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TABLE OF CONTENTS
5.1.3 by Activity, 2002-2006 44

5.1.4 Forecast, by Activity, 2007-2011 45
1. KEY FINDINGS 1
5.2 Market Segmentation 47
5.2.1 Assessment 47
2. INTRODUCTION 2 5.2.1.1 By Phase, 2002-2006 47
5.2.1.2 Forecast, by Phase, 2007-2011 49
5.2.1.3 By Type of Client, 2002-2006 51
2.1 About MSI 2 5.2.1.4 Forecast, by Type of Client,
2.2 Methodology 3 2007-2011 53
2.3 Definitions 5 5.2.1.5 By Region, 2002-2006 55
2.4 Abbreviationsw 18 5.2.1.6 Forecast, by Region,
2007-2011 57
5.2.1.7 By Region in England,
3. PESTEL ANALYSISw 20 2002-2006 59
5.2.1.8 Forecast, by Region in England,
2007-2011 61
3.1 Politicalw 20 5.2.2 Remediation 63
3.2 Economic 22 5.2.2.1 By Technique, 2002-2006 63
3.2.1 UK Economic Indicators 22 5.2.2.2 Forecast by Technique,
3.2.2 Housing and non-residential building 2007-2011 67
construction output 24 5.2.2.3 By Process, 2002-2006 70
3.2.2.1 Total Building Construction 5.2.2.4 Forecast by Process, 2007-2011 72
Output, by Type of Work and 5.2.2.5 By Type of Client, 2002-2006 74
Sector, 2001-2005 24 5.2.2.6 Forecast by Type of Client,
3.2.2.2 New Commercial and Industrial 2007-2011 76
Building Construction Output in 5.2.2.7 By Region, 2002-2006 78
Great Britain, by End-User Sector, 5.2.2.8 Forecast by Region, 2007-2011 79
2001-2005 26 5.2.2.9 By Region in England,
3.2.2.3 Housing Starts and Completions 2002-2006 81
in the UK, by Sector, 5.2.2.10 Forecast, by Region in England,
2002-2006 27 2007-2011 83
3.2.2.4 Housing Completions in the UK,
by Type of Accommodation and
by Size, 2001-2005 28 6. REGIONAL MARKET ANALYSIS 85
3.2.2.5 Number of Property Transactions
in England, Wales and Northern
Ireland, 2001-2005 29 6.1 England 85
3.3 Social 30 6.2 Scotland 88
3.4 Technological 31 6.3 Wales 91
3.5 Environmental 32 6.4 Northern Ireland 92
3.6 Legislative 34
7. INDUSTRY OVERVIEW 93
4. FACTORS AFFECTING THE MARKET 36
8. MARKET LEADERS 96
4.1 Drivers 36
4.2 Restraints 39 9. PRICING STRATEGIES 97
5. MARKET SIZE 41 10. SERVICE MIX 99
5.1 Market Size and Trends 41 11. MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS 101
5.1.1 Overview, 2002-2006 41
5.1.2 Forecast Overview, 2007-2011 43
12. COMPANY PROFILES 102

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12.22 Veolia Environmental
12.1 ALcontrol Laboratories UK 102 Services 144
12.2 Alfred McAlpine 104
12.3 AMEC 106 13. SWOT ANALYSIS 146
12.4 Atkins 109
12.5 Bachy Soletanche 111
12.6 Biffa Waste Services 113 13.1 Strengths 146
12.7 Bilfinger Berger Environmental 115 13.2 Weaknesses 148
12.8 Bureau Veritas 117 13.3 Opportunities 150
12.9 Churngold Remediation 119 13.4 Threats 151
12.10 DECwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwi121
12.11 Edmund Nuttall 123 15. TRADE ASSOCIATIONS 152
12.12 Entec UK 125
12.13 Environmental Resources
16. TRADE MAGAZINES 153
Management 127
12.14 Enviros 129
12.15 Fugro 131 17. TRADE EXHIBITIONS 154
12.16 Keller Ground Engineering 133
12.17 Land Clean 135 18. RELATED RESEARCH 155
12.18 Mott MacDonald 136
12.19 RPS Group 138
12.20 Shanks Group 140
12.21 URS Corporation 142

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LIST OF TABLES
1) Table: UK Economic Indicators, 17) Table: Forecast UK Market for

2004-2006 22 Contaminated Land Assessment,
2) Table: UK Interest Rates,2003-2006 23 by Region, 2007-2011 57
3) Table: Building Construction Output 18) Table: The UK Market for
in Great Britain, by Type of Work Contaminated Land Assessment,
and Sector, 2001-2005 24 by Region in England, by Value,
4) Table: New Commercial and 2002-2006 59
Industrial Building Construction 19) Table: Forecast UK Market for
Output in Great Britain, by End-User Contaminated Land Assessment,
Sector, 2001-2005 26 by Region in England, 2007-2011 61
5) Table: Housing Starts and 20) Table: The UK Market for
Completions in the UK, by Sector, Contaminated Land Remediation,
2002 2006 27 by Technique, 2002-2006 63
6) Table: Housing Completions in the 21) Table: Forecast UK Market for
UK, by Type of Accommodation Contaminated Land Remediation,
and by Size, 2001-2005 28 by Technique, 2007-2011 67
7) Table: Number of Property 22) Table: The UK Market for
Transactions in England, Wales and Contaminated Land Remediation,
Northern Ireland, 2001-2005 29 by Process, 2002-2006 70
8) Table: The UK Market for 23) Table: Forecast UK Market for
Contaminated Land Assessment Contaminated Land Remediation,
and Remediation, Overview, by Process, 2007-2011 72
2002-2006 41 24) Table: The UK Market for
9) Table: Forecast UK Market for Contaminated Land Remediation,
Contaminated Land Assessment by Type of Client, 2002-2006 74
and Remediation, Overview, 25) Table: Forecast UK Market for
2007-2011 43 Contaminated Land Remediation,
10) Table: The UK Market for by Type of Client, 2007-2011 76
Contaminated Land Assessment 26) Table: The UK Market for
and Remediation, by Activity, Contaminated Land Remediation,
2002-2006 44 by Region, 2002-2006 78
11) Table: Forecast UK Market for 27) Table: Forecast UK Market for
Contaminated Land Assessment Contaminated Land Remediation,
and Remediation, by Activity, by Region, 2007-2011 79
2007-2011 45 28) Table: The UK Market for
12) Table: The UK Market for Contaminated Land Remediation,
Contaminated Land Assessment, by Region: England, by Value,
by Phase, 2002-2006 47 2002-2006 81
13) Table: Forecast UK Market for 29) Table: Forecast UK Market for
Contaminated Land Assessment, Contaminated Land Remediation,
by Phase, 2007-2011 49 by Region: England, 2007-2011 83
14) Table: The UK Market for 30) Table: Financial Summary of
Contaminated Land Assessment, ALcontrol Laboratories, 2002-2006 103
by Type of Client, 2002-2006wwww51 31) Table: Financial Summary of Alfred
15) Table: Forecast UK Market for McAlpine, 2001-2005 105
Contaminated Land Assessment, 32) Table: Financial Summary of AMEC,
by Type of Client, 2007-2011wwww53 2001-2005 107
16) Table: The UK Market for 33) Table: AMEC Earth and
Contaminated Land Assessment, Environmental's Revenue,
by Region, 2002-2006 55 2005-2006 108

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34) Table: Financial Summary of Atkins 43) Table: Financial Summary of
Group, 2002-2006 110 Environmental Resources
35) Table: Financial Summary of Bachy Management, 2001-2005 128
Soletanche, 2000-2004 112 44) Table: Financial Summary of
36) Table: Financial Summary of Biffa Enviros, 2001-2005 130
Waste Services, 2001-2005 114 45) Table: Financial Summary of Fugro,
37) Table: Financial Summary of 2001-2005 132
Bilfinger Berger Environmental, 46) Table: Financial Summary of Keller
2003-2005 116 Ground Engineering, 2001-2005 134
38) Table: Financial Summary of Bureau 47) Table: Financial Summary of Mott
Veritas, 2001-2005 118 MacDonald, 2000-2004 137
39) Table: Financial Summary of 48) Table: Financial Summary of RPS
Churngold Remediation, Group, 2001-2005 139
2002-2006 120 49) Table: Financial Summary of Shanks
40) Table: Financial Summary of DEC, Group, 2001-2005 141
2001-2005 122 50) Table: Financial Summary of URS
41) Table: Financial Summary of Corporation, 2001-2005 143
Edmund Nuttall, 2001-2005 124 51) Table: Financial Summary of Veolia
42) Table: Financial Summary of Entec Environmental Services,
UK, 2001-2006 126 2001-2005 145

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LIST OF GLOSSARIES
1) Glossary: Scope of the report 5

2) Glossary: Units 6
3) Glossary: Definitions of the
Products and Markets 7
4) Glossary: Definitions of Regions of
England as used in Market Analysis,
by Region of England 9
5) Glossary: Definitions of Regions of
England by Government Office
Region, as used in Previously
Developed Land Analysis 10
6) Glossary: Definitions of the Terms
and Materialswi 11
7) Glossary: Definitions of Clientswi 16
8) Glossary: Abbreviations used in
the reportwi 18

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LIST OF ANALYSES
1) Analysis: Factors Affecting the

Market for Contaminated Land
Assessment and Remediation,
2002-2006 36
2) Table: Previously Developed Land
in England, by Land Type, 2005 86
3) Analysis: New Land Use of Land
Redeveloped in England,
2004 and 2005 87
4) Analysis: Contamination Status of
Derelict and Urban Vacant Land in
Scotland, 2005 88
5) Analysis: Contaminated Land in
Scotland, by Contamination Type,
2005 89
6) Analysis: Known Contaminated
Land in Scotland, by Local
Enterprise Company, 2005 90

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LIST OF APPENDICES
1) Information: Trade Associations

active in the UK Contaminated
Land market 152
2) Information: Trade Magazines
Land market 153
3) Information: Trade Exhibitions
Land market 154
4) Information: Related MSI research
now available 155

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1. Key Findings
UK Market for Contaminated UK Market for Contaminated
Land Assessment Land Remediation
• Improving • Landfill
accuracy directive
+ 45% • Residential + 32% • Brownfield

demand development
• Brownfield • Technology
development limitations
• Environmental • Time pressures

sustainability
Value 2002-2006 Value 2002-2006
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2. Introduction
2.1 About MSI

MSI Marketing Research for Industry is
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2.2 Methodology
The research methodology are therefore carried out with
employed by MSI has been subject to manufacturers, distributors, importers,
numerous procedures to guarantee suppliers, installers and end-users.
the quality and the reliability of the Indeed, some of our studies involve
information contained within the more than a hundred interviews. The
reports. In-house consultants are data gathered from interviews is
employed full-time and receive a six- systematically checked and
months training period to acquire compared with the secondary
and implement MSI’s research research.
methodology.
MSI’s methodology can be divided

• Stage 3: analysis of the gathered
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The information gathered during the
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• Stage 1: secondary research and synthesized. A second series of
interviews can be done if necessary
The consultancy teams work closely to check and validate the data
with trade associations, magazines, during this decisive stage.
and government bodies operating in
the researched field. Further research
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• Stage 4: quantitative data
documentation service and
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forecasts, to measure the researched
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market. This data is based on the
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estimates obtained during stage 3.
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The quantitative data contained in
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• Stage 2: primary research: and analysis of the market and is
interviews with trade sources consequently unique to MSI.
The consultancy team proceeds to

undertake a series of telephone or
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• Stage 5: quality control
representative selection of
Each report is the subject of a
companies operating in the chosen
rigorous checking and editing
industry. Every attempt is made to
process by an experienced
talk to leading players in the sector as
management team, to ensure the
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and support, as part of MSI’s stringent
internal quality procedures.

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2.3 Definitions
1) Glossary: Scope of the report
Coverage This market analyses the UK market for

contaminated land assessment and
remediation. The report includes all types of
contamination including contamination to
ground water, radioactive contamination and
contamination of military sites are included.
The report also includes remediation
undertaken by companies other than
environmental contractors. The report does
not include the value of any form of insurance
claims. The market size represents the value of
the contracts awarded to assessment and
remediation companies. This will be the final
cost of the treatment rather than the initial
estimation. As some contracts have different
sharing strategies for risk.
Review period 2002 to 2006. Research has been carried out

during September 2006. Data for 2006 are
estimates based on knowledge of the first six-
month 2006 period. 2006 is therefore shown as
a full year in tables and graphs.
Forecast period 2007-2011.
Market size Quantifies sales made by manufacturers in the

UK, including imports. Export sales are
specifically excluded (unless otherwise
specified).
It should be noted that the market size data
has not been obtained by simply adding the
turnover of the various companies produce
only one type of product or service.
Revisions/Amendments The data presented in this report has a

modified segmentation compared to MSI’s
report on this subject, published in September
2004. Solidification is now included as a
chemical treatment and excavation and
disposal is included as a physical treatment.
As a result, direct comparisons between these
two reports may not be possible.

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2) Glossary: Units
Exchange Rates The following exchanges rates are used in this

report.
2000: £1 = €1.64
2001: £1 = €1.61
2002: £1 = €1.59
2003: £1 = €1.45
2004: £1 = €1.47
2005: £1 = €1.46
2006:……...£1…=…€1.46
Value All values are quoted at current prices unless

otherwise specified. Values exclude VAT unless
otherwise stated but are inclusive of landfill
tax where appropriate.

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3) Glossary: Definitions of the Products and Markets
Assessment market Includes the costs of the desktop and walkover

study by the consultancy, the cost of sampling
by a drilling contractor if required, the cost of
laboratory analysis by a specialist laboratory,
the cost of reporting the analysis of the result of
sampling and testing by the consultancy, the
post remediation testing and long term
monitoring if appropriate.
For the purpose of this report the assessment

market is split into five phases for the assessment
of the land and determination as to whether
remediation work is required.
Contaminated land The contaminated land regime, as set out in Part

IIA of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 was
introduced in England in April 2000, July 2001 in
Wales; a similar regime was introduced in
Scotland in July 2000.
Part IIA provides a statutory definition of

contaminated land:
“any land which appears to the local authority

in whose area it is situated to be in such a
condition, by reason of substances, on, or under
the land that
• significant harm is being caused or there is

significant possibility of such harm being
caused;
or
• pollution of controlled waters is being, or is
likely to be caused.”
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3) Glossary (cont): Definitions of the Products and Markets
Desktop and walkover This covers the costs of the consultancies firm’s’
study time to research the previous land use during
the desktop study and the time taken to walk
over the site to determine the possible potential
contaminants and how to go forward in the
assessment of the site.
Laboratory testing Includes the cost of transporting the soil

samples to the specialist laboratory, and the
main cost of the laboratory testing of the soils.
Where remediation work takes place the cost of
testing the soils once the work has taken place
is also included. No laboratory analysis is
included in the market value, as the norm is for
laboratories to simply provide factual
information: the analysis is normally undertaken
by the consultancy and is part of the reporting
stage.
Physical site The costs of obtaining the sample soils to be

investigation sent for analysis. This will include the costs of
drilling rigs for the purpose of creating
boreholes to obtain the samples where
appropriate.
Remediation market Covers all the costs involved with treating the
contaminant. This includes the costs of the
selected technique, the equipment and
transport costs if soils need moving to landfill or
off site treatment centres. The remediation
market includes the treatment of radioactive
waste, but excludes the clean up of nuclear
sites.
The reporting stage Is the compilation of all the information

gathered by the consultancy firm including the
desktop study, site walkover and laboratory
results. The consultancy firm is then able to
determine if treatment is needed and what
treatment should be applied.

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4) Glossary: Definitions of Regions of England as used in Market
Analysis, by Region of England
Midlands Includes the counties Shropshire, Herefordshire,

Gloucestershire, Staffordshire, Worcestershire,
Warwickshire, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire,
Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and
Lincolnshire.
North East Includes the counties of Northumberland and

Durham.
North West Includes the counties of Cheshire, Merseyside,

Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Cumbria.
South East Includes the counties Norfolk, Suffolk,

Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire,
Hertfordshire, Essex, Buckinghamshire,
Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Hampshire,
Surrey, Sussex, Kent and London.
South West Includes Somerset, Dorset, Devon and Cornwall.
Yorkshire and Includes the counties North Yorkshire, West

Humberside Yorkshire, East Riding of Yorkshire, South
Yorkshire, including the city Kingston Upon Hull,
and the immediate area around the river
Humber.

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5) Glossary: Definitions of Regions of England by Government Office
Region, as used in Previously Developed Land Analysis
North East Includes the counties of Northumberland and

Durham.
North West Includes the counties of Cheshire, Merseyside,

Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Cumbria.
Yorkshire and Humber Includes the counties North Yorkshire, West

Yorkshire, East Riding of Yorkshire, South
Yorkshire, including the city Kingston Upon Hull,
and the immediate area around the river
Humber.
South West Somerset, Dorset, Devon and Cornwall.
West Midlands Including the counties of Shropshire,

Staffordshire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire,
Birmingham, Warickshire and Gloucestershire.
East Midlands Including Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire,

Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and
Northamptonshire.
East of England Including the counties of Norfolk,

Cambridgeshire, Suffolk, Bedfordshire,
Hertfordshire and Essex.
South East Including Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire,

Wiltshire, Berkshire, Hamshire, Surrey, West and
East Sussex and Kent. This does not include
London.
London Includes the City of London and all London

boroughs.

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6) Glossary: Definitions of the Terms and Materials
Air sparging The process of injecting air directly into
groundwater. Air sparging remediates
groundwater by volatilising contaminants and
enhancing biodegradation. As the
contaminants migrate in the ground, a soil
vapour extraction system is usually used to
remove vapours.
Biological processes The natural physiological process of micro-

organisms such as bacteria and fungi to
transform, destroy, fix, or mobilise
contaminants.
Bioslurping, bioventing The simultaneous application of vacuum

enhanced extraction/recovery, and vapour
extraction. This combines with bioventing to
address Light Non Aqueous Phase Liquid
(LNAPL) contamination.
Brownfield sites Sites that have been previously developed on,

but no longer have a use in their current form.
Therefore they require redevelopment to
return them back into useful sites.
Chemical Oxidation Involves the degradation of contaminants by

injecting a strong oxidant in an aqueous
solution. It is most effective in high
permeability aquifers. It is an aggressive
treatment that is particularly effective with
targeting concentrated zones of high
contamination.
Chemical processes in Used to destroy, fix or neutralise hazardous

soil treatments systems compounds into a safe or more
environmentally friendly form.
Chemical Reduction Decreases the chemical valence of

contaminants using reduction agents by
changing them into less toxic compounds that
are more stable and less mobile.
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6) Glossary (cont): Definitions of the Terms and Materials
Containment Defined as processes designed to prevent or

treatments limit the migration of contaminants. The
contaminant may be left in place, confined to
a specific storage area or converted to a
state where the contaminant is permanently
contained within a solid.
Engineering Capping Involves completely sealing off the

contaminated soil and then covering it with
cement or other hard surface. This breaks the
potential for contaminant and receptor to
meet. This method usually involves excavating
soil above the contaminated area to
complete the capping. The contaminated
area will then be sealed off and soil may then
be used to cover the contaminated area.
Depending upon the level of contamination,
construction may then take place upon this
site. This treatment does not treat the
contaminant, as it creates a small landfill
onsit.
Ex-situ bioremediation The contaminated soils are excavated from

the ground and treated in specially designed
bio-piles. Bacteria are then used to destroy
the contaminant. Nutrients, air and water can
be controlled to increase microbe activity
and biodegrading of soils.
Ex-situ offsite disposal Is the excavation and disposal process of

taking contaminated soils to hazardous
landfills.
Ex-situ offsite treatment The soil can be taken to a soil treatment

centre centre; The soils may possibly be returned to
site or recycled for use elsewhere.
Ex-situ onsite This type of treatment is when the

contaminated soil is excavated from the
ground and treated on site. Equipment is
transported to the site to complete the
treatment onsite, and return the soils to the
ground.

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Ex-situ vitrification Very similar to in-situ vitrification. Ex-situ

vitrification heats excavated soils to
temperatures of 1000-1700°C depending upon
the contamination. At this temperature
contaminants are destroyed or trapped in the
glassy product formed during cooling. This
forms a product with low contaminant
leaching characteristics, which is therefore
safe to use in the construction process.
Extraction The process of using simultaneous extraction

of contaminated ground water and soil
vapour. This can be completed by dual phase
or multi phase extraction. Multi phase
extraction can also deal with lubricants and
crude oils. Extraction operates using vacuum
processes.
Geomembrane walls Include clay or plastic membranes. These act

to encapsulate contaminants. These can be
used to prevent the migration of gas
particularly into ground water.
Incineration Involves heating the soils to temperatures

between 880-1200°C to destroy or detoxify
contaminants, removing all humic
components. Rotary kilns are commonly used
for this.
In-situ This is where the soil is not excavated from the

ground and the treatment is administered in
the ground. This therefore is an on site
treatment process.
In-situ bioremediation Used where excavation of soils is not

practical. This process involves the injection of
air and water to convey oxygen and possibly
nutrients into the contaminated land. This
stimulates the bacteria degrading the
contaminant.
In-situ electrolysis Uses an electric current to decontaminate

soils. During this process an acid is produced
in the anode area, which travels throughout
the contaminated area and desorbs the
contaminants from the soil particles.

