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Solutions to Environmental related business issues

WSP Environment & Energy is a leading international consultancy with an experienced and award winning team based in Warsaw delivering environmental solutions for clients across Poland.

 

We help our clients manage risks, enhance management systems and make sustainable business improvements. This approach ensures our clients are compliant with relevant Polish and EU legislation, are not exposed to potential environmental liabilities and can establish a position that gives them competitive edge in their markets.

 

In 2007 our team received a special distinction award as 'Best Technical Advisor' in Poland at an event in Warsaw that recognised Leaders in Consulting. This award confirms the profile, importance and value attached by commercial organisations in Poland to managing and responding to environmental related issues.

INTRODUCING

WSP GROUP PLC

OUR CAPABILITY

·          Our experienced team in Poland are all bi-lingual and have access to other specialist colleagues from across our global office network, to offer insights into regional best practices.

·          With over 15 years experience of working in Poland we have appropriate and substantial professional indemnity insurance in place and can deliver at both strategic and operational levels for clients.

·          Our delivery focuses on assessment and advice on environmental impacts; land remediation; transfer of environmental liabilities; due diligence auditing; and compliance with a range of environmental legislation.

·          We work with clients across all sectors including industry and manufacturing, financial and legal, Government, and property development.

 

OUR APPROACH

·          We listen, ask questions and challenge our clients so we understand their business, enabling us to apply pragmatic and intelligent solutions.

·          A flexible approach is taken to fit with clients' resourcing requirements.

·          We apply our knowledge of regulation, industry and best practice consulting to help clients respond to technical and compliance issues.

·          We work with clients to help create sustainable approaches to land remediation, the application of environmental management systems and carbon emissions and future energy requirements.

 

OUR KEY SERVICES IN POLAND

This document outlines some of the core services we deliver to clients in Poland and a selection of project summaries illustrating the breadth of our consultancy.

 

Due Diligence Auditing

Critical components of the due diligence process for any significant real estate or corporate transaction will include identifying environmental, health and safety liabilities and any opportunities to enhance value. WSP act for leading corporate organisations, financial institutions and professional advisors, to deliver insightful reporting that aids decision making on M&A activity and helps clients protect asset value.

 

In terms of capital outlay, management time and reputation, the potential impact of environmental liabilities and the risks associated with sub-standard environmental performance can have a significant effect on value and M&A decisions.

 

Remediation

 

Our expertise

The areas of liability we evaluate include:

·          Contaminated land and groundwater analysis

·          Asbestos monitoring

·          Technical appraisals of buildings

·          Exposure to current and future environmental, health and safety legislation

·          Energy efficiency and greenhouse gas emissions

·          Corporate responsibility practices and attitude to waste management practices

·          Impacts from supply chains

 

We pride ourselves on timely delivery of commercially focussed and clearly communicated reports and advice, all backed with appropriate levels of professional indemnity cover. We also work with clients to develop appropriate risk management strategies to respond to the output of our reports. Our team in Poland is part of our global team delivering environmental due diligence auditing, with experience of single site, multi-site and multi-jurisdictional transactions. Our global coverage ensures we understand local regulatory regimes and market conditions, helping us to evaluate their material significance.

 

At WSP we recognise that contaminated land carries uncertainty, financial risk and potentially significant liability for all stakeholders involved in the management, sale or development of a site. We offer a long history in Europe helping clients to minimise these risks through our specialist land remediation company, WSP Remediation.

 

This business provides guaranteed solutions for the remediation of contaminated land and groundwater pollution, and the management of associated risks. Our experience covers all types of sites including, chemical, gas and steel works, power stations, military facilities, former manufacturing plants, waste tips, rail depots and oil refineries.

 

We deliver sustainable remediation solutions that successfully release value from industrial and brownfield land, facilitate development, manage liability and uncertainty and exceed our clients expectations.

 

Our approach

We apply sustainable and innovative approaches to on-site treatment technologies, often in challenging and difficult conditions, minimising disruption, transportation requirements and enabling activity to be tailored and focused on key affected areas.

 

In summary we offer:

·          Design of remediation solutions, using laboratory and field-based pilot studies to optimise the performance of our remediation systems.

·          Implementation by our own team which enables us to offer a complete design and contracting service, working to clients budgets and schedules,

·          Projects are backed by assignable warranties and comprehensive insurances.

·          Excellent relationships are developed with the Regulatory Authorities and we provide detailed certification reports to retain as a permanent record of successful remediation.

 

WSP operates to the highest standards of Quality, Environmental and Health and

Safety Management under an Integrated Management System accredited to BS EN

ISO 9001, 14001 and OHSAS 18001.

 

Environmental Liability Solutions

In-conjunction with our specialist remediation capability, WSP also offers clients a range of innovative solutions to manage and remove financial risk and uncertainty from contaminated sites. Our Environmental Liability Solutions provide long term indemnity protection against known and unknown pollution conditions, addressing the specific risks that present an unacceptable level of exposure to our clients.

