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Febuary 2011 - Sustainability Live! 2012
Mike Marston Divisional Director, Environmental Claims Management has been invited to again speak at Sustainability Live! on the subjects of Environmental Damage Regulations and Civil Sanctions.
The legislation is in place, but at present has not been widely used by the regulators, so it would be easy for companies to become complacent about the need to prevent environmental damage.
Mike will provide a refresher regarding responsibilities and also explain how companies can be exposed to very costly environmental damage liabilities, without realising they have inadequate insurance cover.
Sustainability Live! 2012 will take place on 22 - 24 May 2012 at the NEC Birmingham.
November 2011 - New office in Leicester
OHES’ new office base in the Whittle Estate, Leicester, was opened at the beginning of August 2011. The new office is strategically located as a important base in the midlands, and is currently used on a regular basis by members of the contaminated land team and Pete Haslock (ECM). It is also ideal for any other OHES staff working in the area to drop in - the office is now fully operational with staff meeting and work areas, and the necessary facilities and easy access.
This new location further marks the success and growth of OHES as a company, and ensures we are able to continue to achieve operational excellence while expanding our coverage across the UK. Anyone passing by is more than welcome to pop in and see the new office, or take the opportunity to work from here when in the area.
November 2011 - OHES supports another charity
Following on from the recent 5k run, the Contaminated Land Team have been out and about supporting yet another charity. This time they hung up their running shoes and loosened their belts to attend a charity curry evening in aid of Quilts for Injured Servicemen (Q4IS). The event took place at the Little India Curry house in Arnesbury, Leicestershire on Monday 28th November and supported Q4IS, who make quilts for soldiers injured in Afghanistan.
November 2011 - OHES supports Cancer Charity
OHES recently donated a charity auction prize of a hot air balloon trip to raise funds for the Royal Berkshire Hospital Cancer Unit. Money was being raised for equipment designed to minimise hair loss during treatment. Our donation raised £300 towards the £13,000 target.
November 2011 - Issue 4 of our Environmental Claims update is now available to download. Click here to see it.
November 2011 - We are delighted to announce that we have further strengthened our team of consultants in East Anglia.
Paresh, originally from New Zealand, is based in Cambridge and will already be known to a number of our loss adjuster partners.
The appointment of Paresh is evidence of our strategy to continue to build our capabilities and national coverage.
October 2011 - Are you watching Downton Abbey on television? The location for the filming is Highclere Castle near Newbury. We were recently called to deal with an oil spill on the set. Remedial measures had to be fitted around filming with everything being put back exactly as before at the end of each stage of work to ensure that scene continuity was not affected!
July 2011 - We are delighted to announce that we have established a permanent presence in the North East of England.
Iain has a wealth of experience and is looking forward to providing local solutions.
We are also currently recruiting for a new post in East Anglia to further enhance our capabilities and service delivery.
July 2011 - Fire at a waste oil depot
OHES staff were recently mobilised to the scene of a large fire at a waste oil depot. Tens of thousands of litres of waste oil had been released to the surrounding environment when heat caused containment measures to fail.
We are currently working with the insurer, appointed adjuster, the EA and landowners to appraise remedial options following extensive emergency containment works. A rapid, proactive and informed approach has enabled us to mitigate the damage and control claims costs
July 2011 - OHES on the BBC
A BBC film crew recently captured footage of an incident being managed by OHES. The documentary team were following Hampshire Fire Service when they were mobilised to the scene of an overturned tanker. The cameras rolled as kerosene gushed from the tanker and fire crews attempted to contain the spillage. We mobilised a UKSpill Accredited contractor to the incident whilst our own staff communicated with site.
The incident was resolved with much praise and a subsequent programme of remediation and monitoring continues in this environmentally very sensitive location.
March 2011- Mike Marston, OHES Divisional Director has been published in this months APEA Bulletin.
March 2011 - OHES Civil Sanctions Technical Update
OHES are pleased to announce that they are now recognised as an approved supplier under the UVDB / Achilles supplier management service. It is expected that this will further enhance the company’s presence within the utilities sector and support the strong growth ambitions of the company in this developing area of the market.
OHES Environmental Ltd - Press Release
Date: 23rd September 2010
From: Paul Rich – Operations Manager
Contact Details: paul.rich@ohes.co.uk / 0118 902 9397 / 07792 707691
OHES are delighted to announce that they have been officially certified under ISO codes 9001 (Quality Management) and 14001 (Environmental Management) by UKAS accredited auditors – Det Norske Veritas. The company achieved this sought after status in only 9 months and are very proud of all staff that assisted the management team in attaining these coveted management awards in such a short period of time. It is formal recognition of the processes and systems in place that support the OHES service delivery to clients and further enhances the professional standing of the company within the environmental consultancy field.
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