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In-situ vitrification Uses electricity to melt the waste and

surrounding, then cooling it to form glass.
Contaminants not destroyed by the heat are
encapsulated within the glass so that they
cannot leach into the surrounding soil or
groundwater. This mass created remains in the
ground where it was treated, and is simply
covered over with topsoil.
Monitored natural The natural process of cleaning up pollution in

attenuation soils and groundwater. This process can occur
in the following ways, microbes using the
pollution as food, chemicals can mix with the
soil holding them in place, dilution, and
evaporation. No action needs to take place,
except for careful monitoring.
Other chemical Hydrolysis; this breaks down the organic

treatments material using water. Chemical dechlorination
uses reductive agents to remove chlorine from
hazardous molecules to form less hazardous
compounds.
Parts per million Refers to the number of contaminated

particles per million. Low parts per million
means low contamination.
Permeable reactive Act to confine the contaminant within a

barriers specified area. There will also be a treatment
zone where the water is allowed to slowly
migrate through the barrier. The treatment
area absorbs the pollutants and converts
them into harmless by-products.
Physical processes of The removal of the contaminated soil by

remediation excavation and disposing of this in a landfill
site. The process of removing the soil and
treating in a different place is not defined as
a physical process. This would be categorised
as an ex-situ process. Physical process is what
is known as the traditional ‘dig and dump’
method in the industry.
Phytoremediation Uses plants to degrade contaminants, fix them

to the ground, to accumulate within plant
tissue or to release into the atmosphere.

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Remedial treatments Include all treatment processes, but excludes

excavation and disposal which is a treatment.
Slurry walls Formed using a specially formulated mix of

cementations and bentonite materials to
provide a structure that offers extremely low
permeability to protect the environment by
preventing the groundwater flowing.
Soil Solidification/ Mixes cement with the soil to react with water
Stabilisation to form a physical bond that immobilises
contaminants, hence preventing leaching.
During stabilisation the contaminant is
chemically changed to form a less soluble
and more stable hydration product.
Soil vapour extraction A physical process of removing organic

contaminants from the soil by inducing
localised vacuum. This is designed to remove
volatile hydrocarbons.
Soil washing Removes the contamination from the

excavated soils. Scrubbing the soil with a
wash solution completes this. The contaminant
is separated from the soil and transfers to the
wash solution.
Thermal desorption Requires soils to be excavated and then

heated to temperatures of around 600°C. At
this temperature the contaminants are
removed from the soils by evaporation.
Condensation, scrubbing, filtration or
destruction at higher temperatures then deals
with the waste gases produced. This process
primarily treats organic compounds. The soils
may be re-used depending upon the
temperature used and concentration of
contaminant.
Thermal processes Use heat to remove or destroy contaminants.

This process will therefore usually be carried
out ex-situ. Thermal desorption usually treats
organic contamination although can also
treat mercury contaminated soils. Heat and
steam injection is included within this
category.

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7) Glossary: Definitions of Clients
Developers Companies that purchase land with the

intention of redeveloping the site for
residential, industrial or business purposes.
Developers employ consultancies to
determine if remediation needs to take place
and contractors to complete the remediation
if appropriate. There will usually be a change
in land use as developers are using pre-used
sites and redeveloping them into something
more useful.
Government bodies All developments ultimately controlled by the

government, and where appropriate local
government spending upon assessment and
remediation of property owned by them.
Examples of these developments include new
hospitals, schools and transport being built
upon contaminated land. The government will
award the construction of the site to a
building contractor that will undertake the
work of building on the site and employing a
consultancy and remediation contractor to
complete the assessment and treatment of
the site. This client also includes local
authorities dealing with particularly
contaminated sites, and regional
development agencies (RDA) redeveloping a
site.
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7) Glossary (cont): Definitions of Clients
Industry Companies who own a site and need to clean

the site. For this reason they will employ
consultancies to determine whether the
suspected contaminated site needs
treatment, and employ contractors to
complete the work if appropriate. Companies
include fuels, manufacturing and any
company who may have operated bad
practice in the past, where accidents have
happened or where underground leaks of
harmful substances may have gone
undetected. Usually there is no change in
land use for this clients land. If industry were
selling the land for redevelopment, it would
usually be developers who purchase and
develop the land.
Other Insurance companies and domestic clients.

Insurance companies can be clients to
assessment and remediation companies if a
policy was taken out to protect a client from
future contamination problems. The insurance
company then employs consultancy firms to
analyse the scope for claim and then a
remediation contractor if the insurance
company is responsible for this process.
Domestic clients include households that have
experienced small-scale problems with
domestic heating systems; usually being oil
leaks left undetected.

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2.4 Abbreviations
8) Glossary: Abbreviations used in the report
BCC British Chambers of Commerce
BS EN ISO British Standard, European Norm, International Standard

Organisation
Cont Continue
DEFRA Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
DTI Department for Trade and Industry
EA Environment Agency
EU European Union
Fax Facsimile number
GDP Gross Domestic Product
MCERTS Monitoring Certification Scheme
MNA Monitored Natural Attenuation
MS Market Share
neg Negligible
NLUD National Land Use Database
M³ Cubic metres
ONS Office of National Statistics
PFI Public Finance Initiative
RDA Regional Development Agency
RMI Repair, Maintenance and Improvement

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8) Glossary (cont) : Abbreviations used in the report
Tel Telephone number
UK United Kingdom
UKAS United Kingdom Accreditation Service
USA United States of America
VAT Value Added Tax
WAC Waste Acceptance Criteria
£ Pound Sterling
€ Euro
$ US Dollars
Δ Percentage Change

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3. PESTEL Analysis
3.1 Political
• The government has plans for the
analyse the risk and if remediation
work needs to take place. This is
amount of housing that needs to be
becoming the normal way of
built in the coming years to
working, as sites suspected of
accommodate the increasing
contamination will not obtain
population and demand for housing.
planning permission without
Currently the government aims that
appropriate risk reduction taking
60% of new residential properties be
place. The increased assessment
built on brown-field land. This is a
work taking place in most cases
significant driver for the assessment
increases the amount of work for
and remediation market as most
remediation companies, as more sites
brown-field sites contain some
are identified as contaminated.
contamination. The government’s
target is already being met and
exceeded, significantly stimulating • The Government was fully behind
the market. Indeed trade sources the 2012 Olympic bid, and this
commonly state the market for support was a significant factor in
residential developments is the main putting forward the bid. Trade
driver behind the market for sources state that the Olympics will
contaminated land assessment and have a significant impact upon the
remediation. demand for assessment and
remediation work during the forecast
• Planning regulations and
period, as the 500-acre Olympic park
being built in East London will include
obtaining planning permission had a
brown-field sites. Furthermore the
significant impact upon the market
Olympics will increase the transport
for contaminated land assessment.
and leisure facilities in the area,
Indeed more assessments taking
increasing the demand for housing.
place inevitably results in more
The increased demand for housing
treatments taking place. Trade
will put pressure upon brown-field site
sources report that many planning
redevelopment, again stimulating
authorities are requiring the phase
both the assessment and remediation
one desk study to take place for the
market. Furthermore the Olympic
redevelopment of Brownfield sites.
organisers are aiming to avoid
This aims to identify the previous land
excavating and disposing of
use of the site, and therefore if any
contaminated soils, meaning that
further investigation may be needed.
there is scope for environmentally
friendly techniques to be used.
• Sites that have suspected
contamination require assessment to

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• Regional Development Agencies • Tax Rates
(RDA) have a significant impact upon Tax rates affect the contaminated
the market for contaminated land land assessment and remediation
assessment and remediation as they market mostly quite indirectly. Fuel
primarily redevelop brown-field sites. taxes affect the transportation of soils,
Indeed, RDA’s prefer the use of and other taxes may have some
sustainable and environmentally impact upon companies. The
friendly methods of remediation. important tax for contaminated land
Therefore the use of excavation and companies is the landfill tax. This
disposal is infrequently used by RDAs. directly affects the decision to
As a result, the use of remedial dispose of soils in hazardous landfills.
techniques by RDAs has been a Increasing landfill tax is making this
significant factor in the increasing use practice increasingly expensive.
and awareness of remedial
techniques.

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3.2 Economic
3.2.1 UK Economic Indicators
1) Table: UK Economic Indicators, 2004-2006
Description 2004 2005 2006*

Annual Average:
- GDP
- Household Consumption
- Average Earnings
- Exports
- Imports
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- Business Investment
- Manufacturing Output
- Services Output
- Construction Output
- RPIX
- CPI Inflation
- ILO Unemployment Rate, % average
Units : % change, % rate
Notes : (a) = forecast
Source : MSI analysis of BCC, ONC and Bank of England data
• Overall the UK economy has

location to another. This applies
specifically to excavation and
benefited the market for
disposal techniques especially now
that there are fewer hazardous
remediation. Indeed growth
landfill sites available. This also applies
throughout much of the economy
to regional treatment centres as soils
has stimulated investment by
may need to be transported to a
government, companies and private
regional treatment centre to be
individuals. Further, growth in the UK
treated. However the price of fuel
economy has also attracted many
should not affect the regional
workers from abroad into the UK. This
treatment segment significantly now
has stimulated demand for housing,
that assessment methods have
which in turn stimulates demand for
become more accurate, meaning
redevelopment of brown-field land
that less soil needs to be transported.
for housing.
• Cost of fuel
• The cost of fuel also affects some
treatments directly. Some in-situ
The cost of fuel impacts the market
processes require large amounts of
for contaminated land remediation
electricity and thermal treatments
treatments. Indeed oil prices affect
require a large amount of heat.
the costs of transporting soil from one

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Trade sources report that the cost of street retailers reporting disappointing
fuel has meant that some projects sales. Overall this has restrained the
have not used treatments that market for building developments, as
require large amounts of fuel. overall growth forecasts from many
sectors have not been particularly
• Interest Rates
positive. As new building work is very
important to the contaminated land
Low interest rates have meant that
market, decreasing consumer
borrowing has been very high.
spending will not stimulate new
However this has resulted in high
developments for commercial and
consumer debt. This is not sustainable
industrial premises.
and has contributed to decreased
consumer spending, with many high
2) Table: UK Interest Rates, 2003-2006
Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
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2003
2004
2005
2006
Unit: % base rate
Source : MSI analysis of Bank of England data

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3.2.2 Housing and non-residential building construction
output
3.2.2.1 Total Building Construction Output, by Type of Work and

Sector, 2001-2005
3) Table: Building Construction Output in Great Britain, by Type

of Work and Sector, 2001-2005
xxxx
xxxx
xxxx New Work
xxxx
Repair, Maintenance &
xxxx Improvement Work
xxxx
0
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Type of Work/Sector 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 ∆ 01-05

New Work
• Housing
• Other
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Repair, Maintenance &
Improvement Work
• Housing
• Other
Total
Unit: £ million
Note:
Data refers to year ending 31st December of year indicated
Output by contractors and by public sector direct labour departments
Source: MSI analysis of DTI data
• The value of new build

be attributed to the rising costs and
expenditure on building in the UK,
construction output increased by 4%
rather than a significant increase in
in 2005. Indeed high demand for
the number of dwellings being built.
housing and high demand for
commercial and industrial properties
meant that the new work sector • High house prices and a shortage
experienced continued growth of available housing have meant that
throughout the review period. the value of housing RMI output has
Statistics for the first two quarters of experienced 36% growth from 2001 to
2006 suggest that new construction 2005. In 2005 the RMI market grew by
output will grow by 4% or more in 3%, the lowest rate of growth
2006. The growth of the market can recorded during the review period.

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Data for the first two quarters of 2006 year. This is likely to be a result of the
suggest that there will not be any reduction in consumer confidence
growth in the RMI sector during the and increased consumer debt.

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3.2.2.2 New Commercial and Industrial Building Construction
Output in Great Britain, by End-User Sector, 2001-2005
4) Table: New Commercial and Industrial Building Construction

Output in Great Britain, by End-User Sector, 2001-2005
Offices
xxxx
Schools, Colleges &
xxxx Universities
Shops & Garages
xxxx
Entertainment
xxxx
Health
xxxx
Factories
xxxx
Warehouses
xxxx
Oil, Steel & Coal

0
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Other
End User Sector 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 ∆ 01-05

Offices
Schools, Colleges & Universities
Shops & Garages
Entertainment
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Health
Factories
Warehouses
Oil, Steel & Coal
Other
Total
Unit: £ million
Note:
Work carried out by contractors only
Data refers to year ending 31st December of year indicated
Source: MSI analysis of DTI data
• The overall value of commercial

experienced growth in
Warehouse construction grew by 26%
2005.
and industrial building construction
during 2005; oil, steel and coal also
output increased by 41% between
experienced strong growth in 2005.
2001 and 2005. However, the rate of
However construction output in the
growth has slowed, with growth of just
other non-housing sectors decreased
2% being recorded in 2005. Despite
in 2005. Higher energy and raw
the overall growth in the market,
material costs are partially to blame
rates of growth in different segments
for the decreases in some of the
has varied significantly, ranging from
sectors. In 2006 public sector
very strong growth in some sectors to
investment is expected to increase,
only marginal growth or decline in
and this is likely to continue the
other sectors. The two largest
growth in construction output in
segments of offices and schools,
schools, colleges and universities and
colleges and universities both
also to benefit the health sector.

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3.2.2.3 Housing Starts and Completions in the UK, by Sector,
2002-2006
5) Table: Housing Starts and Completions in the UK, by Sector,

2002 2006
STARTS
xxxx
xxxx
xxxx
Private
xxxx
Public
xxxx
0
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
COMPLETIONS
xxxx
xxxx
xxxx
Private
xxxx Public
xxxx
0
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Δ 01-05

Starts
Private
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Completions
Private
Public
Unit: dwellings
Note: Data refers to year ending 31st March of year indicated
Source: MSI analysis of ODPM data
• Housing starts and completions in

accommodation in regions affected
by high levels of prices. This has
all sectors experienced growth in
stimulated public sector starts and
2005. Increases in housing prices and
completions. High demand for
the lack of affordable housing has
housing also stimulated growth in
pushed the government to
private sector housing completions.
encourage building a number of
social houses and key worker

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3.2.2.4 Housing Completions in the UK, by Type of Accommodation
and by Size, 2001-2005
6) Table: Housing Completions in the UK, by Type of

Accommodation and by Size, 2001-2005
xxxx
xxxx
xxxx Houses
xxxx Flats
xxxx
0
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Sector/Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 ∆ 01-05

Housing Completions
Houses
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1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 + Bedrooms
Flats
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 + Bedrooms
Total
Unit: % of total completions
Note:
Data refers to year ending 31st March of year indicated
Source : MSI analysis of Communities and Local Government
• The total number of housing

construction of flats is also a reflection
of the changes in demographic
completions increased by 17%
trends in the UK. Later marriage,
between 2001 and 2005. Although
smaller families, increased separation
houses remained the largest sector,
and divorce rates, greater life
the proportional importance of flats
expectancy and people remaining
increased strongly between 2001 and
single for longer stimulates the
2005. The shortage of both housing
demand for flats rather than housing.
and land has stimulated the building
Also high house prices have meant
of flats, as flats offer the benefit of
that flats are chosen as a cheaper
providing higher density of units. This is
alternative, particularly for first time
particularly important in urban areas
buyers.
where space is limited and land
prices are high. The increase in the

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3.2.2.5 Number of Property Transactions in England, Wales and
Northern Ireland, 2001-2005
7) Table: Number of Property Transactions in England, Wales

and Northern Ireland, 2001-2005
xxxx
xxxx
xxxx Transactions
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xxxx
0
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 ∆ 01-05

Transactions
Unit: 000 transactions
Note :
Data refers to year ending 31st December of year indicated.
At the time of writing no data for property transactions in Scotland was available to MSI
Source: MSI analysis of ONS data
• The number of property

number of transactions. The number
of transactions is likely to increase
transactions depends upon a number
beyond 2005 as a result of an
of factors. Interest rates, housing
increase in the number of households
prices, employment levels and
in the UK.
consumer confidence all affect the

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3.3 Social
• Social responsibility has not had
industries, particularly oil and gas
companies, assessing the
the effect of reducing the
contamination and risks and cleaning
developer’s use of excavation and
up the sites. However the treatment
disposal as much as expected during
of contamination tends to happen
the review period. The landfill
when the site is at the end of its
directive and associated regulations
operational life or there is significant
has made it more difficult for
risk.
developers to excavate and dispose
into hazardous landfills, yet this still
occurs. Landfill is easy and • Increased concerns over liability
straightforward, furthermore it allows means that the risk of contamination
developers to work on the site spreading to adjacent sites is now
quickly. commonly considered. Assessment
needs to consider if contamination
• Consultancies operating in the
may have spread to adjacent sites,
and if action needs to take place to
contaminated land sector are
rectify contamination. Furthermore
becoming more socially responsible.
this is another reason why waste
Consultancies acknowledge that
acceptance criteria are used in
excavation and disposal is not a
hazardous landfill, as the
sustainable option. Indeed
environmental impact of the land
consultancies are offering clients
around the landfill is very important.
multiple remediation options,
reflecting the changing way in which
society views waste. There is now • Media pressure can have an
much greater awareness of recycling effect upon the treatment of
and sustainability. This also applies to contaminated land. Usually media
treating contaminated sites. However will not pick up on contaminated
there are also business considerations land treatment work taking place.
such as the perceived questionability However where there is derelict land
about the reliability of treatments and that puts human health or the
the time they can take. environment at risk, the media will be
• Being environmentally responsible
much more interested, particularly
when owned by a large company.
is affecting the way that companies
This and the notion of social
behave. Industry now acts in a much
responsibility helps drive the
more environmentally friendly way
treatment of sites.
than in the past. This includes the way
that they work and the cleaning up
of contaminated sites. Environmental
responsibility has resulted in many

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3.4 Technological
• During the review period there
construction to go ahead. This means
that when the technology of
has been no significant new
treatment centres is more wide
treatments that have impacted the
spread this option would be very
market. However there has been
desirable.
significant improvement in treatment
effectiveness and acceptance.
Indeed, in the past, the UK market • The use of computer programme
has suffered from some clients not to help analyse risk assessment in
trusting the effectiveness of the terms of cost benefit analysis has
treatments. However the increased during the review period.
improvements in the application of Some companies have been using
treatments, has meant that slowly industry wide available programmes
clients are beginning to accept whereas some leading companies
treatments as effective. For example, have developed their own systems.
introducing agents to bioremediation By improving the service offered to
techniques to increase oxygen levels clients the market has benefited
has stimulated the market for this overall, and companies use this to
product. It is expected that the their own advantage.
forecast period will see the further
development of treatments, making • There has been a high level of
them more efficient and effective. investment in new treatment’s
including the development of existing
• Consultancies have also techniques and the introduction of
improved their effectiveness, and new techniques, particularly since the
they are now more knowledgeable 2004 Landfill Directive. Indeed there
about treatment applications. are many university waste
Furthermore they are able to offer management research centres
more options with greater cost developing new methods of
benefit analysis to allow for better treatment. There are also many
decisions to be made. The contractors developing new
improvement in consultancy is due to treatments. This investment in
the development of computer research has not brought any
packages, to make analysis quicker fundamentally new treatments to the
and in greater depth, meaning they market during the review period that
can offer a better service at the has made a significant impact. It is
same cost. likely that new treatments during the
forecast period will operate in niche
markets. However, the expansion of
• Treatment centres are expected
what techniques can treat which
to have a significant impact upon
contaminants has slowly increased.
the market during the forecast
Indeed there are many institutions
period. At the time of writing there is
looking to improve and develop
only one treatment centre in the UK,
existing techniques. By doing this,
with a further site soon to open. Many
consultants can offer clients a
clients want to get contaminated
greater number of effective options.
soils off site quickly to enable

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3.5 Environmental
• The 2004 Landfill Directive has
stimulated the use of remediation
treatments.
been the most important tool in
improving environmental standards.
Not only has the directive reduced • Some treatments have not seen
the number of hazardous landfill sites, expected growth during the review
but it has also increased the amount period due to environmental reasons;
of investment in, and use of, even though they avoid landfill the
environmentally friendly remediation environmental outcomes are not
techniques. This is key to driving up desirable. All types of thermal
standards in the sustainable treatments and in-situ electrolysis
treatment of contaminated sites. require fuel to operate. This creates
Trade sources explain how landfill is pollution by burning the fuels.
not sustainable, showing how the Furthermore, particularly with
directive was essential. incineration, the contamination is let
off into the atmosphere, which again
• Now that there are significantly
is an undesirable outcome.
fewer hazardous landfill sites, with
none in Wales or the Themes region, • Flooding is a significant
disposing of soils to landfill has environmental issue that affects the
become a more polluting activity. contaminated land market. This is
This is due to the significantly relevant when ground or surface
increased distances that soils have to water may become contaminated.
be transported. As this is mainly done The problem is when ground water
by road, the pollution from using fossil level rises this can increase the risk of
fuels in large vehicles is not desirable. contamination entering the water
The Landfill Directive did not aim to table. Therefore assessment must be
increase pollution by making soils made with the consideration that the
travel further to landfill, however the ground water level may change. The
sustained popularity of landfill has risk of flooding has stimulated the
meant this has happened. assessment and treatment market for
contaminated land. Indeed it is an
• WAC testing has also meant that
additional risk that needs to be
assessed and action may need to be
the disposal of waste into hazardous
taken.
landfill is more regulated. The
environment has benefited from the
WAC, because wastes that pose the • The UK has experienced increases
most threat to the environment have in the average temperature, with
been banned from landfill. Waste soils warmer and drier summers. This helps
that are land filled must meet criteria biological types of remediation, as
to ensure that the leaching content is the warmer temperature is required
low enough so that is does not for the treatment to work at its
threaten the surroundings. WAC optimum. This is likely to continue to
testing has made it more difficult to stimulate the market for biological
landfill, and therefore this has

