ENVIRONMENTAL
CONSULTING AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT
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Countryside
Stewardship |
Industrial
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Martin
Parham is a partner and environmental consultant in Herbiseed, the
supplier of weed, wildflower and herb seeds. He is particularly
responsible for ecological assessment, mitigation of environmental impacts
of new developments, environmental restitution, ecologically sensitive
landscaping of industrial sites, planning and implementation of
Environmental Stewardship schemes on farms.
Martin
has a PhD in ecology, 20 years experience in agricultural R&D for a
major chemical company and 20 years project management of landscaping and
habitat creation on private land, housing projects and industrial sites.
He combines a sound knowledge of ecology with an understanding of the
financial and regulatory constraints on development projects, and the
value of an environmentally favourable image to developers, farmers and
industry. On the muddy construction site his practical approach to
operators of construction equipment
gains their
co-operation in turning ecological plans into aesthetically pleasing and
ecologically valuable landscapes.
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Developed
a set of guidelines for the revegetation of derelict industrial and
urban sites for ICI Chemicals Division.
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Project
managed the capping and establishment of wildflower grassland on a
landfill site for Teesside Power Station.
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Developed
rapidly establishing wildflower mixtures and techniques for
establishing vegetation on extremely difficult sites during a series
of projects for British Steel Corporation.
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Worked
with ecological consultants employed by Amerada Hess on re-vegetating
soil disturbed by installation of natural gas pipelines through sites
of special scientific interest, agricultural and industrial land.
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Provided
ecological impact mitigation advice and project management for
naturalistic vegetation establishment on an extensive residential
project in Slough.
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