Our Approach
Environmental management and sustainability lie at the heart of what we do. Soilfix prides itself on having an exemplary environmental record with no prosecutions or enforcement actions since the company was formed in 2004.
As part of its journey towards achieving ‘Net Zero’ and to reduce GHG emissions, Soilfix has developed a ‘remediation-bespoke’ Carbon Calculator tool to calculate GHG emissions from remediation & enabling projects. It has been deployed from tender stage through to design and implementation stages of a project, and can be used to both predict GHG emissions for a particular project as well as estimate actual emissions at project completion.
As well as helping Soilfix understand (and reduce) its GHG emissions, this tool can help clients and their consultants make better informed decisions by identifying remediation & ground engineering option(s) with lower potential emissions. We are also advising clients on what their investment in using green fuels such as hydrogenated vegetable oil (HVO) means in terms of GHG reductions on Soilfix projects.
Our carbon calculator tool can assess a range of options to use alternative, more sustainable amendments for modification / treatment of soils, a wider range of recycled aggregate products through to more sustainable off-site treatment alternatives to landfill disposal.
Soilfix was one of the leading advocates and supporters of the Sustainable Remediation Forum (SuRF). Sustainable remediation is defined by SuRF-UK (2010) as “the practice of demonstrating, in terms of environmental, economic and social indicators, that the benefit of undertaking remediation is greater than its impact and that the optimum remediation solution is selected through the use of a balanced decision-making process”.
Soilfix regularly carries out Tiered SuRF Assessments to support the decision-making process to determine the most sustainable remedial tiered option to meet the project objectives.
In a circular economy, products are made to last longer, communities share resources and save money, and businesses are maintaining, reusing, re-manufacturing and recycling materials to create more value for current and future generations.
Soilfix measures to support our client’s Circular Economy objectives frequently include:
These operations decrease traffic movements, carbon emissions and overall build costs. In doing so Soilfix makes a significant contribution towards a client’s sustainability goals and contribute towards project specific BREEAM criteria.
To ensure clients are fully compliant with environmental permitting regulations during remediation projects, Soilfix holds a bespoke multi-site Environmental Permit (EPR/RP3795FC) covering a wide range of ex-situ / in-situ remediation technologies. Our permit is technically managed by five full-time WAMITAB Certificate of Technical Competence (CoTC) holders to manage and audit its remediation activities to the satisfaction of the Environment Agency.
Soilfix routinely implements environmental best practice during its remediation operations and is continuously developing new approaches to effectively manage emissions without hindering the remediation process or programme. These include:
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Neil Everitt
Bid Manager
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