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treatments, particularly during the cases operators are looking to open
summer months. these near to rail lines, thus reducing
the environmental impact of
• Soil treatment centres are
transporting contaminated soils by
road. Indeed while few such
expected to grow in popularity
treatment centres exist, soils will have
during the forecast period, with many
to be transported long distances.
more opening across the country.
Trade sources explain that in some

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3.6 Legislative
• The EU Landfill Directive from 2004
aware of the alternative offered by
remedial treatments, resulting in
has significantly affected the UK
landfill prices staying competitive with
market for the treatment of
remedial treatments. However after
contaminated land. It has restricted
the Landfill Directive, remedial
the amount of hazardous landfills,
treatments have become a much
thus stimulating the market for other
more economically viable option due
remedial treatments. Trade sources
to the increase in hazardous landfill
report that there are eight hazardous
costs.
landfills in the UK, located as follows:
• Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
• Crewe, Cheshire
• Waste Acceptance Criteria (WAC)
is concerned with regulating the
• Huntington, Cambridgeshire
waste that goes to landfill. As part of
• Skelmersdale, Lancashire the legislation it aims to ban certain
• Swindon, Wiltshire types of waste from landfill, and
• Teeside (two sites) applying acceptance criteria to
• Winterton, North Lincolnshire waste destined for landfill. EU-wide
acceptance criteria were adopted in
After July 2004 the landfill price 2002. There have also been
increased dramatically from an amendments to the WAC in 2004 and
estimated £10-20 per tonne of 2005 that are now in force. Indeed
hazardous waste to over £100 per some forms of waste need to be
tonne. treated to change them into a less
leaching state. WAC does not apply
• Remedial treatments are more to non-hazardous landfill.
environmentally friendly and more
sustainable than using landfill. Indeed • Mobile plant licenses allow the
the Landfill Directive was designed mobile plant to have a license rather
with the aim of increasing than the contractor having to obtain
sustainability in waste management. a license to complete each
treatment. This means that the plant
• Since the 2004 Landfill Directive
can move sites, completing
treatments without having to apply
Government taxes on landfill have
for a license each time. This cuts out
increased. Indeed the current rate is
£xx per tonne, and the cost will large amounts of administrative tasks
increase by £x per tonne per year to for both the contractor and
regulators. Furthermore many trade
£xx per tonne in 2010. Landfill taxes
sources state that mobile plant
make it more costly for contractors to
dispose of contaminated soils in licences are not made overly difficult
hazardous landfills. Indeed hazardous to obtain, as they are designed to
increase the use of remedial
landfill operators have charged
treatments.
higher prices since the reduction in
the number of landfills available.
However landfill operators have been

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• Many laboratory-testing facilities
to identify special sites. Once this has
been done the EA becomes the
are obtaining MCERTS accreditation.
enforcing authority.
This is a relatively new legislation and
there are an increasing number of
laboratories obtaining this. Indeed, • The Pollution Prevention and
from 1 March 2005, the Environment Control Act (PPC), and the
Agency will only accept soil analyses Integrated Pollution Prevention and
from MCERTS accredited Control Act (IPPC) both serve to
laboratories. MCERTS is the reduce pollution from bad industrial
Environment Agency’s monitoring practices. Indeed this regulation
and certification scheme for serves to reduce pollution in
chemical testing on contaminated operating sites, but also deals with
soils for selected determinants. The potential pollution from site closures.
accreditation system is designed to
ensure more common practices are
used, resulting in more consistency
• The Water Directive will come into
force towards the end of the forecast
between laboratories. Trade sources
period. This relates to the quality of
report that the accreditation is not
water, therefore where groundwater
compulsory, but is becoming
is an issue this directive will have an
essential in order to stay competitive
impact upon assessment and the
within the market.
remediation technique chosen in the
future.
• Part IIA of the Environment
Protection Act 1990 includes the
definition of contaminated land, how
• The REACH directive (Registration,
Evaluation and Authorisation of
it is to be identified and dealt with.
Chemicals) will come into force in
This came into force in April 2000. The
2007. This will restrict the availability of
legislation also gives local authorities
many hazardous chemicals. This will
new duties and powers in respect to
not directly affect the contaminated
the inspection, identification, and
land market, but will reduce the
remediation of land within their area.
amount of contamination taking
This also includes the identification of
place.
special sites that are sites designated
as contaminated land and are
monitored and kept on a register. It is
the responsibility of the local authority

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4. Factors Affecting the Market
1) Analysis: Factors Affecting the Market for Contaminated Land
Assessment and Remediation, 2002-2006
Drivers Restraints
• Residential development • Time
• Government and EU policy • Costs and land value
• Regional Development Agencies • Risk
• Environmental responsibility • Local councils
• Risk and liability • Government policy impact on small sites
• Planning regulations
• Treatment development
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• Land value
• UK economy
• Olympic Games
Source: Trade and MSI analysis
4.1 Drivers
The demand for housing has also
• Residential development
been driven by the growth of the UK
Residential development has had a
population.
significant impact upon the
contaminated land market. It is
estimated that 74% of new housing • Government and EU policy
was build on brown-field land in 2005, Government and EU policy has
beating the governments target of worked to persuade industry to use
60%. Many Brownfield sites contain methods of remediation that are
contamination; this must be more environmentally friendly. This
completely removed for the purpose includes the 2004 Landfill Directive
of residential developments. The and the introduction of landfill taxes.
strong demand for housing has This makes remediation techniques
meant that unused inner city cost competitive with excavation
industrial sites have been and disposal in landfill sites. This is
redeveloped. This has driven demand having the effect of expanding the
for remediation work during the market for remediation techniques as
review period. The shortage of green developers are choosing more
field sites along side the availability environmentally friendly techniques.
and government preference for
building on Brownfield sites has
stimulated the contaminated land
assessment and remediation market.

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• Regional Development Agencies
requirements have affected the
assessment market increasingly
Regional development agencies
throughout the review period.
(RDAs) are involved in large-scale
projects and often involve Brownfield
sites. Furthermore RDA’s prefer to use • Treatment development
environmentally friendly techniques During the review period, no
rather than excavation and disposal. significant new treatments have
This has been an important market been introduced onto the market.
driver for the assessment and However existing treatments have
remediation market. been developed and established as
reliable and effective within the UK
• Environmental responsibility
market. This has allowed clients to
invest in remediation work with
Environmental responsibility has had
minimised risk. Further, it is believed
a major impact on the market for
that work is on going to develop and
contaminated land treatments.
improve existing treatments and to
Indeed policy changes have
launch new treatments.
encouraged businesses to act in an
environmentally responsible manner.
By acting in this way the overall • Land value
market and the use of specific Land value is an increasingly
treatments has increased. important aspect to business owners.
Environmental responsibility has The sale of contaminated brown-field
stimulated the market for biological sites achieve much lower prices than
treatments, particularly as this is cost that of green belt land. It is vital that
effective if time permits. land being redeveloped is cleared of
contamination in order to obtain the
• Risk and liability
optimum price for the development.
Buyers of developed land seek to
Risk and liability has driven the market
avoid or reduce the risk of liability of
for contaminated land assessment
clean up costs of contamination
and remediation as companies are
identified at a later date and
concerned about the long term
therefore will be willing to spend the
problems of contamination
required money to do the job
re-occurring after treatment for
properly.
redeveloped residential sites or
contaminating adjacent sites. Indeed
this has driven the market to increase • UK economy
accuracy and stimulated the long The UK economy has been strong
term monitoring market. during the review period, seeing high
levels of employment and low levels
• Planning regulations also
of inflation. This has meant that the
demand for land for residential and
stimulates the assessment market.
business use has been high. In turn
Trade sources state that in some
this has resulted in high demand for
cases a desktop study and site
the redevelopment of Brownfield
walkover is standard practice in order
sites.
to gain planning permission. Where
contamination is suspected, a full
assessment of a site is required. These

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• Olympic Games
market, as major treatments and
development have not begun to
London winning the bid to host the
start in significant numbers. However,
Olympic Games in 2012 has begun to
the preparations for the Olympic
have a positive effect upon the UK
Games are expected to have a
market for contaminated land
significant impact on the market for
treatments. At the end of the review
period the Olympic Games in 2012
treatment during the forecast period.
has only begun to affect the
consultancy and planning side of the

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4.2 Restraints
• Time
market. Trade sources explain that to
get a foothold in the market with a
Environmentally friendly remediation
new treatment it is often necessary to
techniques often take longer than
work at a loss. The project can then
traditional techniques such as the
be detailed in a case study.
excavation and disposal of
However, to gain acceptance of a
contaminated soils. This particularly
treatment’s effectiveness can take a
applies to biological treatments that
long time. This restrains the market,
can take years to complete. Other
hampering the introduction of new
treatments also tend to take longer
techniques, simply because clients
than excavation and disposal.
are concerned about the risk it poses
Developers are the most time
to their project.
conscious clients, and they make up
a significant part of the market,
resulting in remediation treatments • Local councils
often being overlooked by a Local authorities can have a
significant part of the market in constraining effect upon the market.
favour quicker excavation and In England they have now identified
disposal methods. the contaminated sites within their
areas, meaning that only the
• Costs and land values
maintenance of this information is
required. Also local authorities have
The cost of assessment and
made very few compulsory clean up
remediation is an important part in
orders. Furthermore local authorities
the economic viability upon
have the power to turn down
remediation and development of a
planning applications and place
site. Developers and Regional
remediation conditions on
Development Agencies both have
developments. This has the effect of
cost concerns. It will only be desirable
constraining the market for
to remediate a site if the cost of
remediation work. Overall the
doing so is beneficial in respect to the
government is pro-Brownfield
land value of the site. Therefore the
redevelopment, however the
increasing cost of landfill and the
development will not be able to go
relatively expensive costs of other
ahead if there are environmental
remediation technologies have
concerns not being addressed.
resulted in constraining the market,
Furthermore trade sources report that
particularly after the July 2004 Landfill
there is an element of regulators
Directive.
asking a lot of questions for remedial
technologies, which is time
• Risk consuming and delays the project.
Risk is a significant issue with clients of Whereas excavation and disposal
consultancies and contractors, and can still be allowed to go ahead with
clients are not willing to experiment less questioning if it is shown it is an
with unproven methods. Therefore it effective option. This particularly
can be difficult for companies to applies to developers wishing to finish
introduce new techniques to the a project quickly.

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• Government policy impact on
sites are often uneconomically viable
to remediate onsite, as bringing
small sites
treatment plant to site is costly.
Government policy impact on small
Furthermore treatment centres have
sites is aimed to stimulate the market
not been available to take
for remedial technologies. However it
contaminated soils. Towards the end
has had the effect of constraining the
of the review period this has meant
overall market. This is due to the
that it has became more difficult to
significant rise in landfill costs making
remediate small sites.
it uneconomically viable to develop
small brown-field sites. Indeed small

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5. Market Size
5.1 Market Size and Trends

5.1.1 Overview, 2002-2006
8) Table: The UK Market for Contaminated Land Assessment and

Remediation, Overview, 2002-2006
xxxx
xxxx
xxxx
VALUE (a)
xxxx
xxxx
0
2002
SAMPLE REPORT 2003 2004 2005 2006
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 ∆ 02-06

VALUE
VALUE (a)
Unit: value : £ million at 2006 prices / value (a) : Index 100 in 2002
Source: Trade and MSI estimates
• During the review period the • The 2004 Landfill Directive had a
overall market for contaminated land significant impact upon the market
assessment and remediation growth and the choice of remedial
experienced strong growth, despite a treatments. 2004 saw strong growth
slight decline in 2005. There are a as many companies are reported to
number of factors that contributed to have rushed through large amounts
this. Overall there was strong demand of excavation and disposal work into
for assessment and remediation of landfill before the prices of landfill
sites for the purpose of increased significantly. This caused
redevelopment. The sites were being strong growth in the market in 2004,
used mostly for residential properties, but had the effect of resulting in a
although commercial use was also a slight decline in the market in 2005.
common reason for redevelopment Further, there was uncertainty about
during the review period. changing from proven excavation
and disposal techniques to less well

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known but more environmentally which also contributed to
friendly remediation technologies constraining the market in 2005.

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5.1.2 Forecast Overview, 2007-2011
9) Table: Forecast UK Market for Contaminated Land

Assessment and Remediation, Overview, 2007-2011
xxxx
xxxx
xxxx
xxxx VALUE (a)
xxxx
xxxx
0
SAMPLE REPORT
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 ∆ 07-11

VALUE
VALUE (a)
Unit: value : £ million at 2006 prices / value (a) : Index 100 in 2002
Source: Trade and MSI forecasts0
• During the forecast period the

increase and the amount of
Brownfield development begins to
overall market for contaminated land
decrease. These factors will be offset
assessment and remediation will
to some extent by the strong
continue to experience strong growth
demand resulting from developments
albeit with a declining rate of growth.
associated with the Olympic Games.
There are a number of factors that
will contribute to this. The continuing
need for residential development is • Trade sources state that there are
expected to continue to stimulate many Brownfield sites requiring
the market for contaminated land redevelopment, and often
assessment and remediation, treatment, however the supply will
although other developments such not last forever. Recent industrial
as the Olympics will also have a practices have improved, and this
significant impact. means that fewer sites will become
contaminated. Therefore it is
believed that the market, particularly
• The strongest growth during the
for remediation, cannot be sustained
forecast period is expected for 2008.
in the long term beyond the forecast
After this time the growth in the rate
period.
of market growth will begin to
decrease. The reason for this is that
there will be some price decreases,
as contractors learn how to
remediate more cost effectively,
competition within the market will

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5.1.3 by Activity, 2002-2006
10) Table: The UK Market for Contaminated Land Assessment and

Remediation, by Activity, 2002-2006
xxxx
xxxx
xxxx
xxxx Assessment
xxxx Remediation
xxxx
xxxx
0
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
SAMPLE REPORT2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 ∆ 02-06 MS 06

Assessmentx
Remediationx
Totalx
Unit: in £ million at 2006 prices
• The contaminated land • The 2004 Landfill Directive had an

assessment market has seen strong impact on the relative growth rates of
growth during the review period. the contaminated land assessment
Indeed, the assessment market has and remediation markets. Indeed,
grown at a stronger rate than the remediation work involving landfill
remediation market. Trade sources was brought forward into the first half
state that the investment in of 2004, resulting in less remediation
assessment means that money can work in the second half of 2004 and
be saved in the remediation element the first part of 2005. At the same
of the site. With increasingly accurate time, less assessment work was
assessments of sites, it is possible to carried out in 2004, reflecting the
determine if a site actually need work which had already been
remediation work more precisely, this brought forward and in anticipation
resulting in fewer sites being treated. of the higher costs of remediation
More significantly, where a site can work later in the year.
be assessed more accurately and in
more depth, savings on the
remediation of a site can be
significant.

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5.1.4 Forecast, by Activity, 2007-2011

Assessment and Remediation, by Activity, 2007-2011
xxxx
xxxx
Assessment
xxxx
Remediation
xxxx
SAMPLE REPORT
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 ∆ 07-11 MS 11

Assessment
Remediation
Total
Unit: in £ million at 2006 prices
Source: Trade and MSI forecasts
• The contaminated land

and safety of the occupants, but also
the land value.
assessment market is expected to
experience strong growth during the
forecast period. The assessment • The beginning of the forecast
market will continue to grow at a period will be stimulated by the
stronger rate than the remediation assessment work needed for the 2012
market. Olympics Games. The assessment
market will experience continued
• Residential developments will
strong growth in the forecast period,
however the rate growth will
continue to be the main driver of
decrease. This decreasing growth in
demand for contaminated land
value will be a result of increased
assessment during the forecast
competition and declining prices,
period. Further this is important for the
rather than decreasing amount of
assessment market, as residential
assessment work. Indeed it is
properties must be assessed in detail
expected that assessment
to initially check if the site is
companies offering better value
contaminated, and to check that the
services will play a greater role in the
site has been effectively treated after
market during the forecast period.
remediation. Residential properties
are the most important property type
to ensure remediation is effective. • The remediation market is
Indeed this not only affects the health expected to continue growing during
the forecast period. However

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increased accuracy and detail of contamination is located, the
assessments will restrain the growth of remediation can be more targeted
this market. As assessments determine and hence save time and money.
more accurately where the

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5.2 Market Segmentation
5.2.1 Assessment
5.2.1.1 By Phase, 2002-2006
12) Table: The UK Market for Contaminated Land Assessment, by

Phase, 2002-2006
xxxx
xxxx
xxxx Desktop Study & Walkover
Physical Site Investigation
xxxx
Laboratory Testing
xxxx
Reporting
xxxx
Long-term Monitoring
xxxx
0
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 ∆ 02-06 MS 06

Desktop Study & Walkoverx
SAMPLE REPORT
Physical Site Investigationx
Laboratory Testingx
Reportingx
Long-term Monitoringx
Totalx
Unit: £ million at 2006 prices
• The market for the initial desktop • There has been significant growth
and walkover study has not been in the value of the physical site
strong during the review period. This is investigation segment, as a result of
a very important part of the process the increased amount of investigation
but there has not been any into sites aimed at increasing the
significant growth in the value of this accuracy of the investigation. Early in
phase. Indeed the costs of this phase the review period, only a few samples
have not increased. Indeed would be taken, but throughout the
competition within this sector has review period the number of samples
meant that prices have stayed low. being taken has increased. The costs
This assessment phase saw of drilling boreholes and obtaining
particularly weak growth in 2004, samples were not reported as
when there was uncertainty about increasing, meaning that the market
the future of the remediation market.

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growth comes from the increased improved services. This includes more
number of samples being taken. analysis of options for remediation
and detailed cost benefit analysis.
• The lab-testing phase has been
The market would have grown
considerably more if consultancies
stimulated by the increase in the
charged proportionally higher prices
number of samples taken for testing.
for the new services. However trade
This is to increase accuracy of the
sources report that these improved
analysis of the site. There have not
services increased the quality of
been any price increases for this
reporting, rather than increasing the
phase, indeed some trade sources
cost significantly. Therefore the
state that prices have decreased.
increase in value is a result of
However overall the market has
increased assessment work, and
increased as a result of the increased
partially due to increased costs.
number of samples being tested, and
the new services offered by labs.
Particularly towards the end of the • The long term monitoring phase
review period, labs have been able has experienced strong growth as a
to offer faster testing, more accurate result of an increase in the amount of
testing and testing for more this activity. Long term monitoring is
contaminants, and this has stimulated usually needed where ground water,
strong value growth within this phase is concerned, however increased
of the market. concern about liability has also led to
an increase in the long term
monitoring of sites. The strong market
• There has been growth within the
growth in 2006 can be attributed to
reporting sector as reporting
the increase in the use of remediation
techniques have improved. The
techniques other than excavate and
increased site investigation and
disposal. As clients were mostly new
samples tested has inevitably led to
to these techniques, an increase in
increased reporting work. Further,
the value of long term monitoring
within the reporting stage, towards
work resulted.
the end of the review period,
consultancy firms began to offer

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5.2.1.2 Forecast, by Phase, 2007-2011

Assessment, by Phase, 2007-2011
xxxx
xxxx
Desktop Study & Walkover
xxxx Physical Site Investigation
xxxx Laboratory Testing
xxxx Reporting
xxxx
0
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 ∆ 07-11 MS 11

Desktop Study & Walkover
SAMPLE REPORT
Physical Site Investigation
Laboratory Testing
Reporting
Total
Therefore more money will be spent

• The growth of the assessment
on the physical site investigation
market during the forecast period will
segment which will result in faster
be driven by the growth in the market
growth than the overall assessment
for desktop and walkover study. For
market. Although the cost per sample
every assessment taking place, a
obtained for testing has not risen for
desktop and walkover study is
the physical site investigation, it is
needed. Trade sources expect that a
more detailed investigation that is
desktop study will need to be
taking place that is stimulating the
completed more frequently, even for
value of the market. Growth in this
sites where contamination is only
market is expected to peak in 2008,
possible rather than likely. The
in part reflecting strong demand from
desktop study is not expected to
projects associated with preparations
become more expensive.
for the Olympic Games in 2012.
The forecast strong growth in physical
site investigations will be attributed to
the growth of the assessment market • More detailed physical site
overall, but also to the increased investigations will also stimulate the
detail of site investigations expected value of the laboratory testing phase.
during the forecast period. Many As more samples are being taken
consultancies believe that investment during the physical site investigation,
in the site investigation saves money there will be more work for the
in the remediation of the site. laboratories to complete. As well as

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being more work for laboratories to During the review period some
complete, it is also expected that consultancies were beginning to
laboratories will improve their services improve the service offered and
dramatically. There are expected to during the forecast period the
be improvements in the techniques, services offered are expected to
such as being able to identify very improve further and will be offered by
small concentrations of contaminant more companies. This will include
in a sample, within a shorter time using computer programs to create
period. Also the very strong growth risk assessment models to provide
for this phase can be attributed to detailed remediation solutions.
the added costs of onsite testing. This Competition will be a key reason
is expected to have a significant driving up the quality of reporting
impact upon the laboratory phase, and keeping the costs down within
as currently on site testing is not a this phase.
facility commonly offered.
• The market for long term
• The reporting phase is expected monitoring is expected to grow
to grow during the forecast period as strongly during the forecast period. In
a result of the growth of the the early part of the forecast period it
assessment market and the is expected that the long term
increasing amounts of information to monitoring phase will grow faster
analyse. However the reporting than overall assessment market as a
phase is expected to grow more result of the increase in the number of
slowly than the assessment market clients wishing to monitor a site more
overall. This is a result of the cost of closely. The main driver for this
reporting remaining stable and segment will be concerns about
actually decreasing in terms of the liability.
service offered for the price charged.

