3D digital modelling and photomontage techniques.
Jo is a Director at Crestwood Environmental and has been with the Company since 1998. She has a wealth of experience specialising in issues relating to solid waste management and has a BSC in Environmental Science; an MSc in Environmental Technology, is a Full Member of the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM) and has also gained Chartered Environmentalist status (CEnv). Jo has extensive experience in all issues relating to the planning and development of solid waste management facilities, including the preparation of detailed application documents and submissions for Planning, EIA and Environmental Permits involving a number of different waste facilities including landfills, leachate treatment facilities, Waste Transfer Stationsm MRFs, HWRCs and Composting facilities (Open Air, IVC and AD) etc. Jo has dealt with a range of applications relating to the treatment, recycling, recovery and disposal of all waste types from strictly inert waste to hazardous waste. Jo is fully conversant with the latest Legislation and regulatory guidance documents and is fully competent in the preparation of detailed Risk Assessments and is also experienced in the use of 3D ground modelling packages.
Lucy Cash - Senior Ecologist Lucy is the Senior Ecologist at Crestwood Environmental. She has worked in the field of ecological consultancy, habitat management, conservation work and research projects since 1998. Lucy has been a full member of IEEM for over 6 years and has worked on a variety of projects in a number of sectors across the UK including large scale gas pipeline, renewable energy sites, quarries, landfills and transport and major rail projects. Lucy is an experienced all round ecologist and holds a number of Natural England survey licences. She has held numerous protected species development licences and is experienced in designing large scale mitigation projects. She has experience of project management, ecology training and public speaking. Lucy also has a comprehensive knowledge of UK and European Wildlife and planning legislation.
Nicole Harrison - Environmental Consultant Nicole brings valuable experience to Crestwood Environmental as an Environmental Consultant, working for a variety of clients within the waste and mineral sectors. Nicole has experience in preparing and submitting various Environmental Permit applications for organic waste, landfill and other treatment type facilities. She also has experience in landfill gas, leachate, groundwater, nuisance dust and bioaerosol monitoring and reporting. She is also assists with odour monitoring and reporting and with writing Odour Management Plans. She has prepared numerous of Construction Quality Assurance (CQA) Plans and CQA Validation Reports for a variety of installations. Nicole began her career in the private sector as an Environmental Consultant after graduating from the University of Manchester reading Geography and Geology. Her keen interest in Environmental Permitting ensures she can provide invaluable guidance and advice to our clients when dealing with Planning Authorities, EHO's and the Environment Agency on waste and environmental related issues. Furthermore, she is an Affiliate Member of the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM) and is working towards Chartered status.
Alyson Rowley - Alyson joined Crestwood Environmental in 2008 as Office Administrator. She previously worked for a manufacturing company, for three and a half years, where she developed her career from Office Junior up to Assistant to the Quality Manager and Marketing Manager with responsibility for junior staff. Alyson's voice is the one you are most likely to hear when you phone in to Crestwood and she is the first port of call for assistance and in answering your queries. Alyson manages the majority of our accounts and provides untiring professional assistance to the team. She is a much valued and committed team player and is studying hard to further her career within the Company, recently becoming a student member with the AAT which has also allowed Crestwood to become an 'AAT accredited Employer'.
Dan Hunt - Assistant Ecologist Dan joined Crestwood as an Assistant Ecologist in October 2011. He has gained useful experience within the ecological field, from both private and global multidisciplinary consultancies and conservation organisations (including the National Trust and Associated Wildlife Trust Consultancies). He holds a First class BSc degree in Environmental Science and Technology and an MSc in Surveying and Environmental Management (Distinction); both were studied at the University of Exeter (Camborne School of Mines). Dan is currently working towards full membership of the Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (IEEM). Dan provides assistance with the undertaking of Phase 1 habitat surveys, protected species surveys, biological data requests, report writing, licence applications and liaising with clients. He has an excellent knowledge of protected species ecology, survey and mitigation techniques, ecological impact assessments and habitat creation and management. Dan is currently training for various protected species survey licences including great crested newt, bat and white-clawed crayfish.
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