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Who We Are

Coastal Partners is a shared Coastal Management Service formed through the requirement of cross-border efficiencies, service excellence and the growing challenge of funding availability. We work side-by-side with our Partners, in line with their corporate strategies to manage coastal erosion and flood risk in an examined and tailored way.

Our team of engineers, scientists, ecologists, surveyors and project management professionals, manage a joined-up coastline of 246km across five Local Authority areas in Hampshire and West Sussex. Working together, we deliver sustainable, environmentally focussed coastal management solutions and success is realised through effective use of our staff resource and a proven track record for project delivery and asset maintenance.

We also offer services and support to public sector organisations further afield. Tracer Pebble technology (page 44) and the Geomatics Division (page 45) are serving Local Authorities outside of our five Partners with their Beach Management Plans, Coastal Schemes and engineering projects. Similarly, our NEC-qualified Project Managers and Environmental teams are working with public sector organisations on initiatives that will define our coastline for generations.

Coastlines are rapidly changing; seas are rising at increasing speed; storms are becoming more frequent and existing sea defences are becoming outdated.

These factors put pressure on society, ecology and the economy, and supporting our communities and being passionate about the environment are at the core of what we do.