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5.2.1.3 By Type of Client, 2002-2006

Client, 2002-2006
xxxx
xxxx
xxxx Developers
xxxx Government bodies
xxxx Industry
xxxx Other
xxxx
0
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 ∆ 02-06 MS 06
SAMPLE REPORT
Developers
Government bodies
Industry
Other
Total
Unit: £ million
• During the review period the

developers in order to complete work
before the middle of 2004 when the
Landfill Directive came into force. In
assessment has been strongly driven
2004 and 2005 there was a slow
by developers. This includes
down in the rate of growth, reflecting
developers for both residential,
the volume of work that had been
industrial and commercial buildings.
brought forward and as the Landfill
Developers usually require a
Directive left uncertainty with the
consultancy to assess the condition
development of Brownfield sites.
of the land, as they usually do not
However the demand for residential
have the capabilities to do this
properties and developers looking for
themselves. In some circumstances it
sites to redevelop resulted in
can be a condition of a planning
increased rate of growth in 2006.
application that the site is partially or
Indeed the 2004 Landfill Directive
fully assessed before redevelopment
significantly affected developers as
work can take place. Trade sources
this client group mainly used
state that the demand for residential
excavation and disposal.
accommodation is the main driver
behind the demand for assessment
from developers. • It is notably RDAs with in the
Government client sector that
• In 2003 there was a strong
stimulated the market for assessment
during the review period. There was
demand for assessment from

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an element of local councils the clients of the assessment
assessing land as part of their company. Indeed developers are
identification of contaminated sites, eager for land in any state for
but this was small in comparison to redevelopment. The previous land
the work created by RDA’s. RDA’s use gives a good indication into the
typically do not undertake as many possible contamination level of the
projects as a developer might, yet site, thus limiting the risk for
RDA’s typically undertake projects developers. Furthermore the cost of
that are on a large scale. remediation is insignificant in
comparison to the profit potential of
redeveloped sites. Also with the
• Demand from RDA’s was not
improvement of assessment
affected by the 2004 Landfill
techniques towards the end of the
Directive as much as developers, as
review period, it is reported that some
RDA’s try to use more
industrial clients are willing to keep
environmentally friendly techniques
contaminated sites where the risk
and do not choose excavation and
can be analysed precisely and it can
disposal as frequently as developers.
be determined that the risk will not
Furthermore RDA’s continue with
affect other sites or pose risk to
plans for the redevelopment of sites
humans or animals.
regardless of the Landfill Directive,
whereas other organisations were
more concerned about the effect • Other bodies such as insurance
that the directive may have. companies and domestic clients
make up the remainder of the
• During the review period
market. This small market, is very
important to a small number of
assessment work for industry was not
companies operating in this sector.
particularly strong. Although this is a
Insurance companies are a small part
significant market, there was not the
of the market, particularly at the
same growth for this market as there
beginning of the review period.
was for developers and government
Insurance can be used to increase
bodies. The size of the market reflects
the value of a site by reducing the risk
the fact that there is a considerable
associated with contamination. This
amount of industry that is cleaning up
was not commonly used at the
land resulting from previous bad
beginning of the review period and
practices. However industry is the
only grew slightly throughout the
client only if they are cleaning up
review period.
land that they intend to keep. If the
land is going to be redeveloped,
then developers would typically be

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5.2.1.4 Forecast, by Type of Client, 2007-2011

Assessment, by Client, 2007-2011
xxxx
xxxx
xxxx Developers
Government bodies
xxxx
Industry
xxxx Other
xxxx
0
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 ∆ 07-11 MS 11

Developers
SAMPLE REPORT
Government bodies
Industry
Other
Total
treatments after the introduction of

• Developers are expected to
the Landfill Directive and the need
become increasingly important in the
for assessment for sites needed for
assessment market for contaminated
the developments associated with
land. This will be to meet demand for
the Olympic Games.
new housing and commercial and
industrial buildings. It is also expected
that developers will begin to assess • Government bodies, particularly
and redevelop land used by industry RDAs are expected to generate
rather than this being done by strong growth within the assessment
industry itself. This is a result of industry market as they are expected to
being able to risk assess more continue redevelopments of derelict
accurately and therefore not parts of towns and cities.
completing as much assessment and
treatment work. Developers wanting
• The effect of increased accuracy
of assessment and the willingness of
more Brownfield sites to redevelop
industry to carry more calculated risk
will result in developers completing
will make the market for assessment
this work rather than industry.
from industrial clients decline slowly.
Developers will be responsible for the
The effect will mean that remediation
strongest growth in demand for
work will not be carried out, which will
assessment work in 2007 and 2008,
mean that there are no post
partially as a result of the market
remediation assessment costs. This
gaining confidence in remedial
will act to reduce the size of the

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market. Developers will also replace
industry as a client, as developers
• It is expected the client segment
of other clients is expected to grow
have more to gain from redeveloping
during the forecast period. Insurance
sites and selling them on. Industry only
is likely to become a larger part of
assesses and remediates a site if it
the segment. More parties taking out
poses unacceptable risk or they need
the insurance either to protect their
the site for new purposes. Industry is
own interests or to add value to the
expected to assess sites but not
property can explain this. The
remediate them immediately if the
insurance market will stimulate the
risk is considered to be acceptable.
assessment market particularly, as the
However this will extend the market
insurance companies will want proof
for industrial customers, as sites will be
if there is a claim made. Small
left untreated for longer and will
domestic problems are not expected
require assessment again in the
to increase significantly.
future.

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5.2.1.5 By Region, 2002-2006

Region, 2002-2006
xxxx
xxxx
xxxx England
xxxx Wales
xxxx Scotland
xxxx Northern Ireland
xxxx
0
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
England
Wales
SAMPLE REPORT 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 ∆ 02-06 MS 06
Scotland
Northern Ireland
Total
Unit: £ million
• England is the largest, most

market in Wales experienced slow
growth in 2005, as the market was
densely populated area and has the
uncertain. There are no hazardous
most Brownfield sites. England has
landfills in Wales since 2004 and the
also recorded the strongest growth in
distance to transport soils is too far to
demand for contaminated land
economically excavate and dispose.
assessment during the review period
In 2005 the use of remediation
compared to the other countries. This
treatments was still an unknown entity
is a result of the demand for
to many clients, resulting in slow
redevelopment of sites for both
assessment growth in 2005.
housing and commercial buildings
being highest in England. After the
2004 Landfill Directive, and as • Trade sources report that Scotland
remediation technologies began to is close behind Wales in terms of the
become more common, the size of the assessment market for
assessment market grew strongly in contaminated land. Scotland is a
England in 2006. larger country than Wales, but does
not have an industrial past spread
• Wales is a much smaller country
throughout the country. This
particularly applies to the highlands
than England but has a strong
and tourist areas. The 2004 Landfill
industrial past. This has particularly
Directive resulted in slower market
driven the market for contaminated
growth. Similar to Wales there was
land assessment in south Wales. The

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uncertainty within the market, which than other countries. Northern Ireland
slowed down growth. has a shorter industrial past than the
rest of the UK. The 2004 Landfill
• The contaminated land
Directive did slow down growth in the
market within this country, as there
assessment market in Northern Ireland
was uncertainty as to how the market
is a very small part of the market. The
would develop.
market may be growing during the
review period, albeit at a slower rate

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5.2.1.6 Forecast, by Region, 2007-2011

Assessment, by Region, 2007-2011
xxxx
xxxx
xxxx England
Wales
xxxx
Scotland
xxxx
0
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
England
SAMPLE REPORT 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 ∆ 07-11 MS 11
Wales
Scotland
Northern Ireland
Total
take place. The Olympics

• The high land values and high
developments are being built on
demand for housing in England will
previously used land, and therefore
stimulate the assessment market
are likely to require a significant
throughout the forecast period. The
amount of assessment work.
government’s target of building 60%
of new housing on Brownfield land
will only serve to stimulate the market • The assessment market in Wales is
for assessment. Indeed most expected to see strong growth during
Brownfield sites will be assessed, as the forecast period. Wales is
there is always a possibility of expected to continue to assess
contamination on these sites. It has previously used industrial land for a
been suggested that the mixture of residential and commercial
government’s target should be developments. The future of the
higher, in order to drive urban Welsh economy could have a strong
regeneration, particularly in city future due to the country not
centres. Trade sources also expect introducing university top-up fees. By
that the 2012 Olympic Games are not doing this, the number of students
going to have a significant impact going to Welsh universities is
upon the market for assessment in increasing, and in the long term this
England. This explains the stronger will mean more students working in
growth in 2007 and 2008 when most Wales and boosting the economy
of the assessment work is expected to and demand for housing.

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• Scotland is expected to see
cleaned up more than in other
countries. Even so, the market for
significant growth in assessment work
assessment will continue to grow.
during the forecast period. Around
Glasgow and Edinburgh there is an
industrial past that will continue to • The market for assessment in
stimulate the market for assessment. Northern Ireland during the forecast
At the beginning of the forecast period will remain a small market.
period growth will be strong as a There is not a particularly strong
result of increased confidence in the industrial past in the country, however
use of remediation techniques. there is demand for redeveloping
Towards the end of the forecast Brownfield sites where they exist,
period it is expected that the market which is stimulating growth within the
in Scotland will experience slower market.
growth as the legacy of the country’s
industrial past is beginning to be

December 2006
5.2.1.7 By Region in England, 2002-2006

Region in England, by Value, 2002-2006
xxxx
xxxx
South East
xxxx
North West
xxxx
Midlands
xxxx
Yorkshire and Humber
xxxx
North East
xxxx
xxx South West
0
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
SAMPLE REPORT 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 ∆ 02-06 MS 06

South East
North West
Midlands
North East
South West
Total
Unit: £ million
redeveloped land cannot be resold

• The South East is the largest region
at a profitable price after assessment
in England in terms of contaminated
and remediation costs.
land assessment and has seen the
strongest market growth as a result of
high demand for land and housing. • The North West is a significant
Land prices in the South East are the market for land assessment due to
highest in the country as a result of densely populated areas including
the demand for housing and land, Liverpool and Manchester, and the
and this has stimulated the market for strong industrial past that these areas
assessment in the South East. have experienced. The market in the
North West has also been stimulated
While building on Brownfield land by RDA activity.
costs more, it can be easier to obtain
planning permission for these sites.
High land values in the South East
• The Midlands is a smaller market
than the South East and North West,
mean that it makes economic sense
yet is driven by the same forces. The
to redevelop these sites, including
Midlands does not have as strong an
spending on assessing the sites. In
industrial past as the North West, or
other areas of England it may not
quite a high demand for housing and
make economic sense if the
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the combination of these forces has
meant that the assessment market in
• The North East is not a large
market for land assessment. The
the Midlands is significant, and has
reason for this is that the area does
seen strong growth during the review
not have an industrial past as strong
period. However, the Midlands
as areas such as the North West, and
experienced a more notable
land values in the North East are low.
slowdown in growth in 2004 in
After redevelopment of a site in the
comparison to the above regions, as
North East, the land value may not
neither of the driving forces in this
be high enough to make the project
area stimulated the market when the
profitable, if assessment and
Landfill Directive left some
remediation need to take place.
uncertainties within the market.
• Yorkshire and Humberside has less

• The South West does not have a
significant industrial past. Indeed
industrial past and lower land values
areas such as Cornwall and Devon
than many other regions. Although
have very little industrial past and the
the cities of York, Leeds and Hull are
economy of these areas is
significant in creating land
dominated by tourism. During the
assessment work, this is not on the
review period house prices have
same scale as major cities in other
been strong, although not in
regions. Hull has large shipping ports
comparison with the South East.
where a large number of containers
Therefore this region has a small
are shipped in and out, however this
market share, although quite strong
activity does not significantly
land values have meant that growth
stimulate demand for industrial
in demand for contaminated land
premises in this area as there is a
assessment in this region has been
good motorway network that allows
quite strong.
for products to be transported for use
across the country.

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5.2.1.8 Forecast, by Region in England, 2007-2011

Assessment, by Region in England, 2007-2011
xxxx
xxxx South East
xxxx North West
xxxx Midlands
xxxx Yorkshire and Humber
xxxx North East
xxxx South West
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Total
However, growth will continue, in part

• The South East is expected to
driven by demand for housing in
continue to be a strong market for
areas now being served by newly
contaminated land assessment. High
developed transport infrastructure.
land values will continue to make
assessment and remediation work
The North West is expected to
economically viable and the most
continue to have strong growth in
profitable region for redevelopment.
demand for assessment work during
Demand for housing will also
the forecast period. Projects such as
continue to stimulate the South East
Liverpool Football Club’s new Stanley
assessment market.
Park site and the redevelopment of
the surrounding area including
In 2007 and 2008, assessment work for
Anfield, and the redevelopment of
the 2012 Olympic Games will have a
the former Manchester Citys stadium
significant effect on the market in the
will contribute to the growth of this
South East. After the majority of the
segment. The growth of the North
assessment work directly associated
West assessment market will not be as
with the Olympic Games has been
strong as in the South East, as lower
completed in the early part of the
land values will not drive the market
forecast period, growth in demand
to the same extent. However the
for assessment work will slow.
industrial past of the area will ensure

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that there continues to be strong which are significantly below prices in
demand for assessment work in this other areas of the country.
region.
The growth within this market will

• The market for contaminated land
assessment in the North East is
begin to slow towards the end of the
expected to grow constantly
forecast period as the area’s strong
throughout the forecast period,
industrial past is beginning to be
however at a slower rate than in
cleaned up; however this process is
other regions of the UK. The reason for
likely to continue long after the
this is that this area does not have the
forecast period.
sufficiently strong land values to
make redevelopment of
Demand in the Midlands area will
contaminated sites economically
also grow as a result of the increased
viable.
confidence in remediation
technologies. Indeed the Midlands’
combination of industrial past and • The lack of a former strong
reasonably high land values will drive industrial past will mean that the
demand for assessment work. South West market for contaminated
land assessment will stay quite small.
Yorkshire and Humber will also However as land values in the region
respond well to the increased are quite strong there is expected to
confidence in remediation be a quite strong growth within the
technologies, and will result in an region for the assessment of
increase in the need for assessment Brownfield sites, where they exist.
work. However, the viability of many
projects will depend on land values,

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5.2.2 Remediation
5.2.2.1 By Technique, 2002-2006
20) Table: The UK Market for Contaminated Land Remediation, by

Technique, 2002-2006
xxxx
xxxx
xxxx Physical Solutions
Biological Treatment
xxxx
Containment Methods
xxxx
Chemical Treatments
xxxx
Thermal Treatments
xxxx
0
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Containment Methods
Chemical Treatments
Thermal Treatments
Total
Unit: £ million
• The excavation and disposal

In the second half of 2004 and 2005
there was much less contaminated
method dominates the physical
waste going to landfill because the
solutions market, although there is
cost was so much higher. Haulage
also the soil vapour extraction
costs also increased significantly, as
method that will also be discussed,
there was a decrease in the number
but is not as influential. In the first two
of sites. Although the cost of
years of the review period
excavation increased, suggesting the
excavation and disposal was the
market value would also increase,
main method used throughout the
the amount of work decreased,
whole contaminated land
meaning the market value
remediation market.
decreased. Indeed a large amount
of work was rushed through in the first
In the first half of 2004 there was
half of 2004.
substantial growth in the use of the
excavation and disposal technique.
In 2005 there was a significant
This specifically related to the
decrease in the amount of
imminent implementation of the
contaminated soils going to landfill
Landfill Directive.
and a decrease in the amount of

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excavation and disposal work. In particularly applied to developers
2006 prices of landfill for hazardous who tend to be very time conscious.
soils to an estimated £xx-xx per Further, as developers increasingly
tonne. This had the effect of are becoming the driver behind the
increasing the amount of excavation contaminated land market,
and disposal work, but the market biological treatments did not make
value decreased as the cost of up a significant proportion of the
disposal decreased. market. When the Landfill Directive
began to affect the market,
Small construction sites are affected biological treatments became
more significantly by the price of increasingly used.
landfill. Indeed trade sources state
that usually small sites have applied In 2005 and 2006 there was very
the excavate and disposal method. strong growth in the use of biological
The reason for this is that other treatments. Industry and government
remediation techniques are generally bodies were the main users, but
not economically viable. Prices for developers also began to see the
landfill initially went extremely high as advantages of biological treatments.
landfill operators believed they were This treatment is environmentally
the only option. However landfills friendly and in light of the increased
soon realised that remedial landfill costs also became more cost
technologies were able to compete competitive, as biological treatments
with landfills, as the cost of landfill do not usually require large amounts
went much higher. For this reason of equipment or fuel. Furthermore
landfill prices decreased in order to biological treatments were already
compete with remedial technologies. being used, particularly by industry,
where they were not in a rush to
Soil vapour extraction was a very redevelop a site. So there was
small part of the physical solutions already knowledge within the UK that
segment in 2002. However towards this treatment can be applied
the end of the review period this effectively.
increased as the effect of the Landfill
Directive meant clients increasingly Bioremediation is the main biological
considered and used other treatment used. This is used mainly
treatments. Soil vapour extraction is in-situ as this avoids the need to
not a technique that can be used on excavate the soils. However the
all sites and only works for a range of ex-situ technique increased towards
hydrocarbons. For this reason soil the end of the review period as this
vapour extraction did not increase its allows for the treatment to be
market share dramatically during the conducted elsewhere on the site,
review period. allowing for redevelopment to begin.
The in-situ technique has also been
improved, with methods of speeding
• At the start of the review period
up the process being introduced.
biological treatments made up just
7% of the total remediation market.
The use of air sparging increased
There was often little reason to
during the review period, but only in
choose a slow and expensive
proportion to the increased
biological treatment that would hold
environmental considerations now in
up the redevelopment. This

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place. Air sparging is only relevant to deal with the contaminant. The
groundwater and therefore was not reason for this slower growth is that
boosted by the Landfill Directive to these techniques do not treat the
any great extent. The use of contaminant. This creates risk that in
monitored natural attenuation (MNA) the future the method may fail, and
increased towards the end of the leak contaminant to adjacent soils or
review period. The reason for this is water.
that some sites were not treated due
to the introduction of the Landfill Permeable reactive barriers act to
Directive and therefore MNA was confine the contaminant and treat it
used. MNA is not commonly chosen over a period of time within a specific
method and therefore did not see treatment area. This method has
significant growth, as it is very slow. increased in is use as clients search
However MNA occurs when a site is for alternatives to landfill. Some
contaminated and monitored, and clients do not like an in-situ method
the contamination is slowly like this, as it is not possible to see the
decreasing. change happen quickly.
Other biological treatments including In-situ vitrification has seen the

bioslurping, bioventing and strongest growth within the
phytoremediation represent small containment segment. It was also a
parts of the biological market. The relatively new and emerging
reason for this is that bioslurping and treatment during the review period.
bioventing are too expensive and are However this treatment requires
often not understood well enough. producing large amounts of heat,
Phytoremediation is often too slow and using fuels that create pollution.
and not a proven process in many This is not desirable and has limited
instances. the growth of this treatment.
However developers have shown
interest in this treatment as the
• Containment methods were the
contaminant can be encapsulated in
second largest method used to treat
a block form. In some cases this can
contaminated land in 2002. The
be used on site as a hardcore base
market for containment methods saw
for footing, roads or paths, but is
strong growth throughout the review
generally buried in a chemically
period, with stronger growth after the
stable, leach resistant compound.
2004 Landfill Directive when clients
Ex-situ vitrification is a very similar
looked for alternatives to landfill. The
process, but is done out of the
growth in the use of containment
ground. As there are few facilities to
methods was limited by the
complete this operation offsite, and is
understanding that the contaminant
quite a small part of the containment
still exists.
segment.
Slurry walls, engineering capping and
geomembrane made up a large • The use of chemical treatments
proportion of the containment has grown throughout the review
segment. At the beginning of the period. However the Landfill Directive
review period, however their use did has had the most effect of stimulating
not grow as strongly as the the use of these treatments. The
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from clients looking for alternatives to negligible share of the market,
landfill and biological treatments that however this increased as a direct
can be very slow. result of the Landfill Directive. Before
the Landfill Directive, thermal
In-situ electrolysis increased its use treatments were not used on the
during the review period, as it can be grounds that the energy requirement,
an effective method used in the right which results in high levels of
circumstances. However this method pollution, was too high. However
needs electricity and in some cases after the Landfill Directive the search
this can make the treatment for alternative treatments meant that
expensive. thermal treatments were considered
much more seriously. The advantage
Soil washing has seen strong growth of thermal treatments is that the
during the review period. Soil washing contaminant is almost completely
is an attractive option as it destroyed; indeed many state that
decontaminates the soil that can thermal treatments are the most
then be reused onsite. However some effective.
trade sources state that this option is
not desirable, as it does not always The downside of thermal treatments is
reduce the contaminant to a that they can cost too much and
satisfactory level. Also there is some can leave the soil scorched and
hesitance from some clients in using unusable. Despite this, the growth of
the wash solution containing thermal treatments was very strong.
chemicals which can leave the soil They still make up the smallest part of
with other contaminants. Even the market as a result of the pollution
though this may not be totally valid, the process produces. Trade sources
where this concern exists it will report that thermal treatment
inevitably constrain the market. equipment can also be unreliable. It
can be difficult to keep the right
Soil solidification and stabilisation is a temperature and this can make the
technique that has seen strong process take time.
growth during the review period as
more knowledge and acceptance of Thermal desorption and incineration
the treatment is established. Other are the main types of thermal
chemical treatments including treatments. Thermal desorption and
oxidation, extraction, reduction and incineration require high
hydrolysis make up the remainder of temperatures yet were used
the segment, although quite a small increasingly during the review period.
proportion each. These treatments However these processes produce
lack testing in the UK to prove that undesirable waste gases. Heat and
they work and can be cost effective. steam injection is also a thermal
process, but trade sources state that
this treatment is not commonly used.
• At the beginning of the review
period thermal treatments made up a

