MEMBER NEWS

SEED WELCOME NEW ASSISTANT OPS DIRECTOR AND NORTHERN OPS MANAGER

Seed Environmental are delighted towelcome Gareth Thomas as AssistantNational Operations Director and JamieHarrowsmith as Regional OperationsManager for The North of England andScotland.

Gareth has previously held key roles forleading organisations, providing directionand leadership for remediation, restoration,repairs & maintenance, and compliance,delivering exceptional and excellentservices in compliance with relevantregulation and legislation on domestic andcommercial properties. As an ambitious,commercially driven leader Gareth islooking forward to interacting with ourcustomers and will seek to improveSeed’s customer service and responsetimes where possible.” I look forward tobuilding good trustworthy colleague andclient relationships to ensure an excellentcustomer focused quality service thatdemonstrates continuous improvement.When not playing the piano or cornet inmy younger days I spent my time playing adecent standard of rugby..... These days I’musually found on the bench or in the bar!!”

Jamie has previously held key rolesfor leading organisations within theremediation and construction sectorsfor the past 17 years, helping to deliverexceptional service and quality results onboth domestic and commercial projects.Ambitious and commercially aware, heis looking forward to helping maintainand grow the business in the North andScotland, building upon the already strongpresence of Seed Environmental acrossthe region. ”I am looking forward tobuilding rapport with colleagues, clientsand homeowners alike and offering quality

customer service throughout the projectlifecycle. When I’m not working I enjoyspending time with my family in the greatoutdoors and failing that I’ll probably beon top of a hillside somewhere on mye-mountain bike!”

SEED IN THE COMMUNITY

Seed Environmental were delighted tosupport the return of children’s football byproviding sponsorship to Irish League ClubBallymena United and their 2009 youthteam. Pictured is our local Director BrianDoyle handing over the tops to AcademyDirector Jonny Hume and 2009 playerJoseph. As part of our commitment tosupporting the local communities, Seed

recognise that the health and wellbeing ofchildren is particularly important given thevery challenging year they have had. Wesupport sport in the local community as anexcellent way for children to get back outplaying and active again.

OSRL SIGNS CALL- OFF AGREEMENT WITH REMEDIATION SPECIALIST, REGENESIS

OSRL has announced the signing of along-term agreement with Regenesis, aglobal leader in the research and delivery ofgroundwater and soil remediation services.The new relationship will extend OSRL’smember offering through the provision ofprofessional remediation services aroundthe world.

The formal arrangement represents thefirst time OSRL’s members can accessremediation services directly through theirmembership package, with the reassuranceof working with a fully vetted and trustedpartner to OSRL.

Commenting on the announcement, Dr RobHolland, OSRL’s Technical Lead, said: “AtOSRL we live by our strategy of continuousimprovement and, as part of that approach,we are continually evaluating third-party solutions to identify where member valuecan be increased.

“Regenesis has an unrivalled reputationin the field of remediation, and witha truly global footprint, it was clear itrepresented the best partner to OSRL andour members. We now look forward todeveloping our relationship and identifyingadditional areas of collaboration to drivemember-value even further.”

Headquartered in the United States,Regenesis has a presence across Europeand Scandinavia, as well as distributorsin China and Japan. It provides expertise,products and project management servicesfor in-situ and ex-situ remediation projectsat all levels.

Depending upon the scenario and thetechnology used, Regenesis will supportOSRL’s members by developing bespokeremediation plans. Through the treatmentand backfilling of contaminated sediments,it can also reduce environmentalpollution and waste generation, whilstother products within the Regenesisportfolio limit hydrocarbon contaminationof groundwater or can remediatecontaminated sediments without the needfor excavations.

With the agreement now signed, therelevant processes and procedures of theservice are being finalised, before beingrolled out to OSRL’s global teams throughits routine training programmes.

The agreement is already adding value,with Regenesis consulted during the recentresponse in Bahrain, helping to test anddefine the working relationship.

Jack Shore, Senior District Manager,UK and Scandinavia Regenesis, added:“Regenesis is excited to start supportingOSRL in the delivery of innovative subsurfacesolutions, which will significantlyreduce the risk and impact of inland oilspills around the globe”

Media contacts Information: Emma Smillie: Global Marketing and Communications Manager +44 (0)23 8033 1551 emmasmillie@oilspillresponse.com