 

Our solutions

We offer:

·          Strategic Consultancy:We apply financial modelling techniques to quantify environmental risk in respect of time and cost, and how to best minimise the risk.

·          Insurance: WSP can facilitate environmental insurance protection at sites that don't require immediate remediation.

·          Remediation Plus: WSP provides guaranteed fixed price remediation for contaminated sites. This removes the uncertainty of cost for clients where the full extent of contamination is not known. WSP provides a warranty for the remediation and a long term insurance-backed indemnity against specified liabilities.

·          Active Transfer: Suitable for major brownfield sites, this is a complete transfer of environmental liability from the client to WSP for an agreed one-off payment, with the client retaining control and ownership of the asset.

 

These market leading Solutions help to facilitate business transactions by removing complexities caused by contamination; they also enhance land value and protect against unforeseen remediation costs.

 

Environmental Impact Assessments

An Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is a key element in the successful completion of the planning process to enable new development. The EIA identifies and assesses the potential environmental effects of proposed changes to land use. Our team has extensive experience in preparing full EIAs and specialist component studies, regularly working with colleagues across WSP and other technical advisers appointed by our clients.

 

Depending on our clients needs, we can deliver scoping studies, alternative option studies, pre and post construction monitoring plans and manage public consultations and representation at planning inquiries.

 

Our capability

We provide advice on the following aspects of an EIA:

·          EIA project management

·          Noise and vibration

·          Air quality and odour

·          Surface and groundwater

·          Ecology and nature conservation

·          Townscape / Landscape visual

·          Archaeology

·          Microclimate

·          Lighting assessment

·          Waste management

·          Contaminated land investigation

 

Our experience covers the redevelopment of former industrial sites for residential use and development of logistics centre's and other new industrial plants.

 

Energy & Sustainability Auditing

 

WSP has a long and impressive track record advising clients worldwide on all aspects of energy efficiency, the application of renewable technologies, responses to climate change and management of emissions.

Businesses in Poland are increasingly aware of the value of conducting energy and emissions audits to identify opportunities to make improvements to their operations, both from a cost benefit perspective and to meet regulatory guidelines.

 

Our approach

Our audits deliver technically practical and financially robust improvement measures; they:

·          Review equipment and management processes

·          Check equipment is installed and controlled for optimum use

·          Identify where technology has been superseded with more efficient designs

·          Identify where energy use is not being monitored and managed

 

An effective management system will in turn help deliver improvements in energy consumption and emissions performance. We work with many clients to develop management systems, and our input includes:

·          Implementing feedback and applying effective change management techniques

·          Introducing new measurement, reporting and targeting techniques to the appropriate people

·          Delivering effective training and communication programmes to ensure improvements are made

 

Compliance with REACH Legislation

WSP Environment & Energy assists many clients in complying with national and EU environmental related legislation; auditing processes and helping them achieve regulated permits. Helping organisations comply with REACH, the new EU chemicals legislation is an example of this type of activity. REACH is widely regarded as the most complex piece of environmental legislation introduced to date. It stands for, Registration, Evaluation,Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals and will have a wide ranging impact on all companies using or processing chemicals and the manufacturers of goods as diverse as clothing and stationery products. The legislation came into force on 1 June 2007. All chemicals manufactured or imported into Europe over one tonne per annum will need to be registered by manufacturers and / or importers. If a substance is not registered it will be unlawful to manufacture or import it into the European Union.

 

Our assistance

This is a high level summary of the assistance we offer to organisations operating in Poland and beyond:

·          Data gathering and analysis of gaps in the information clients hold on the chemicals they produce or use

·          Assessments of vulnerability

·          Liaison and advice to suppliers

·          Liaison and advice to customers

·          Representation on REACH Consortia

·          Completion of reports to assist in the process of authorising chemicals

 

We have a dedicated website on REACH outlining our full capability and providing advice to industry:

www.reach-answers.com

 

OUR PROJECT WORK

 

Ministry of the Environment

WSP Environment & Energy is appointed by the Ministry to produce Poland's first contribution to the European Pollutant Emission Register, gathering information from industrial facilities across Poland.

 

European Bank of Reconstruction and Development

Environmental, Health and Safety Assessments of several industrial sites located in Poland,Armenia, Macedonia and other CEE countries.

 

Panattoni Europe

On-going environmental due diligence and geotechnical investigation of sites across

Poland.

 

Electrolux

We delivered an integrated environmental impact and geotechnical assessment for a new kitchen accessories factory for Electrolux in southern Poland.

 

Aarsleff Sp. z.o.o.

Delivery of geotechnical investigations on the A2 highway to assess the pile foundations for noise screens where the road runs near residential areas to help achieve the appropriate noise protection.