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5.2.2.2 Forecast by Technique, 2007-2011

Remediation, by Technique, 2007-2011
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xxxx Biological Treatment
Containment Methods
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xxxx Thermal Treatments
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Chemical Treatments
Thermal Treatments
Total
Other sustainable treatments will

• During the forecast period the use
continue to become more and more
of physical solutions will decline. It is
price competitive, and at the same
unclear whether landfill prices will
time will become more established
increase or decrease, but landfill
and trusted. The market for physical
taxes are expected to increase.
techniques will still be the most
Therefore it is expected that it will
commonly used technique, even at
become more costly to take
the end of the forecast period. This is
contaminated soils to landfill. Even so,
partially due to developers who do
the market value is expected to
not have time or are not interested in
decrease, as there is less material
sustainable remediation techniques.
going to landfill. It is also expected
It is also down to the fact that many
that legislation will evolve to continue
sites require excavation in order to
to divert soils away from landfill and
build basement structures or large
stimulate sustainable methods. Also
footings. In this case excavation and
improvements in the accuracy of
disposal is the easy option, as
assessment mean that it will be easier
excavation will occur anyway.
to distinguish between the
contaminated and safe soil. This will
The use of soil vapour extraction has
also contribute to reducing the
grown during the forecast period in
market for excavation and disposal.
response for the search for
sustainable environmentally friendly

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techniques. However the limited bioremediation to an increasing
range of contaminants that it can extent.
treat will restrict the growth in the use
of this technique. The use of other biological
techniques is expected to increase
but more slowly than ex-situ
• The market for biological
bioremediation. In-situ
treatments will see strong growth
bioremediation and monitored
throughout the forecast period, with
natural attenuation are the slowest
stronger growth at the beginning of
techniques. This will limit the growth in
the period. Biological treatments
the use of these treatments, although
already began to see strong growth
these treatments and other biological
during the review period, and this will
treatments will see good growth due
benefit the growth of this treatment
to their environmentally friendliness.
during the forecast period as it
helped build trust in the reliability of
the treatment method. The drive • The use of containment methods
towards the use of sustainable will experience strong growth during
environmentally friendly techniques the forecast period, although not as
has been the main driver behind the strong as for some other methods.
growth of this segment. Further, this The issue that the contaminant is not
treatment is cost effective. The main always treated, and often simply
users of this treatment will continue to contained, will continue to limit the
be industry and government bodies. growth in the use of this treatment.
Developers are often under more
time pressure than other clients, and The use of permeable reactive
therefore the growth in use of barriers will see more growth than the
biological treatments by developers methods that do not treat the
will be slower than for other clients. contaminant, such as slurry walls,
engineering capping, geomembrane
Bioremediation will continue to be walls, in-situ vitrification and ex-situ
the main biological technique used. vitrification. The process of in-situ
It is expected that the use of ex-situ vitrification may cause migration of
bioremediation will see the strongest soils into clean soils and will limit the
growth within this segment. The future site use. This process can only
reason for this is the expected be used for near surface soils that will
increase in the number of soil also limit the growth of this technique.
treatment centres. Soil treatment
centres are ideal for ex-situ The market for containment systems
bioremediation as the soils can be will show strong growth as in some
placed in controlled bio-piles where situations it is the best option.
the remediation can take place. The However the impact of soil treatment
treatment centre will then re-use the centres will only benefit ex-situ
soils in other sites. Ex-situ vitrification within the containment
bioremediation centres will have a segment, as other containment
significant impact upon the market, treatments are predominantly
as they are environmentally friendly completed onsite.
and allow the redevelopment to
continue. Therefore even developers
are expected to use ex-situ

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• The use of chemical treatments • The market for thermal treatments
will see strong growth during the is expected to show continued strong
forecast period as this treatment can growth during the forecast period.
provide an effective treatment of The effectiveness of thermal
contamination. The mobile plant treatments is the reason for their
licenses that make it easier to take increased use. However this type of
plant to sites will benefit the chemical treatment remains the smallest
treatment segment. The aim for segment of the market as the energy
sustainability and environmental required and the pollution generated
friendliness means that onsite is considered unacceptable to some.
treatment is more desirable. It is Increased assessment accuracy and
expected that more mobile soil detail will mean that less soil will need
washing plants will be in operation to be treated, as it will be possible to
during the forecast period. This will identify contaminated soils more
also have the benefit of allowing the accuracy. This will mean that it will be
soil to be re-used onsite immediately. possible to only treat the
contaminated soils. This will reduce
The use of in-situ electrolysis is not the cost and pollution created by
expected to increase as strongly as thermal treatments and result in
soil washing, as this treatment stimulating this segment. The
requires high amounts of energy treatment’s growth is also expected
which makes this process costly. The as a result of increased reliability of
use of soil solidification/stabilisation is thermal treatment equipment.
likely to grow quite strongly as it Extremely high temperatures are
immobilises the contaminant needed for this treatment, and it is
effectively. Other chemical expected that modified treatment
treatments will also benefit from the will be able to complete this task
mobile plant licences that will more reliably and scorch less soil.
continue to make it easier to
transport the plant needed to sites.

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5.2.2.3 By Process, 2002-2006

Process, 2002-2006
xxxx
xxxx Ex-Situ Offsite Disposal
xxxx
Ex-Situ Offsite Treatment
xxxx Centre
xxxx Ex-Situ Onsite
xxxx
In-Situ
xxxx
0
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Centre
Ex-Situ Onsite
In-Situ
Total
Unit: £ million
Note: (a)change 2005-2006
offset this decline in the value of the

• Ex-situ offsite disposal was the
market to some extent.
main method of dealing with a
contaminated site during the review
The Minosus storage facility in the
period. This process directly deals with
Winsford salt mine offers an
the excavation and disposal to
alternative to landfill in the North
landfill method. The approach of the
West of England and at the same
Landfill Directive meant that the use
time acts as a restraint on the use of
of ex-situ offsite disposal increased by
onsite remedial techniques. The salt
13% in 2004, with much of this growth
mine is a large storage facility for
in the first half of the year. The Landfill
stable contaminated compounds,
Directive, landfill tax and other
therefore acting in a similar way to
measures that aimed to benefit
landfill. This has special licensing to
sustainable environmentally friendly
allow it to store the contaminants. This
techniques meant that 2005 and
storage facility has acted to limit the
2006 saw decreases in the value of
decrease in the ex-situ offsite disposal
the ex-situ offsite disposal segment.
segment. However this is only one
The decrease is primarily due to the
facility in the whole of the UK, and
decrease in the amount of
therefore will not be practically
excavation and disposal work,
accessible for many parts of the
however increased landfill prices did
country.

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processes. The 2004 Landfill Directive
• Up to 2004 there were no ex-situ
and the mobile plant license
offsite treatment centres in the UK. In
combined to stimulate the
response to the 2004 Landfill
development and establishment of
Directive, a new contaminated soils
this technology. Indeed there was
treatment centre was launched by
significant growth in 2005 and 2006
Biffa and Biogenie and became
for this technique, although it was
operational in 2005. It is reported that
from a very small base.
the service opened in the second
half of 2005, but did not operate at
full capacity immediately. In 2006 this • In-situ techniques were the
service became more used and the second most commonly used type of
market continued to grow. process during the review period.
Indeed certain techniques such as
Towards the end of 2006 a soil most containment methods and
treatment centre will open, operated treating groundwater are in-situ
by Terramundo, a joint venture techniques. The 2004 Landfill Directive
between Augean and DEC. The aim stimulated the growth for these
of this centre is to treat soils using processes as the cost of landfill
physico-chemical treatment before increased, competing in-situ
going to landfill, rather than a techniques became a more
recycling system. attractive possibility.
• At the beginning of the review

The advantage of in-situ techniques is
that they are cost effective and
period there was little growth in
sustainable. However there is an
ex-situ onsite treatment, as this was
element of risk with in-situ techniques
not considered an established
as a result of not removing the
process. This was due to the
contaminated soils; therefore some
preference to take soils away from
contamination could be missed
site to be disposed of. Furthermore
during treatment. For example,
treating soils onsite was not cost
during the process of in-situ
effective in comparison to
vitrification there is the possibility that
excavation and disposal methods.
the heat migrates contaminant away
from the treatment area. This has
The 2004 Landfill Directive had the
limited the growth in the use of in-situ
inevitable effect of increasing the use
techniques. Indeed many clients are
of ex-situ onsite techniques. However
wary of in-situ techniques, as it is not
the mobile plant licensing system,
possible for them to see the change
which licensed the plant rather than
happening.
the site, made it much easier for
contractors to complete onsite ex-situ

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Remediation, by Process, 2007-2011
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xxxx
xxxx Centre
xxxx Ex-Situ Onsite
xxxx In-Situ
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In-Situ
Total
decrease to a point where it is very

• The use of ex-situ offsite disposal
rarely used. However it is important to
techniques is forecast to decrease in
note that some projects require soils
market value during the forecast
to be excavated for basement
period. The reason for this lies with
structures, therefore it will continue to
legislation that makes it increasingly
be an easy option to dispose of this
difficult to dispose of hazardous
waste into landfill.
waste to landfill and the increasing
landfill tax, making this process more
costly. Even though the cost of landfill • Strong growth is expected to
will increase, the overall market value occur for ex-situ offsite treatment
will decrease as a result of the centres as a result of more treatment
decreasing use of this process. centres opening. In order for this type
Furthermore sustainable of process to be a success, there
environmentally friendly techniques needs to be national coverage of
will become more established and treatment centres. This would require
cost less during the forecast period. up to 100 new treatment centres
opening, providing a combined wide
It is expected that other processes will range of offsite treatments. Trade
ensure that this process becomes sources believe that this would be a
redundant in time. It is expected that preferred option, as it works similarly
the use of ex-situ offsite disposal will to landfill in that contaminated soils

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can be taken to the centre and left With the need for new homes to be
for the contractor to deal with, thus built on Brownfield sites, there will be
leaving the client free to continue increasing amounts of urban
with the redevelopment. The redevelopment, making localised
advantage of this process is that it is pollution issues increasingly important.
environmentally friendly, so long as
transport distances can be
minimised. Also during the forecast
• In-situ techniques will benefit from
the move towards environmentally
period it is expected that there will be
sustainable techniques during the
an increase in the range of
forecast period. In-situ techniques will
treatments provided at treatment
continue to be developed and
centres. This might include expansion
established as effective and cost
from biological treatments to include
effective during the forecast period.
thermal, chemical and ex-situ
As in-situ techniques do not disturb
containment.
the ground, they are more
sustainable and avoid excavation
• The move towards sustainable problems. Indeed many Brownfield
treatments will benefit ex-situ onsite sites will have underground gas,
processes greatly. As the process is water, fuels systems and electric
completed onsite it means that the cables. This will drive demand for
soils can be reused on the site itself. in-situ techniques that avoid
This save transporting the soils to excavation of soils.
landfill or treatment centres. Indeed
onsite technology improved during Mobile plant licensing will continue to
the review period and is expected in stimulate demand for in-situ onsite
develop further in the forecast treatments. As sometimes-significant
period. The mobile plant licensing plant is required for in-situ techniques,
system will make it increasingly easy mobile plant licensing will increasingly
for contractors to move plant to sites. make it easier for contractors to offer
this service. Space will again be a
The limiting factor of this process is limiting factor for onsite techniques,
that space is required to complete although not as much for in-situ
the operation. Indeed soil needs to techniques as ex-situ techniques. The
be excavated, treated in another reason for this is that in-situ
space and possibly stored in a techniques do not require excavation
different place onsite, thus requiring and storage of soils, and therefore
large amounts of space to complete the process can be completed on a
this process. relatively small site. The main
constraining factor for this process is
Most techniques can be completed that it is completed onsite and
onsite, but any pollution generated therefore holds up the
will be a constraining factor for this redevelopment.
process during the forecast period.

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5.2.2.5 By Type of Client, 2002-2006

Type of Client, 2002-2006
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xxxx
xxxx Developers
xxxx Industry
xxxx Other
xxxx
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Industry
Other
Total
Unit: £ million
in 2005. There was still strong growth

• During the review period
within the developers segment as the
developers have been a very
demand for residential properties
important part of the market as the
remained strong, developers were
market is driven strongly by demand
obliged to use other treatments. Yet it
for residential properties. In 2002 to
is reported some developers continue
2003 the developers segment was
to excavate and dispose of
relatively stable, with only a 3%
contaminated soils due to a lack of
growth, but in 2004 growth was much
trust in remedial treatments and the
stronger with the imminent arrival of
fact that excavation and disposal is
the 2004 Landfill Directive. Developers
easy.
used excavation and disposal as the
main method of dealing with
contaminated land. This meant that • Within the government bodies
developers rushed to get as much sector, Regional Development
waste into landfill before the directive Agencies (RDA’s) are the driver
increased the costs of landfill. behind the remediation sector. Local
councils would not usually be
After 2004 there was less growth responsible for the costs of
within the developers segment. remediation of a site. When councils
Indeed the bringing forward of waste determine a site as contaminated it
that went to landfill in the first half of would usually be the responsibility of
2004 meant that there was less work the owner to remediate the site.

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RDA’s remediate a site when they are often became too costly to do.
developing an area. The Landfill Where industry is completing
Directive did not have such a strong remedial work it is often using
effect upon RDA’s, as these bodies biological treatments, as there are
tend to use more environmentally fewer time pressures and the
friendly techniques. The reason for this treatment is relatively cost effective.
is that RDA’s tend not to be under so
much time
developers.
pressure as, say,
• During the review period other
clients such as insurance companies
and small domestic clients were a
• The industry segment has not seen small part of the market. Domestic
particularly strong growth during the issues were not a growing market, as
review period. Indeed there was new oil and gas central heating
some decrease in the amount of boilers and associated products are
industry remediation towards the end reliable. Therefore this market is
of the review period. The main reason primarily made up of problems from
for the decrease in the amount of old systems. The insurance market has
remediation work is the increased been the source of growth in this
reliability and accuracy of market. This is a result of increased
assessment. This has resulted in more concern about being liable for sites,
industry being able to carry and having environmental insurance
calculated risks of holding can increase the value of a site.
contaminated sites, rather than Further, during the review period,
treating them immediately. treatments were new to many clients
and trust had not been established.
The effect of the Landfill Directive This stimulates the market for
meant that where industry would insurance and the resulting insurance
previously of excavated and remediation work.
disposed of contaminated soil, this

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5.2.2.6 Forecast by Type of Client, 2007-2011

Remediation, by Type of Client, 2007-2011
xxxx
xxxx
Developers
xxxx Industry
Other
xxxx
0
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Developers
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Government bodies
Industry
Other
Total
period. This is a result of the Olympic

• Developers are becoming
Games development remediation
increasingly important within the
being completed and the overall
cost of remediation treatments
remediation as demand for housing is
decreasing.
expected to be very strong during
the forecast period and that
developers will increasingly build on • RDA’s are expected to continue
Brownfield sites. to complete many projects during
the forecast period where
Between 2008 and 2010 the remediation of land is required.
developers segment will also be Indeed with the government target
stimulated by the Olympic Games of house building on Brownfield land,
development. It is expected that it is likely that more and more RDA
developers will complete large work will require remediation work.
amounts of such work. Further, Towards the end of the forecast
around the Olympic site there will be period it is expected that growth in
increased demand for housing as a the RDA segment will slow down. This
result of the improved transport links is mainly as a result of the decrease in
and sports facilities. the costs of remediation.
The growth for this segment will slow

towards the end of the forecast
• During the forecast period it is
expected that the amount of industry

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remediation work will continue to industry. This will be a result of
decrease at a slow rate. This will developers looking for more sites to
continue to become due to industry redevelop. As developers become
being able to carry more risk as more experienced with remediation
assessment continues to become technologies, trust will build in the use
more accurate and reliable. The of them. This will stimulate developers
market size for industry is still dealing with industrial sites.
significant, although it is expected
that towards the end of the forecast
period there will begin to be a
• In the forecast period insurance
companies will continue to stimulate
reduction in the number of industry
the market. However this growth was
sites that require treatment.
limited by the increased trust in
treatments. Throughout the forecast
Developers will also contribute to the
period environmentally friendly
decrease in the market value of
treatments will become more reliable
industry. Developers are expected to
and trusted. This will reduce the
become increasingly important
overall need for insurance. There is
clients for remediation companies.
not expected to be any significant
Further developers are expected to
growth in the domestic client
begin to increasingly purchase
segment during the forecast period.
contaminated sites owned by

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5.2.2.7 By Region, 2002-2006

Region, 2002-2006
xxxx
xxxx
xxxx England
xxxx Wales
xxxx Scotland
xxxx
0
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
England
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Wales
Scotland
Northern Ireland
Total
Unit: £ million
• The remediation market in

growth in Wales compared to some
other regions reflected the need to
England will grow at a slower pace
use more expensive remediation
than the assessment market,
technologies.
reflecting the increasing number of
investment companies making
assessments. Indeed investment in • The high cost of landfill in some
assessment can save money overall areas of Scotland, reflecting the
through decreased remediation sparsely populated nature of much of
costs. Nevertheless, the strong growth the region, has meant strong
of the remediation market in England investment in assessment in order to
reflects the strong demand for the minimise remediation costs wherever
redevelopment of sites, particularly possible.
for residential properties.
• The remediation market in
• Trade sources report that the Northern Ireland is small, reflecting
Landfill Directive affected Wales the relative lack of Brownfield sites
more than other countries since and the high level of investment in
Wales does not have its own assessment to save money in the
hazardous landfill sites and transport remediation stage.
links in other areas where landfill sites
are available can be long and
therefore expensive. The stronger

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5.2.2.8 Forecast by Region, 2007-2011

Remediation, by Region, 2007-2011
xxxx
xxxx
England
xxxx Wales
xxxx Scotland
Northern Ireland
xxxx
0
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
England
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Wales
Scotland
Northern Ireland
Total
• In England, strong housing • Demand for housing is not

demand and the Olympic Games will expected to be as strong in Wales as
stimulate the remediation market in England. Most of the remediation is
during the forecast period. Housing expected to happen in south Wales,
demand is expected to be strong where the population is denser
throughout the forecast period, and making demand for housing higher.
an increasing amount of this is South Wales also has a stronger
expected to be built on Brownfield industrial past, creating more
land requiring remediation treatment. opportunities for redevelopment.
The Olympic Games are expected to
have a major effect in England,
stimulating the remediation sector
• The Scottish market is expected to
experience growth during the
particularly in the 2008 to 2010 period.
forecast period. The strongest growth
Further, throughout England there is
is expected in 2009, but after this time
expected to be many large and
it is expected that the costs of
small-scale projects completed by
remediation will decrease as
both developers and RDA’s. This will
competition increases and the
continue to stimulate the remediation
treatments are refined.
market in England.

