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Over a professional career
of more than 25 years, Tony Smith has become an acknowledged expert
in contaminated land assessment and remediation. Following a Doctorate at the University
of Liverpool, he carried out contract research for Central Government, including
developing and carrying out the first national scale survey of
contaminated land sites. He was a founding director of the RPS environmental science
consultancy before establishing Smith Grant in 1994. He has worked on vast range of environmental assessment and
remediation projects, advising on some of the most problematic sites
in the UK. He also carries out air quality and hydrogeological
assessments and provides management plans for dealing with pollution
for the development, minerals and waste industries. He serves as an Expert Witness and is an accredited
Environmental Auditor and Specialist in Land Condition (SiLC).
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Katrina has over 15 years professional experience in technical consultancy and business management,
dealing with all aspects of the environmental impacts of development and operational activities.
With a degree in Chemistry and Masters in Environmental Pollution Control, her career developed at a
leading international environmental consultancy, and she ultimately managed the global due diligence team.
Katrina joined Smith Grant in 2004, becoming a Partner in 2005, and specialises in contaminated land and
air quality consultancy. She has managed projects world-wide for clients including developers, engineers,
planners, international corporations, banks, venture capitalists, lawyers and government bodies.
She is a Chartered Environmentalist, member of the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment, an accredited
Environmental Auditor and a member of the Institute of Air Quality Management.
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Ben started his career at Smith Grant in 2002 after gaining a degree in Geology and Masters
in Environmental Geochemistry, and became a Partner in 2011. He has specialised in the investigation,
risk assessment and remediation of contaminated land, using his skills to develop timely, cost effective
and pragmatic solutions for clients. He has delivered a wide variety of land regeneration and remediation
projects for national housebuilders, along with schools, commercial premises, industrial units and other facilities.
He is a popular and effective communicator and enjoys excellent working relationships with many regulators. He is
a member of the Chartered Institute of Water and Environmental Management, a Chartered Environmentalist and
is registered with CLAiRE as a qualified person to review site Development Materials Management Plans.
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Laura joined Smith Grant in 2006 after gaining a degree in Environmental Science at Nottingham University.
She has specialised in air quality assessments, carrying out pollution monitoring and impact assessments
of mineral extraction sites, composting facilities and large scale urban developments. She also assists
on the various contaminated land projects being undertaken at any one time in the Partnership and manages
the databases for our extensive programme of gas membrane inspections and topsoil validations. She is a member of
the Institute of Air Quality Management.
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Dan is the newest member of Smith Grant and holds a degree in Environmental Forensics
and a Masters in Environmental Pollution and Protection. Following completion of his
undergraduate studied he published his first scientific paper entitled 'Identifying the source of
nutrient contamination in a lagoon system' before starting his environmental career in the oil
and gas industry. Dan is now specialising in the contaminated land aspect of the Partnership,
aiding in all aspects of site investigations and remedial works, along with extensive gas
membrane and topsoil validations.
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With a degree in Earth Sciences and Masters in Environmental Risk Assessment, Simon is a natural
when it comes to running site investigations and environmental monitoring schemes. Simon’s other interests
include mine-water pollution and agricultural waste management. Having recently retired from Smith Grant,
Simon now works as an associate consultant assisting on a range of contaminated land investigations. He is a Fellow of the Geological Society.
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Dewi holds a degree in Physics and a Masters in Air Pollution Management and Control,
making him highly-qualified as a leading atmospheric pollution modeller. After an early period of working as
an environmental consultant with Tony Smith, Dewi followed a varied and highly successful career, including posts as
a Reactor Physicist with Nuclear Electric, IT consultant with Cap Gemini and Systems Manager with Unilever Research.
Dewi became a Smith Grant Associate in 2001, and carries out air dispersion modelling for pollution assessments including proposed
energy from waste plants, roadstone plants, quarries, composting facilities and landfills.
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