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• The Northern Ireland market value
end of the forecast period the market
value will begin to decrease as a
will continue to grow up to 2009. This
result of the number of contaminated
is a result of increased confidence in
sites decreasing and the prices of
the use of environmentally friendly
remediation treatments also
techniques, meaning more
decreasing.
Brownfield and contaminated sites
will be treated. However towards the

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5.2.2.9 By Region in England, 2002-2006

Region: England, by Value, 2002-2006
xxxx
xxxx
South East
xxxx
North West
xxxx
Midlands
xxxx
xxxx
North East
xxxx
xxx South West
0
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
South East
North West
Midlands
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North East
South West
Total
Unit: £ million
business properties in most parts of

• The South East is the largest
this region that stimulates demand for
market for remediation in England,
redevelopment work.
reflecting strong demand for housing,
The North West’s industrial past
industrial and commercial properties.
means that a higher proportion of
High land values in the South East
redevelopment work is completed on
also make it more profitable to
industrial Brownfield sites. These are
complete remediation work.
highly likely to have required
remediation work during the review
• The North West has seen strong period.
growth during the review period. This
is mainly as a result of the industrial
past in the region that requires
• The Midlands has a strong
industrial past that has required large
remediation work, with a larger
amounts of remediation work during
proportion of industrial clients in this
the review period. Land values and
region. It is also reported that RDA
demand for housing in this area is
work has also been a factor
strong. Remediation has been driven
stimulating this region. The North West
by the combination of the two above
does not have as high land values as
factors.
the South East. However there is quite
a high demand for housing and

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• Yorkshire and Humberside does
demand. Although there was growth
within the assessment market this did
not have the drivers of a significant
not result in growth of the
industrial past and high demand for
remediation market in 2005. The high
housing to drive demand for
landfill costs meant that in 2005 there
remediation work. Therefore the
was less remediation work, as landfill
growth in remediation work in this
costs decreased in 2006 the North
region was slower than the above
East experienced growth in the value
regions. However the cities included
of the remediation market.
within this area such as Leeds, Hull
and York have driven the demand for
remediation, as these are densely • The South West does not have a
populated areas. However some strong industrial past driving the
areas of this region do not have high remediation market. The growth of
land values, and this has restrained the market in the South West region
the remediation market in this region. was sustained by higher land prices
and housing demand which
• Trade sources report that while
stimulated the redevelopment and
remediation of Brownfield sites.
the North East’s industrial past is a
market driver, this is constrained by
lower land values and housing

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5.2.2.10 Forecast, by Region in England, 2007-2011

Remediation, by Region: England, 2007-2011
xxxx
xxxx South East
xxxx North West
xxxx Midlands
xxxx Yorkshire and Humber
xxxx North East
xxxx South West
0
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 ∆ 07-11 MS 11

South East
North West
Midlands
North East
South West
Total
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• Housing demand and high land • It is expected that as the North

values will continue to stimulate the West continues to clean up its
South East remediation market. industrial past there will be strong
Further, continued high demand for growth within this segment. It is
housing will stimulate demand for expected that housing demand will
more commercial and industrial be strong in the North West, as the
premises. economy grows in this region.
Although land values are likely stay
The 2012 Olympic Games will be a lower than in the South East, it is
strong driver in the market for expected that this will not deter
remediation in the southeast in remediation companies from this
2008-2009. Trade sources expect that region.
these are the years when most The North West remediation market is
remediation work will take place. The also expected to be stimulated by
following years will see the projects such as Liverpool Football
completion of the building work for Club’s new Stanley Park site and the
the event. After the remediation work redevelopment of the surrounding
for the Olympic Games is complete, area including the current stadium at
the rate of growth in the South East Anfield. Also the redevelopment of
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is also likely to contribute to the Yorkshire and Humberside region
growth of remediation in this highly profitable to complete
segment. The growth within this remediation work. Therefore growth
region is expected to slow towards within is not expected to be large. It is
the end of the forecast period as expected that remediation of more
there is expected to be less modern industrial sites will contribute
Brownfield sites available for to the growth of the remediation
redevelopment and the cost of market.
remediation is expected to decrease.
• Low land values will continue to
• In the forecast period the limit the growth of the North East
Midlands will be a market with strong region.
increases in the amount of
remediation work being carried out.
Indeed the region’s reasonably
• The South West will not increase as
rapidly as in other regions. This is due
strong industrial past will continue to
to the lower amount of Brownfield
stimulate the market, as there will also
sites that will be available for
be a strong demand for residential
redevelopment in this region. The
and other properties in this area. As
growth will be primarily driven by
the Midlands has demand for housing
reasonably high land values in this
and a significant stock of Brownfield
region which will make
sites, the government target of 60% of
redevelopment of sites profitable. The
housing to be built on Brownfield sites
lack of availability of Brownfield sites
will also stimulate the remediation
will restrain the market, but high land
market in this region.
values and demand for housing will
stimulate the market.
• Land values are not expected to
increase to an extent of making

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6. Regional Market Analysis
6.1 England
• A recent questionnaire
agency, not the local authority as
special sites.
conducted by the Department for
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
(DEFRA) indicated that 309 out of 362 • The Environment Agency (EA)
(85%) local planning authorities reports in 2002 that there may be as
including eight national parks many as 100 000 sites affected by
provided information for 2005. The contamination to some degree in
remaining authorities have in most England and Wales. It is estimated
cases provided information for 2004. that between 5% and 20% of these
So overall there is relatively up to date sites may require action to ensure
information upon all authorities. that unacceptable risks are
minimised.
• It is now common practice that
local authorities have developed • The NLUD survey provides a useful
inspection strategies in England. insight into the extent of
These outline how they aim to contaminated land in England. The
remediate contaminated land within survey includes data on the amount
their area. Furthermore the of previously developed vacant land
inspections will include the and the amount of derelict land,
designation of special sites. Special which, in particular has a high
sites are defined as sites that are in chance of being contaminated.
serious contamination. The 2005/2006 Derelict land is defined as land so
data from the DEFRA website damaged by past industrial use that
suggests that under part IIA following it is incapable of beneficial use
detailed investigation 222 sites were without treatment.
designated as contaminated. In the
same study two sites were
determined by the environment

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2) Table: Previously Developed Land in England, by Land Type, 2005
Government Previously Derelict land and Vacant buildings

Office Region developed buildings
vacant land
North East
North West
Yorkshire and the
Humber
East Midlands
West Midlands
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East of England
London
South East
South West
Total
Note: Data relates to situation at 31 March 2005
Unit: Hectares
Source : MSI analysis of NLUD data
• Comparing the 2002 data with • The North West and West Midlands
the 2005 data, there has been an has also seen notable increases in the
overall increase in all derelict and amount of derelict land or buildings
vacant land types. The total area of between 2002 and 2005. The reason
derelict land and buildings grew from for this increase is the closure of large
xx xxx hectares to xx xxx hectares in manufacturing sites.
2005. In most of the government
office regions the area of derelict
land and buildings has increased,
• The East of England and South
West regions have also seen notable
apart from the North East and
increases in the amount of derelict
London. For the North East this is a
and vacant land between 2002 and
very small decrease. The number of
2005.
hectares of derelict land and
buildings in London fell from xxx in
2002 to xxx in 2005. This reflects • A survey by NLUD also shows how
significant redevelopment and what types of previously used land
remediation work, such as the were redeveloped into new uses
Thames Gateway redevelopment. during 2005.
Indeed the high demand for space in
London means that derelict land is
much more likely to be redeveloped
than anywhere else in the country.

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3) Analysis: New Land Use of Land Redeveloped in England,
2004 and 2005
Previous Land Use New Land Use :
• Residential • Industrial • Community • Transport, • All New
and services, minerals Land Uses
Commercial recreation and
and leisure defence
Residential
Industrial and
Commercial
Community
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services,
recreation and
leisure
Transport, minerals
and defence
Vacant and
derelict
Total
Unit: % of total that was redeveloped,
Source : MSI analysis of NLUD data
• The table shows that some 52% of • This is significant for the
formerly used land being contaminated land treatment
redeveloped was for residential use. market, as it is very important that
The single biggest source of this land land used for housing is completely
was formerly vacant and derelict contaminant free.
land, although previously industrial
and commercial land was also a
significant source of such land.

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6.2 Scotland
• The Scottish Executive conducts a • The survey identifies 171 derelict
vacant and derelict survey and the sites covering 1 186 hectares that are
latest survey were conducted in 2005. known to have contamination.
Under the definitions used in the However the actual figure is likely to
survey, all sites that are known or be much higher as the
suspected to be contaminated are contamination status of 9 383
defined as being derelict rather than hectares of urban vacant and
vacant. derelict land was unknown. The
following table shows this.
4) Analysis: Contamination Status of Derelict and Urban Vacant Land

in Scotland, 2005
Derelict Land Urban Vacant Land Total
Contamination Status Area Number Area Numbers Area Numbers
Known - -
Contamination
Tested and found

not to be
contaminated
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Unknown
Total
Unit: Hectares and number of sites
Source : MSI analysis of Scottish Executive data
• The survey shows the large

contamination is unknown, identifying
a significant potential for further
amount of derelict and urban vacant
assessment work
land in Scotland on which the level of

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5) Analysis: Contaminated Land in Scotland, by Contamination Type,
2005
Derelict Land where Contamination is Known

Contamination Type Area (ha) % of Derelict No. of Sites
Land (by area)
Arsenic
Asbestos
Cadmium
Chromium
Coal
Coal Tars
Copper, Nickel, Zinc
Cyanides
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Gases
Phenols
Sulphates
Other combustible
materials
Other contaminants
Unknown
Total
Unit: Hectares, Number of sites
• The data shows coal to be the

number of small sites are yet to have
their contaminant identified.
single largest contaminant, although
this is found on just xx sites. A large

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6) Analysis: Known Contaminated Land in Scotland, by Local
Enterprise Company, 2005
Derelict Land where Contamination is Known

Local Enterprise Area (ha) % of Number of sites
Company Contaminated
Derelict Land (By
Area)
Ayrshire
Borders
Dumfries & Galloway
Dunbartonshire
Edinburgh & Lothian
Fife
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Forth Valley
Glasgow
Grampian - - -
Lanarkshire
Renfrewshire
Tayside
Highlands and Islands
Total
Unit: Hectares, Number of sites
• Two areas, Fife and Ayrshire,

and urban vacant sites. This shows
that 23% of total derelict and urban
together account for some 46% of
vacant land is intended to be used
the area of derelict land in Scotland
for residential use, 19% for general
where contamination is known.
industry and 10% for manufacturing.
• The Scottish Executive also details

preferred or intended uses of derelict

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6.3 Wales
• There is a significant absence of • The land regeneration network
up to date data for the amount of provides some qualitative information
contaminated land and derelict sites behind the reasons for contamination
in Wales. This is primarily due to a lack in Wales, and although the statistics
of funding given for such schemes in are from 1988, the article was written
Wales. The Environment Agency (EA) much more recently. Wales does
reports in 2002 that there may be as have a large legacy of
many as xxx xxx sites affected by contaminated land due to its
contamination to some degree in industrial past, with the south Wales
England and Wales. It is reasonable regions including West Glamorgan
to suggest that England makes up a and Mid Glamorgan accounting for
much larger proportion of this figure. a significant amount of
If Wales makes up 5% of this figure, contamination. Metal mines,
then there are at least x xxx sites with coalfields, chemical works,
potential contamination. The only steelworks, lead mines and gasworks
available data to MSI for Wales cause the majority of contamination
detailing derelict land by county is in Wales.
from 1993, and therefore does not
give an accurate reflection of the
current state of contamination in
Wales.

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6.4 Northern Ireland
• Northern Ireland has still not
xx xxx sites which have previous use
that may have caused
implemented the contaminated land
contamination. At the time of writing
regime, and therefore is behind in
this figure is being updated. It is
identifying the extent of
difficult to analyse if this figure
contamination and the number of
provides an accurate reflection of
contaminated sites in the province.
the level of contamination. Indeed
Northern Ireland has had a briefer
the figure only represents sites that
industrial past in comparison to the
have previous use that may cause
rest of the UK, and this should mean
contamination, and therefore these
that contaminated land issues should
sites may not all be contaminated.
not be as significant in comparison to
Furthermore there may be more sites
other regions.
unidentified still in use which are
contaminated, and sites where
• A land quality survey conducted contamination has not been
in 1997 by the Environmental identified.
Department for Northern Ireland
shows that there is in the region of

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7. Industry Overview
market, as these companies provide

• The UK contaminated land
many other consultancy services. In
assessment and remediation industry
contrast, smaller consultancy
is fragmented and consists of several
companies often operate on a
companies offering a broad range of
regional basis.
services and smaller companies
specialising in niche markets. There • Many of the companies in the
are a number of large companies assessment market operate as
that specialise in a broad range of consultants, who analyse any need
land contamination techniques. Most for remedial treatment. These
large companies offer contaminated companies then refer the work to
land services as part of a range of remedial contractors. From this point
activities. The market also includes most consultancy firms oversee the
some small independent remediation work. Indeed they
consultancies and specialists. usually provide testing to ensure that
the remediation work is effective and
• Since the 2004 Landfill Directive
can be
circumstances,
validated. In
particularly
some
with
there has been a reduction in the
ground water work, these companies
number of companies offering
also carry out any necessary long
excavation and disposal services.
term monitoring. Leading assessment
Indeed Biffa Waste services has
companies include:
formed an alliance with Biogenie to
provide a treatment centre. This has • AMEC
allowed Biffa Waste Services to • WS Atkins
reposition itself in the market for • Entec
contaminated land assessment and • Mott MacDonald
treatment and help Biogenie gain a • URS Corporation
stronger position in the UK market.
• As part of the assessment,

• In the assessment market, there is laboratory testing is often not
a mix between small companies that completed by the company that
deal with contaminated land and carries out the overall assessment
larger consultancy firms who have and reporting. Laboratories receive
arms that deal with contaminated the samples for testing, and then
land assessment. provide the consultancy firm with the
• The turnovers of the large results from the testing. There are a
companies who operate in the few laboratories offering nationwide
contaminated land assessment coverage and there are many other
market do not necessarily represent much smaller laboratories that only
their importance in the operate on a local or regional basis.
contaminated land market, or their These smaller laboratories usually take
market share in the assessment work from local projects, but tend to

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also accept work from the rest of the companies tend to be quite large
country if it is available. It is becoming and provide a complete service.
the normality for laboratories to be Examples of some of the leading
MCERTS and UKAS accredited to companies include:
ensure consistency in the way that
• Arcadis
soils are tested. Leading laboratory
• Bilfinger Berger
testing companies include:
• Norwest Holst
• Alcontrol Geochem • RSK ENSR
• Analytical and Environmental
Services (AES)
• Severn Trent Laboratories (STL) • There are also some specialist
drilling companies operating in the
UK who provide the boreholes for
• In the remediation sector there obtaining soil or water samples.
are several large companies that can Geotron UK is mentioned by trade
undertake large projects. Often this is sources as a main drilling contractor.
part of large redevelopment projects. However some consultancies have
Most large contractors who provide the capabilities to do this themselves,
remediation solutions usually also which can save on costs.
provide consultancy. Examples of
large contractors providing primarily
remediation treatment include: • There have been some overseas
companies entering the UK market
• Churngold Remediation during the review period. These
• DEC include Bio-Genie from Belgium;
• Keller Deep Green (UK) was set up to offer
• Land Clean mobile and fixed thermal treatments.
• Edmund Nuttall It is expected that more companies
from continental Europe will enter the
There are many small companies UK market, particularly as some
within the industry that specialise in countries are considered to be more
certain techniques. However, the advanced in the use of remedial
fact that such companies do not technologies than the UK.
offer a full range of services limits the
company to working on certain sites.
Examples of companies specialising
• Competition within this market has
increased; there have been new
in one or a few treatments include: entrants into the market, although
the increasing size of the market has
• Beech Soil Stabilisation, the meant that existing players have not
remediation arm of the Beech Group, necessarily lost sales.
provides in-situ soil stabilisation
services • Assessment companies and
laboratories can be in competition
• Diogen specialises in stabilisation with each other in both offering
chemicals for in-situ soil remediation laboratory work. Indeed some
and stabilisation assessment companies are able to
offer their own laboratory testing.
• Some companies provide both However most assessment
assessment and remediation. These companies do not offer laboratory

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testing and laboratory testing same laboratory for each sample,
companies do not normally offer full requiring quick turnaround and
assessment services. However reliability.
remediation companies often
specialise much more narrowly upon
certain techniques. Therefore these
• Remediation contractors need to
be able to provide a proven track
companies tend not to be in direct
record that the treatments that they
competition. Different techniques
provide are effective. Whether the
can be proposed as alternatives for
client is a consultancy or developer
the same contamination, so in some
they will only choose contractors that
circumstances the companies may
can show their methods are time
be in competition even though they
efficient, cost efficient and reliable in
provide different remediation
their outcome. Remediation
options.
contractors do this by providing
details of previous work in the form of
• There are some barriers to entry case studies.
that make entering the market
difficult. Assessment and consultancy
companies need the correct
• Developers have been principally
involved in housing developments,
expertise, and need the track record
although some developers are
to prove their capabilities.
involved in commercial property
developments.
• Laboratories need both trained
staff and a good reputation. Clients
of laboratories will tend to use the

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8. Market Leaders
MSI believe that the leading

• Within the UK market for
companies within the market for
remediation, no individual company
treatments include:
accounts for a significant market
share. However large companies that • AMEC
operate in construction markets and • WS Atkins
contaminated land usually have • DEC
more power and resources to win • Entec
contracts. These companies tend to • EnvironmentalResources
win large projects driven by Management
developers. Small and medium sized • Mott MacDonald
companies that operate on a • Edmund Nuttal
regional basis tend to win contracts
for their specialist knowledge in
specific treatments.
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9. Pricing Strategies
medium-sized companies and for

• There are slightly different ways in
developers that do not have the
which companies can set their
capital in reserve if things go wrong.
prices. One pricing strategy is shared
This method of pricing is also more
risk between the contractor and the
appropriate where the treatment is
client. This means that if there is a
not a foregone outcome and further
problem and costs rise then both the
treatment may need to be applied.
contractor and the client share the
cost. The advantage of this method is
that the contractor can set lower • A common way for remediation
prices compared to shouldering full contractors to set prices is by quoting
risk, and clients do not take the full risk a price that is dependant upon the
for the contractors work. This results in outcome of the assessment of the
the client paying to share the risk with site. This is a simple way to give clients
the contractor, but the client’s risk is a price. The risk is that the quote may
reduced. This method of shared risk not be accurate and unforeseen
demonstrates an example of problems may occur. Indeed some
collaboration to benefit both parties. suggest that some treatments are
now well established, and so
• The alternatives are client risk and
accurate quotes can be given.
However this does not apply to many
contractor risk. In practise these are
untried and untested treatments in
not so common. Contractors do not
the UK.
wish to take on the full risk, as if
anything goes wrong this could
involve substantial cost to them, • Most consultancy firms charge by
resulting in them having to charge the hour for the consultant’s time. This
high prices to cover themselves for is usually done by estimating the
projects that go wrong. Similarly, consultant’s time and producing a
clients are prepared to save money quote for this. The consultancy will
by shouldering increased risk, also add the cost of a drilling
particularly when there is the contractor. The cost of drilling
possibility of unforeseen costs, without depends upon the number of
carrying the full risk themselves. boreholes required and the depth
required.
• By sharing risk between the client
and contractor additional costs and • Laboratories set their prices
savings are then shared between the depending upon the number of
groups. Some in the industry know this samples to test and the number of
as sharing ‘pain and gain’. This contaminants the client wishes to test
pricing strategy is often used more for. This depends upon the outcome
commonly by small and of the desk study. If the desk study
shows one type of bad practice then

December 2006
it may only be necessary to test for offer more services for the same
one contaminant. There is also some money. For example laboratories
variability in costs when clients require offer faster testing, more sample
the test results to be completed testing for the same cost. Assessment
faster. companies now provide more
options, and more detailed
qualitative and financial analysis of
• Companies do not tend to
different options.
reduce prices to maintain work
volume. The strategy chosen is to

December 2006
10. Service Mix
• Within the industry, the largest
for perhaps 6-12 months depending
upon the treatment.
supplier of remediation techniques is
building contractors who undertake
remediation as part of their other • There are also specialist drillers
operations. This has previously tended within the industry that drill the
to be simple excavation and disposal boreholes for sample testing; the
of contaminated soils. However this is assessment companies contract in
beginning to change. Building these companies.
contractors are requiring the
specialist knowledge of remediation
companies to undertake more
• Specialists laboratories are an
important part of the industry. The
environmentally friendly techniques,
laboratories are able to give
whereas previously the building
increasingly accurate information
contractor would have excavated
about the contamination within the
the site and disposed of
soil samples. This is the basis for
contaminated soils themselves.
deciding upon the treatment
• The market also includes some required.
companies that provide both
assessment and remediation services.
These companies have a competitive
• Specialist remediation contractors
provide the remedial work for the site,
advantage as they can complete
and tend not to get involved with the
the whole job, however they do not
consultancy and testing of the site.
specialise in either assessment or
Many specialist contractors only deal
remediation.
with one remedial treatment; in this
• Specialist assessment case their work is very limited. Larger
consultancies work for the client to companies tend to be more flexible
provide solutions to the and offer greater choice. Most
contaminated site, or diagnose the specialist remediation contractors are
site as not contaminated. The small in size, as they tend to offer a
assessment companies make limited range of treatments. They
treatment recommendations and tend to be small companies as they
often find the remediation do not get involved with other
contractors to complete the work. activities such as construction or
The assessment companies often consultancy.
monitor the work being carried out,
and are involved in the final testing of
the site. Some assessment companies
• There is arguably a lack of fully
integrated companies that can
also provide laboratory services,
undertake the whole process of
however these are rarely on site.
assessment and remediation. Even
Where relevant the assessment
when excavating and disposing of
company will return to the site to
soils, this will usually require a haulier
ensure that the treatment is working,
to transport the soils on behalf of the

December 2006
assessment or remediation remediation techniques the market
contractor. If there were more would change dramatically. Indeed
companies offering consultancy, if one company could offer a
laboratory and on site testing, drilling complete package, costs would be
and sampling, and a wide range of lower as would admin and delays.

December 2006
11. Mergers & Acquisitions
• There has been some activity in
market and provide cost effective
treatments. ESL is a soil and
terms of changes in company
groundwater specialist, CEL
ownership and operations. However
International focuses on engineering
this applies to small companies rather
and project management, and Euro
than larger ones. During the review
Dismantling is a demolition and
period there has been an increase in
remediation contractor. Permeable
the overall number of companies
reactive barriers are the focus of the
involved in the market. This is due to
company’s activity.
many small companies entering the
market such as laboratory testing
facilities, and small consultancy • Dew Construction exited the
companies. contaminated land market during
the review period to concentrate on
• As of the 20th January 2006
construction activities.
Casella Group was re-branded as
Bureau Veritas. The Casella Group • Sirus was established in 2003 to
has been part of Bureau Veritas since provide Brownfield development
June 2005, since when the Casella services.
Group has slowly been integrating its
activities with Bureau Veritas.
• Terrsula was formed in 2005 as a

joint venture between ESL, CEL
International, and Euro Dismantling.
The companies came together to
form Terrsula in response to the
perceived need to develop and
SAMPLE REPORT

December 2006
12. Company Profiles
12.1 ALcontrol Laboratories UK

ALcontrol Laboratories UK
Address Units 7-8 Activity Laboratory Testing
Hawarden Business
Park
Manor Road
Hawarden
Deeside CH5 3US
Telephone 01244 528700 Turnover 2006 £xx.x million
Fax 01244 528701
URL www.alcontrol.co.uk
Source : MSI analysis
• The company’s principal activity is • ALcontrol Laboratories UK

providing environmental and food provides a service to the
analysis services for clean water, environmental and food markets. The
effluent, contaminated land, food company has the facilities to analyse
and air. ALcontrol UK’s ultimate soils and associated waters, air,
parent parent undertaking and and potable water and asbestos. The
controlling party ALcontrol Holdings company can also provide in-situ soil
Limited, a company incorporated in gas analysis.
the UK.
• In 2006 ALcontrol Laboratories UK
• ALcontrol Laboratories UK claims reported a turnover of £xx.x million
to be one of the largest independent (€xx.x million). Pre-tax profits
testing laboratories in Europe. The increased to £x.x million (€x.x million).
company has 20 laboratories in the These results produced a profitably
UK, Ireland, Netherlands, France and level of 5%.
Sweden.

December 2006
30) Table: Financial Summary of ALcontrol Laboratories,
2002-2006
xxx 3
xxx 3
xxx 2
Turnover
xxx 2
Pre Tax Profit
xxx 1
xxx 1
0 0
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Turnover
SAMPLE REPORT 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 ∆ 02-06
Pre Tax Profit

Profitability
Unit: £ million
Note : Year end is March
Source : ALcontrol Laboratories

December 2006
12.2 Alfred McAlpine
Alfred McAlpine
Address Kinnaird House Activity Support Services
1 Pall Mall East
London
SW1Y 5AZ
Telephone 020 7930 6255 Turnover 2005 £xxxx million
Fax 020 7839 6902
URL www.alfredmcalpineplc.com Employees xxxx
• Alfred McAlpine provides support • Within project services the

services for business and employs company breaks its activities down
over xxxx people. The company into civil engineering, construction
operates in a wide range of markets services, investment and
including public, regulated and development and PFI. Within civil
private. The services that the engineering, Alfred McAlpine
company provides include the undertakes Brownfield regeneration
following: and land remediation projects.
• Facilities Management
• Health & Safety Solutions • In 2005 Alfred McAlpine reported
• Project Services a turnover of £x xxx.x million
• Utility Services (€x xxx.x million). Pre-tax profits
• Highways Services increased to £xx.x million
• IT Services (€xx.x million). These results produced
• Slate a profitably level of 4%.

December 2006
31) Table: Financial Summary of Alfred McAlpine, 2001-2005
xxxx 50.0
xxxx 40.0
xxxx
30.0 Turnover
xxxx
20.0 Pre Tax Profit
xxxx
xxxx 10.0
0 0.0
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
SAMPLE REPORT 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 ∆ 02-06

Turnover
Pre Tax Profit
Profitability
Unit: £ million
Note : Year end is December
Source : Alfred McAlpine

December 2006
12.3 AMEC
AMEC
Address 65 Carter Lane Activity Project management
London and services
EC4V 5HF
Telephone 020 7634 0000 Turnover 2005 £x.x billion
Fax 020 7634 0001
URL www.amec.com Employees xxxxx
• AMEC plc is an international • In 2005 AMEC completed two

project management and services acquisitions in its oil and gas and
company that designs, delivers and nuclear businesses. AMEC acquired
supports infrastructure assets for Paragon Engineering Services and
customers across the public and NNC Holdings
private sectors. AMEC employs more
then 20,000 people working from a
network of offices throughout the UK,
• In 2005 AMEC reported a turnover
of £x.x billion (€x.x billion). Pre-tax
US and Canada, as well as regional
profits declined to £xx.x million (€xx.x
offices and projects worldwide.
million). These results produced a
AMEC’s shares are traded on the
profitably level of 1%.
London Stock Exchange where the
company is listed in the Support
Services sector (LSE : AMEC.L)

December 2006
32) Table: Financial Summary of AMEC, 2001-2005
xxxx 100.0
xxxx 80.0
xxxx
60.0 Turnover
xxxx
40.0 Pre Tax Profit (c)
xxxx
xxxx 20.0
0 0.0
2001(a) 2002(a) 2003(a) 2004(b) 2005(b)
SAMPLE REPORT 2001(a) 2002(a) 2003(a) 2004(b) 2005(b) ∆ 01-05

Turnover
Pre Tax Profit (c)
Profitability
Unit : £ million
Notes :
Year end is December
(a) The figures for 2001 to 2003 were prepared under UK GAAP and have not been restated
(b) The figures for 2004 and 2005 are prepared under adopted IFRS
(c) Adjusted profit before income tax
Source : AMEC
• AMEC Earth and Environmental

•
•
Environment impact assessment
Building and occupational
business is the consultancy part of
AMEC that specialises in the following health
sectors: • Energy efficiency
• Archaeology and ecology
• Contaminated land
investigation assessment
• Remediation

December 2006
33) Table: AMEC Earth and Environmental's Revenue, 2005-2006
xxxx 7.0
xxxx 6.0
xxxx 5.0
xxxx
4.0 Revenue
xxx
3.0 Profit before net finances
xxx
xxx 2.0
xxx 1.0
0 0.0
2005 2006
Revenue
SAMPLE REPORT 2005 2006 ∆ 05-06
Profit before net finances

Unit: £ million
Note: Year end is December
Source : AMEC

December 2006
12.4 Atkins
Atkins
Address Woodcote Grove Activity Consultancy
Ashley Road
Epsom
Surrey KT18 5BW
Telephone 01372 726140 Turnover 2006 £xxxx million
Fax 01372 740055
URL www.atkinsglobal.com Employees xxxxx
• As set out with its Annual Report

• Remediation Strategies and
options Appraisal
2006, Atkins claims to be the largest
engineering consultancy in the UK, • Detailed Remedial Design and
the largest multidisciplinary Project Management
Consultancy in Europe and the fourth • Compliance and Legislation
largest design firm in the world. Atkins Advice
employs approximately xx xxx • Expert Witness Services
people. • Data Management and GIS
• Atkins operates in a range of • The company’s specific expertise

markets including, aviation and includes hydrocarbons, heavy metals
defence, highways and and radioactivity, ground and landfill
transportation, power, education, gases, industrial and domestic waste
manufacturing, rail, government, and contaminated groundwater.
nuclear, telecom, health, oil and gas
and water. • In 2006 WS Atkins reported a
turnover of £x xxx.x million (€x xxx.x
• In the contaminated land sector, million). Pre-tax profits increased to
WS Atkins undertakes the following £xx.x million (€xxx.x million). These
consultancy based activities: results produced a profitably level of
5%.
• Due Diligence
• Site Assessment
• Landfill Gas Assessments
• Risk Assessment Modelling

December 2006
34) Table: Financial Summary of Atkins Group, 2002-2006
xxxx 50.0
xxxx 40.0
xxxx
30.0 Turnover
xxxx
20.0 Pre Tax Profit
xxxx
xxxx 10.0
0 0.0
SAMPLE REPORT
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 ∆ 02-06

Turnover
Pre Tax Profit
Profitability
Unit: £ million
Source : Alfred McAlpine

December 2006
12.5 Bachy Soletanche
Bachy Soletanche
Address Henderson House Activity Remediation
Langley Place
Higgins Lane
Burscough
Lancashire L40 8JB
Telephone 01704 895686 Turnover 2004 £xx.x million
Fax 01704 895581
URL www.bacsol.co.uk
• Bachy Soletanche is the UK • The environment part of the

subsidiary of the French-based company is involved with a range of
Soletanche Bachy Group. The land contamination remediation
company claims to be one of the techniques that can be carried out
world’s leading contractors in both in-situ and ex-situ. These include
foundation and underground the following:
engineering. The company’s principal
• slurry wall cut offs
activity is geotechnical and ground
• slurry walls with HDPE
engineering. Bachy Soletanche
membranes
provides a number of services and
techniques including:
• thin cuts offs by vibwall
• gas venting
• processes • active ground barriers
• environment
• foundations
• walls • In 2004 Bachy Soletanche
reported a turnover of £xx.x million
• civils
(€xxx.x million). Pre-tax profits
• tunnelling
increased to £x.xx million
• ground improvement (€x.xx million). These results produced
a profitably level of 1%.

December 2006
35) Table: Financial Summary of Bachy Soletanche, 2000-2004
xxxx 1.6
xxxx 1.4
1.2
xxx 1.0
Turnover
xxx 0.8
Pre Tax Profit
xxx 0.6
0.4
xxx 0.2
0 0.0
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
SAMPLE REPORT 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 ∆ 00-04

Turnover
Pre Tax Profit
Profitability
Unit: £ million
Note: Year end is December
Source : Bachy Soletanche

December 2006
12.6 Biffa Waste Services
Biffa Waste Services
Address Coronation Road Activity Waste managment
Cressex Business Park
High Wycombe
Buckinghamshire HP13
3TZ
Telephone 01494 521 221 Turnover 2005 £xxx million
Fax 01494 463 368
URL www.biffa.co.uk Employees xxxx
• The primary activity of Biffa Waste

alliance brings together Biogenie’s
expertise in operating soil treatment
Services is waste collection, landfill
facilities with Biffa’s distribution
and special waste services in the UK.
network and client base.
The company employs x xxxx people
and operates across the UK. The
ultimate parent company of Biffa • Biffa Waste Services can provide
Waste Services is Severn Trent. a range of in-situ and ex-situ
However in April 2006 the Severn Trent treatment techniques, including the
board announced that it plans to following:
de-merge its UK integrated waste
• Filtration and separation plant
management business, Biffa Waste
for the removal of
Services. This will create two
hydrocarbons, metals and solids
separately listed companies; Biffa
• Activated carbon and
Waste Services will become Biffa Plc.
catalysed oxidation to treat a
Severn Trent sold Biffa Belgium to
broad range of contaminants
Veolia Environmental Services for
£xx million in June 2006. Severn Trent • Air strippers for ammonia and
solvent removal
is expected to complete the sale of
its testing laboratories for remediation • Adjustment of pH for metal
processes, operating under the name removal
of Severn Trent Laboratories (STL), in • Chemical and biological
December 2006. treatment
• Heavy duty vacuumation
capabilities
• Biffa set up a strategic alliance
with contaminated land specialists,
Biogenie Site Remediation, to provide • In 2005 Biffa Waste Services
companies with a way to remove reported a turnover of £xxx million
soils from site, whilst at the same time (€xxx million). Pre-tax profits
achieving diversion from landfill. This increased to £xx.x million
off site treatment centre became (€xx.x million). These results produced
operational in November 2005. a profitably level of 8%.
According to the company, the

December 2006
36) Table: Financial Summary of Biffa Waste Services, 2001-2005
xxxx 35.0
30.0
xxxx
25.0
xxxx 20.0 Turnover
xxxx 15.0 Pre Tax Profit
10.0
xxxx
5.0
0 0.0
SAMPLE REPORT
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 ∆ 01-05

Turnover
Pre Tax Profit
Profitability
Unit: £ million
Source : Biffa Waste Services

December 2006
12.7 Bilfinger Berger Environmental
Bilfinger Berger Environmental
Address Laser House Activity Remediation
75-79 Guildford Street
Chertsey
Surrey KT16 9AS
Telephone 01932 577 290 Turnover 2004 £x.x million
Fax 01932 571 917
URL www.bilfinger.co.uk
• The principal activity of Bilfinger

methods), soil vapour extraction, air
sparging, soil washing and
Berger Environmental is remedial
stabilisation solidification.
engineering work. The directors
regard Bilfinger Berger a company
registered in Germany, as the • The company has a range of
ultimate parent and controlling party. clients including petrochemical,
In 2002 Bilfinger Berger Environmental chemical industries, government,
was formed to separate the institutional bodies, developers,
remediation technologies from the consultants and local authorities. The
construction side of the business. In company also supplies specialist
2005 Bilfinger Berger Environmental plant equipment.
opened a new office in Manchester
to expand its operations into the
North of England and Scotland.
• Bilfinger Berger AG launched
Bilfinger Berger Environmental in the
UK in summer 2002. As this is a new
• The company provides a wide start-up company for Bilfinger Berger
range of remediation techniques for AG, operating profits and return on
the redevelopment of contaminated investments are not anticipated until
land. The company offers a wide 2007/2008 period.
range of techniques including
thermal desorption, bioremediation
(windrow turning and ex-situ static

December 2006
37) Table: Financial Summary of Bilfinger Berger Environmental,
2003-2005
xxxx 200
xxxx 100
0
xxxx
-100 Turnover
xxxx -200 Pre Tax Profit
-300
xxxx
-400
xxxx -500
0 -600
SAMPLE REPORT
2003 2004 2005
2003 2004 2005 ∆ 03-05

Turnover
Pre Tax Profit
Profitability
Unit: £ 000
Notes :
Year end is December ;
(a) 18 month period to December
At the time writing no subsequent accounts for the company were available to MSI
Source : Bilfinger Berger Environmental Ltd

December 2006
12.8 Bureau Veritas
Bureau Veritas
Address Tower Bridge Court Activity Verification
224-226 Tower Bridge Consultancy
Road
London SE1 2TX
Telephone 020 7550 8900 Turnover 2005 €xxxx million
Fax 020 7089 7084
URL www.bureauveritas.co.uk Employees xxxxx
• Bureau Veritas is a professional

•
Environmental Agency
specialist expertise in the
services company specialising in
Application of the Part IIA
independent verification and advice
regime
in the areas of Quality, Health and
Safety, Environment and Social • waste and soils classification
Accountability. In total the company
has a global network of over 600 • Bureau Veritas’ in-house
offices and laboratories across 150 laboratories support with a full range
countries with over xx xxx employees. of chemical and soils testing
capabilities :
• Bureau Veritas provide
independent advice on a wide • MCERTS Accreditation
spectrum of markets dealing with • asbestos analysis
health, safety and environment. The • water analysis – leachates,
firm provides consultancy and ground water, surface water,
laboratory services to ensure that bottled water
environmental liabilities are • specialist organics testing,
controlled. The chemistry testing and including oils, fuels, volatile
analysis sector provides a wide range materials, pesticides and
of services related to contaminated herbicides
land, including: • concrete and building material
analysis
• combined geotechnical,
environmental and groundwater • site gas and air monitoring
investigation
• pre-acquisition or development • In 2005 Bureau Veritas reported a
assessment turnover of €x xxx.x million. Pre-tax
• management of contamination, profits increased by €xxx.x million.
remediation and verification These results produced a profitably
projects level of 15%.
• specialist expertise in liaising with
the relevant regulators including
local authorities and the

December 2006
38) Table: Financial Summary of Bureau Veritas, 2001-2005
xxxx 300.0
xxxx
250.0
xxxx
xxxx 200.0
xxxx Turnover
150.0
xxxx Pre Tax Profit
xxxx 100.0
xxxx
50.0
xxxx
0 0.0
SAMPLE REPORT
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 ∆ 01-05

Turnover
Pre Tax Profit
Profitability
Unit: € million
Source : Bureau Veritas

December 2006
12.9 Churngold Remediation
Churngold Remediation
Address St. Andrews House Activity Remediation
St. Andrews Road
Avonmouth
Bristol
BS11 9DQ
Telephone 0117 916 0510 Turnover 2006 £x.x million
Fax 0117 916 0511
URL www.churngold.com/remediation/
• The principal activity of Churngold

infusion,
compounds
oxygen
and
release
hydrogen
Remediation is the remediation of
release compounds
contaminated sites throughout the
UK and South Africa. Churngold
• Thermal technologies– This
includes steam injection, steam
Remediation is part of Churngold.
enhanced extraction, electrical
Churngold operates in the following
resistive heating and ex-situ
sectors:
thermal desorption
• Construction
• Other technologies – In-situ
• Remediation
chemical oxidation, geo
• Transport chemical stabilisation/fixation,
• Corporate foaming bitumen recycling and
phosphate induced metals
• Churngold Remediation stabilisation
categorises its treatments into four
types: • In 2006 Churngold Remediation
• Physical technologies – This reported a turnover of £x.x million
includes permeable reactive (€x.x million). Pre-tax profits
barrier walls and capping, white amounted to £x.xx million
Karbon absorption media, pump (€x.xx million). These results produced
and treat, dual phase vapour a profitably level of 2%.
extraction, soils/sediment
washing, soil scrubbing
• Biological technologies – This
includes ex-situ and in-situ
bioremediation, direct oxygen

December 2006
39) Table: Financial Summary of Churngold Remediation,
2002-2006
xxxx 30
xxxx 25
20
xxxx Turnover
15
xxxx Pre Tax Profit
10
xxx 5
0 0
SAMPLE REPORT
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 ∆ 01-05

Turnover
Pre Tax Profit
Profitability
Unit : £ million
Source : RPS Group

December 2006
12.10 DEC
DEC
Address Greenstede House Activity Environmental
Wood Street Contractors
East Grinstead
West Sussex RH19 1UZ
Telephone 01342 323 000 Turnover 2005 £xx.x million
Fax 01342 326 000
URL www.decnv.com Employees
• DEC claims to be one of Europe’s • A new treatment centre is set to

largest and most experienced become operational in the last
environmental contractors. DEC is a quarter of 2006. This centre is named
Belgian owned company. Terramundo and is a joint venture
between DEC and Augean; the
• The techniques that DEC offers
centre will be located at Augean’s
Port Clarence landfill site. This facility
includes:
will offer physio-chemical treatment
• Soil washing primarily for soils that cannot be sent
• Bioremediation directly to landfill.
• Thermal desorption
• Fixed treatment facilities for
contaminated soils/sediments
• In 2005 DEC reported a turnover
of €xx.x million. Pre-tax profits
• In-situ treatments for soils and amounted to € x . x million. These
groundwater results produced a profitably level of
• Dredging 17%.
• Treatment of contaminated
sediments

December 2006
40) Table: Financial Summary of DEC, 2001-2005
xxx 8
xxx 7
xxx 6
5
xxx Turnover
4
xxx Pre Tax Profit
3
xxx 2
xxx 1
0 0
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
SAMPLE REPORT
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 ∆ 01-05
Turnover
Pre Tax Profit
Profitability
Unit : € million
Source : DEC

December 2006
12.11 Edmund Nuttall
Edmund Nuttall
Address St James House Activity Civil engineering
Knoll Road contractor
Camberley
Surrey GU15 3XW
Telephone 01276 63484 Turnover 2005 £xxx million
Fax 01276 66060
URL www.edmund-
nuttall.co.uk
• Edmund Nuttall is primarily

•
•
bioremediation
encapsulation
involved in civil engineering,
operating via a network of regional • soil washing
offices. Edmund Nuttall’s parent • soil vapour extraction
company is Royal BAM Group. • ground water treatment
• ground stabilisation
• Within the contaminated land
assessment and remediation market, • In 2005 Edmund Nuttall reported a
the company’s capabilities include turnover of £xxx.x million
initial contaminated site investigation, (€xxx.x million). Pre-tax profits
materials testing and the provision of decreased to £xx.xx million
the following types of remediation: (€xx.xx million). These results
produced a profitably level of 3%.

December 2006
41) Table: Financial Summary of Edmund Nuttall, 2001-2005
xxxx 25
xxxx 20
xxxx
15 Turnover
xxxx
10 Pre Tax Profit
xxxx
xxxx 5
0 0
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
SAMPLE REPORT 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 ∆ 01-05

Turnover
Pre Tax Profit
Profitability
Unit : £ million
Note :Year end is December
Source : Edmund Nuttall

December 2006
12.12 Entec UK
Entec UK
Address Northumbria House Activity Environmental
Regent Centre Consultancy and
Gosforth Engineering
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Tyne & Wear NE3 3PX
Fax 0191 272 6592
URL www.entecuk.com
• The principal activity of the

•
land acquisition or divestment
decontamination of former
company is the provision of
military and heavy industry sites
environmental and engineering
consultancy. Entec UK operates from • clean-up of land contaminated
xx offices in the UK. Entec UK was by radioactivity
subject to a management buy-out in • development of derelict sites for
2005. commercial use and residential
housing
• Entec’s expertise is in engineering, • urban regeneration and
environment and safety. Entec renewal
unertakes desk studies, site
investigations, risk assessment,
remediation planning and design, soil • In 2005 Entec UK reported a
and groundwater remediation, turnover of xx.x million (€xx.x million).
insurance and aftercare planning. Pre-tax profits were £x.x million (€x.x
• Entec’s contaminated land
services include the following:
• investigation and clean up of
pollution spills on sensitive
operational sites
• liability assessments in relation to

December 2006
42) Table: Financial Summary of Entec UK, 2001-2006
xxx 6.0
xxx 5.0
xxx 4.0
Turnover
xxx 3.0
Pre Tax Profit
xxx 2.0
xxx 1.0
0 0.0
2001 2002 2004 2005 2006
SAMPLE REPORT 2001 2002 2004 2005 2006 ∆ 01-06

Turnover
Pre Tax Profit
Profitability
Unit: £ million
Note :
(a) : Year end is December ;
(b) : 15 months ending March ;
(c) : Year end is March
At the time writing no subsequent accounts for the company were available to MSI
Source : Entec UK

December 2006
12.13 Environmental Resources
Management
Environmental Resources Management
Address 8 Cavendish Square Activity Environmental
London W1G 0ER Consultancy
Telephone 020 7465 7200 Turnover 2005 £33.4 million
Fax 020 7465 7272
URL www.erm.com Employees xxx
• Environmental Resources • ERM has the capability to deal

Management’s (ERM) principal with a wide range of contaminants
activities are the provision of including oil and petroleum products,
environmental, risk and health and tars, toxic metals, pesticides, PCBs
safety consulting services. ERM and chlorinated solvents. Indeed to
employs over xxxx people across xx do this ERM offers a wide range of
countries. remediation techniques:
• In-situ, ex-situ and enhanced
• ERM’s site investigation and bio-remediation
remediation team has experience in • Reductive dechlorination
a range of services in the following • Monitored natural attenuation
areas: • In-situ chemical oxidation
• Phase I and II environmental • Dual phase vacuum extraction
assessments • Air sparging
• Site investigation • Sparging barriers
• Risk assessment • Bioventing, biosparging
• Program management and • NAPL recovery
contractor oversight • Bioslurping or multi-phase
• Brownfields/site redevelopment extraction
• Corrective action • Reactive barrier walls (zero
• Remediation valent iron)
• Construction management • In-situ thermal systems
• System operation and • Groundwater pump and treat
maintenance and point of use systems
• Decontamination and • On-site thermal desorbtion of
demolition soils
• Excavation, transportation and • On-site and off-site incineration
disposal • Material segregation and
• Site closure contaminant removal
• Modelling • Engineered cover systems
• Landfill gas control

December 2006
• Leachate treatment and control profits decreased by 34% during the
• Design, build and operation of same period to £x.xx million (€x.xx
remediation equipment million). These results produced a
profitably level of 6%. A financial
summary of Environmental Resources
• In 2005 Environmental Resources Management between 2001 and
Management reported a turnover of 2005 is shown in the following table.
£xx.x million (€xx.x million). Pre-tax
43) Table: Financial Summary of Environmental Resources

Management, 2001-2005
xxx 5
4
xxx 4
3
3 Turnover
xxx
2 Pre Tax Profit
2
xxx 1
1
0 0
SAMPLE REPORT
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 ∆ 01-05

Turnover
Pre Tax Profit
Profitability level
Unit : £ million
Source : Environmental Resources Management

December 2006
12.14 Enviros
Enviros
Address Regus House Activity Environmental
1010 Cambourne Consultancy
Business Park
Cambourne
Cambridge CB3 6DP
Fax 0870 1652 424
URL www.enviros.com Employees
2005 xxx
• The company’s principal activity is • The development and

the provision of professional services regeneration team of Enviros deals
and software solutions in respect of with the management of adding
sustainable development and maximum value to a development
environmental issues concerning scheme. This includes the
land, air, water and waste. management, cost and liability
reduction of contaminated land.
• The group operates from nine
offices in the UK and one office in the • In 2005 Enviros reported a turnover
Republic of Ireland, plus subsidiaries in of £xx.x million (€xx.x million) and a
Canada, Czech Republic and Spain. loss of £x.xx million (€x.xx million).
Enviros employs over xxx people in
2005 in ten offices in the UK, Ireland
and two offices in mainland Europe
(Barcelona and Prague).

December 2006
44) Table: Financial Summary of Enviros, 2001-2005
xxx 1,5
xxx 1,0
0,5
xxx
0,0
xxx -0,5 Turnover
xxx -1,0 Pre Tax Profit
-1,5
xxx
-2,0
xx -2,5
0 -3,0
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Turnover
SAMPLE REPORT 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 ∆ 01-05
Pre Tax Profit

Profitability level
Unit : £ million
Note : Year end is December ; (a) : year end is March ; (b) : 8 month period ending December 2001
Source : Enviros

December 2006
12.15 Fugro
Fugro
Address Fugro House Activity Consultancy
Hithercroft Road
Wallington
Oxfordshire
OX10 9RB
Telephone 0870 402 1400 Turnover 2004 £x million
Fax 0870 402 1499
URL www.fugro.co.uk
• The principal activity of the • Fugro Engineering Services offers

company is the provision of data a range of services within the
collection, testing and consultancy following areas:
services in the fields of geotechnical
• Land site investigations
engineering and structural
• Coastal site investigations
monitoring. Fugro's clients include civil
engineering, oil and gas, and
• Cone penetration testing
renewable energy industries in the UK • Geoenvironmental services
and abroad. Fugro claims to be the • Geophysics and pile testing
world's largest integrated • Unexploded ordinance
geotechnical, survey and clearance services
geosciences company. Fugro is • Consultancy
controlled by Fugro Holdings, which • Drilling services
in turn is a subsidiary of Fugro NV, a • Laboratory testing
company incorporated in the
Netherlands. Fugro Engineering
Services is the part of Fugro that deals
• In 2004 Fugro reported a turnover
of £xx.x million (€xx.x million). Pre-tax
with geotechnical and
profits declined to £x.xx million (€x.xx
geo-environmental site investigations.

December 2006
45) Table: Financial Summary of Fugro, 2001-2005
xxx 1.4
xxx 1.2
xxx 1.0
xx 0.8 Turnover
xx 0.6 Pre Tax Profit
xx 0.4
0 0.2
0.0
SAMPLE REPORT
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 ∆ 01-05

Turnover
Pre Tax Profit
Profitability
Unit : £ million
Source : Fugro

December 2006
12.16 Keller Ground Engineering
Keller Ground Engineering
Address Oxford Road Activity Foundation and
Ryton-on-Dunsmore Geotechnical
Coventry Engineering
CV8 3EG
Fax 024 7630 5230
URL www.keller-ge.co.uk
• The principal activity of Keller is

•
•
Groundwater cut off barriers
Landfill gas barriers
specialist foundation and
geotechnical engineering and • Landfill gas venting trenches
contracting. Keller is part of the Keller • Soil washing
Group a company registered in • Permeable reactive barriers
England and Wales. The Keller Group • Ground barriers
operates in the USA, across Europe, • Bioremediation
Australia and various other parts of • Hydro fracture
the world. • Slurry walls
• The company provides treatment • In 2005 Keller reported a turnover

solutions for contaminated soil and of £xx.x million (€xx.x million). Pre-tax
groundwater. The company profits increased by 63% during the
specialises in in-situ remediation same period to £x.xx million
techniques combined with (€x.xx million). These results produced
advanced foundation solutions. The a profitably level of 4%.
land remediation areas that Keller
specialise in include:

December 2006
46) Table: Financial Summary of Keller Ground Engineering,
2001-2005
xxx 2.5
2.0
xxx
1.5
xxx 1.0
Turnover
0.5
xxx Pre Tax Profit
0.0
-0.5
xxx
-1.0
0 -1.5
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
SAMPLE REPORT 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 ∆ 01-05

Turnover
Pre Tax Profit
Profitability level
Unit: £ million
Note : (a) : restated
Source : Keller

December 2006
12.17 Land Clean
Land Clean
Address Manor Barn Activity Decontamination
Hawkley Road
Hawkley
Liss
Hampshire GU33 6JS
Telephone 01730 712000
Fax 01730 712001
URL www.landclean.net
• The main activity of Land Clean is

dedicated department for treating
contaminated water. Furthermore
the contractor service of
Land Clean claims to be the first
contamination treatments, water
company in the UK to operate
treatments, plant and machinery hire
indirect and direct fired thermal
and emergency response.
desorption plants.
• Land Clean deals with the whole

• At the time of writing no financial
process of decontaminating a site.
accounts were available for Land
This includes assessment, treatment
Clean.
and aftercare. The company
provides biological, physico-
chemical, thermal and containment
treatments. The company also has a

December 2006
12.18 Mott MacDonald
Mott MacDonald
Address St Anne House Activity Engineering
20-26 Wellesley Road Consultancy
Croydon
Surrey CR9 2UL
Telephone 020 8774 2000 Turnover 2004 £xxx.x million
Fax 020 8681 5706
URL www.mottmac.com Employees xxxxx
• The company’s principal activity is • The company offers a full range of

that of engineering consultancy contaminated land services such as
services. Mott MacDonald’s ultimate strategic policy studies, investigation,
parent company is Mott MacDonald remediation of single sites and
Group. The company operates in 100 environmental due diligence. The
countries and employs over 8000 company’s clients include national
people. and local governments, industry,
utilities, transport authorities,
• Mott MacDonald offers a range of
commercial companies, contractors,
banks, funding agencies and private
consultancy services in the following
individuals.
markets:
• Buildings
• Communication
• In 2005 Mott MacDonald reported
a turnover of £xxx.xmillion
• Education
(€xxx.x million). Pre-tax profits rose
• Environment significantly during the same period
• Health to £xx.xxmillion (€xx.xx million). These
• Industry results produced a profitably level of
• Oil and gas 17%.
• Power
• Transport
• Urban Development
• Water

December 2006
47) Table: Financial Summary of Mott MacDonald, 2000-2004
xxxx 70.00
60.00
xxxx 50.00
40.00 Turnover
xxxx
30.00 Pre Tax Profit
xxxx 20.00
10.00
0 0.00
2001 2002 2003 2004(a) 2005
Turnover
SAMPLE REPORT 2001 2002 2003 2004(a) 2005 ∆ 00-04
Pre Tax Profit

Profitability
Unit: £ million
Notes: Year end is December
Source : Mott MacDonald

December 2006
12.19 RPS Group
RPS Group
Address Centurion Court Activity Environmental
85 Milton Park Consultancy
Abingdon
Oxfordshire OX14 4RY
Fax 01235 438 188
URL www.rpsplc.co.uk Employees xxxx
• The principal activity of RPS Group

•
•
Transport Planning
Waste Management
is the provision of environmental
consultancy and related services • Water Management
including environmental planning,
environmental sciences, health and • The contaminated land services
safety, occupational hygiene and provided include detailed intrusive
design. The company employs over investigation based upon the
3000 people and operates in the UK, information from the desk study,
Ireland, Netherlands, Australia, USA, remedial investigation to provide
Canada and Malaysia. additional data to support risk
assessment models, quantitative risk
• The RPS group provides the assessment modelling for human
following services: health and environmental risk. The
company also undertakes asbestos
• Building and Urban Design surveys, ordinance detection and
• Corporate Social radioactive substances surveys.
Responsibility/Environmental
Management
• Ecology • In 2005 RPS Group reported a
turnover of £xxx.x million
• Energy
• Engineering Consultancy
increased to £xx.x million
• Environmental Impact
(€xx.x million). These results produced
• Health and Safety a profitably level of 11%.
• Laboratory Services
• Regeneration
• Town & Country Planning

December 2006
48) Table: Financial Summary of RPS Group, 2001-2005
xxxx 30
xxxx 25
20
xxxx Turnover
15
xxxx Pre Tax Profit
10
xxx 5
0 0
SAMPLE REPORT
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 ∆ 01-05

Turnover
Pre Tax Profit
Profitability
Unit : £ million
Source : RPS Group

December 2006
12.20 Shanks Group
Shanks Group
Address Dunedin House Activity Waste Management
Auckland Park
Mount Farm
Milton Keynes
Buckinghamshire MK1
1BU
Telephone 0800 282 877 Turnover 2005 £xxx million
Fax 01908 650 694
URL www.shanks.co.uk
• Shanks Group claims to be one of

•
•
Soil washing
Excavation, haulage and
Europe’s largest independent waste
management companies. The group disposal
serves customers in the UK, Belgium • Containment
and the Netherlands. Shanks Group • On-site water treatment
has national coverage with many • Sludge/water removal by tanker
locations throughout the UK. Shanks • Stabilisation
Group offers a wide range of waste • Incineration
management solutions from waste
from heavy
household waste.
manufacturing to
• In 2005 Shanks Group reported a
turnover of £xxx.x million
• Shanks offers the following increased to £xx.x million
remediation technologies: (€xx.x million). These results produced
a profitably level of 4%.
• Ex-situ bioremediation by
Bio-logic

December 2006
49) Table: Financial Summary of Shanks Group, 2001-2005
xxxx 70.0
xxxx 60.0
xxxx 50.0
xxxx 40.0 Turnover
xxxx 30.0 Pre Tax Profit
xxxx 20.0
xxxx 10.0
0 0.0
SAMPLE REPORT
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 ∆ 01-05

Turnover
Pre Tax Profit
Profitability
Unit: £ million
Source : Shanks Group

December 2006
12.21 URS Corporation
URS Corporation
Address St George’s House Activity Consultancy
5 St George’s Road
London SW19 4DR
Telephone 020 8944 3300 Turnover 2005 £xxxx million

Fax 020 8944 3301
URL www.urscorp.com Employees xx xxx
• The URS Corporation offers a wide

services to central, state and local
government agencies, as well as
range of consultancy services within
private clients in the chemical,
the construction industry. The
manufacturing, pharmaceutical,
company claims to be the industry
forest products, mining, oil and gas,
leader in the following sectors:
and utilities and industries.
• Environmental Consulting
•
•
Transport services
Strategic facilities management
• The URS Corporation is involved
with environmental consultancy, in
• Engineering design the UK and in the UK claims to be the
• Mergers and acquisitions industry leader in liability
consultancy management and corrective action
• Corporate responsibility for contaminated land and
consulting groundwater. Examples of
• Economics and property remediation capabilities include
development monitored natural attenuation and
soil vapour extraction.
• URS Corporation is an American
owned company, with the European • In 2005 URS Corporation reported
and headquarters in London. The a worldwide turnover of $x xxx million
company has European operations in (£x xxx million). Pre-tax profits
the UK, Belgium, France, Germany, increased by 34% during the same
Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Spain and period to $xx.x million (£xx.x million).
Sweden. The company operates in 20 These results produced a profitably
countries employing approximately level of 2%.
xx xxx people with a network of xxx
offices. The company provides

December 2006
50) Table: Financial Summary of URS Corporation, 2001-2005
xxxx 160.0
140.0
xxxx
120.0
xxxx 100.0
Turnover
80.0
xxxx Pre Tax Profit
60.0
40.0
xxxx
20.0
0 0.0
SAMPLE REPORT
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 (a)
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 (a) ∆ 01-05

Turnover
Pre Tax Profit
Profitability
Unit : $ million
Notes :
Year end is October
(a) : Year end is December
Source : URS Corporation

December 2006
12.22 Veolia Environmental Services
Veolia Environmental Services
Address Veolia House Activity Waste
154A Pentonville Road Management
London N1 9PE
Fax 020 7812 5001
URL www.veoliaenvironmentalservices.co.uk
• The principal activity of Veolia • Veolia also operates Minosus, a

Environmental Services is the provision safe underground storage facility
of waste management services to within a worked out area of a rock
the public and private sectors, salt mine for the permanent disposal
including waste collection, recycling, of a range of solid and granular
disposal and environmental hazardous wastes. The company
cleansing. In February 2006 Onyx offers this as an alternative to landfill.
Environmental Group became known Waste stored here is treated to some
as Veolia Environmental Services. extent, so as to make it into solid or
Onyx had previously been the waste granular form.
management division of Veolia
Environment.
• In 2005 Veolia Environmental
Services reported a turnover of
• The company provides a range of £xxx.x million (€xxx.x million). Pre-tax
refuse collection, recycling, waste profits increased by 89% during the
treatment and street cleansing same period to £xx.x million (€ xx.x
services through xx local authorities in million). These results produced a
the UK. The company also operates a profitably level of 6%.
number of landfill sites, materials
recovery facilities, transfer solutions,
civic amenity sites, energy recovery
facilities and compost sites.

December 2006
51) Table: Financial Summary of Veolia Environmental Services,
2001-2005
xxxx 40
xxxx 35
30
xxxx 25
Turnover
xxxx 20
Pre Tax Profit
xxxx 15
10
xxxx 5
0 0
SAMPLE REPORT
2001 2002 2003 2004 (a) 2005
2001 2002 2003 2004 (a) 2005 ∆ 01-05

Turnover
Pre Tax Profit
Profitability
Unit : £ million
Notes :
(a) : restated
Source : Veolia

December 2006
13. SWOT Analysis
7) Analysis : SWOT Analysis of the UK Contaminated Land Assessment
and Remediation Market
Strengths Weaknesses
• Landfill Directive • Physical treatments
• Developers • Developers
• Brownfield sites • Thermal Treatments
• Bioremediation • Containment methods
• Reporting and risk analysis • Basement structures
• South East economy
SAMPLE REPORT • Limited effectiveness of treatments
• Assessment inaccuracies
Opportunities Threats
• Regional Treatment Centres • Long Term Supply of Brownfield Sites
• On-site Soil Testing • Developers Preferring Greenfield Land
• Olympic Games • Inaccurate Assessments
• Expanded Treatment Application • New Regulations
• Dealing with new contaminants
• Domestic leakages
Source : MSI and Trade Analysis
13.1 Strengths
The following factors have been techniques, and their wider use has
identified as strengths in the UK increased client confidence in the
market for contaminated land effectiveness and reliability of such
assessment and remediation. techniques. The wider use of
remediation techniques will also
mean contractors will be able to
• Landfill Directive
provide the techniques with more
expertise and efficiency.
The Landfill Directive will continue to
encourage remediation technologies
to be used rather than excavation • Developers
soils being disposed of to landfill. As Developers have been a key source
there are fewer sites for landfill, this of market growth during the review
makes it more costly to transport and period. Developers have been
dump soils in landfill. The Landfill principally involved in housing
Directive has stimulated the use of a developments, although some
wider range of remediation

December 2006
developers are involved in analysis of the contamination within
commercial property developments. the site and better advice on the
best way forward. This is initially due
• Brownfield sites
to a better understanding of
contaminants, simply due to being
The government’s target of building
more experienced. Improvements in
60% of new homes on Brownfield sites
the desk study have meant that
was met and exceeded during the
better sampling can take place. By
review period. In 2005 74% of new
doing a more thorough desk study,
homes were built on Brownfield sites.
and by undertaking more sampling,
Many Brownfield sites contain
more detailed information has led to
contamination and require treatment
better reporting. Also the increasing
to become suitable for housing. This
use of computer software has
has stimulated the market during the
improved speed and outcome of risk
review period.
analysis. Consultancies have
developed more detailed cost
• Bioremediation benefit analysis of an increased
There has been a steady increase in number of alternative treatments
the use of bioremediation during the during the review period, to give the
review period. This is due to the client more choice.
technique being reliable and cost
effective. Furthermore this treatment
does not cause any major negative
• South East Economy
In the South East, demand for housing
side effects such as noise or pollution,
and non-residential developments
although the length of time taken to
has been high during the review
complete the process is a major
period. Further, this is a densely
draw-back. New technology has
populated area with many
been increasingly used in the UK. This
Brownfield sites resulting in high
particularly applies to
demand for assessment and
bioremediation. Chemical agents are
remediation work. As land values are
being added to increase oxygen
high, remediation work can more
levels to speed up the process.
easily be economically justified.
• Reporting and risk analysis

Consultancies have been able to
offer improved reporting and risk

December 2006
13.2 Weaknesses
The following factors have been misunderstood during the review
identified as weakness in the UK period.
assessment and remediation.
• Basement structures
In many large urban developments
the building will compromise of a
• Physical Treatments basement structure containing
There has been a reduction in the use underground storage, parking or
of physical treatments, during the other space. This will therefore require
review period as a consequence of the excavation of soils regardless of
the introduction of the Landfill contamination status resulting in
Directive. on-site remediation not being a
viable option.
• Developers
When a site is being developed and • Limited effectiveness of treatments
contamination is present, developers The effectiveness of treatments can
do not have the time to operate be limited to a small range of
long-term remediation Therefore the contaminants. The only technique
use of on-site treatments is often not that is regarded as effective for all
an option for many developers. contaminants is excavation and
disposal although this technique only
• Thermal treatments
moves the contaminant to a new
location rather than treating it. A
Can be extremely effective in
client’s choice of treatments is
eliminating contamination. However
therefore limited by the contaminant
this comes at a cost. The fuel used
that is identified. Indeed during the
and pollution released into the
review period many companies have
atmosphere has made this an
specialised in one treatment, and
unattractive and often
have offered it as being able to treat
uneconomical treatment.
nearly all contaminants. However, this
occurred less towards the end of the
• Containment methods review period as awareness
Some containment methods are not improved.
appropriate for some developments.
This depends upon the certainty that
all contamination has been
• Assessment inaccuracies
There may be certain inaccuracies in
contained, and the effectiveness of
the assessment and analysis of a site.
the containment method in keeping
There may be inaccuracies in the
the contaminant contained. There
previous use information available. If
have been many cases of clients not
this is the case then the testing of soils
selecting containment methods as
may not be completed in the correct
they believe that the contaminant is
way resulting in contamination being
still there, and could cause problems
missed that could cause problems in
in the future. This is not always true,
the future. Also during the early part
yet this point has been largely

December 2006
of the review period, fewer samples did result in some poor site
were taken and tested than towards assessments.
the end of the review period, and this

December 2006
13.3 Opportunities
The following factors have been has seen for a long time. At the time
identified as opportunities in the of writing contracts for work have not
market for contaminated land, been finalised.
assessment and remediation.
• Expanded Treatment Application
The range of contaminants
• Regional treatment centres Treatments will be developed and
Are expected to largely replace the refined to expand the range of
previous use of landfill sites. Soils will contaminants that they can treat.
be able to be excavated and This will make the market more
treated using a range of remediation competitive providing the client with
techniques. The soils will then be a wider choice.
returned to the site or replaced by
previously recycled soils. This method
of working will make remediation on
• Dealing with new contaminants
As industry develops and new
small sites more cost effective.
processes and products are
developed, so will new types of
• On-site soil testing contaminants. The more recent
There is a significant potential market contaminants such as, oil, rubbers,
for on-site soil testing. The reason for petroleum products, and pesticides
this is that on-site testing avoids the can usually be catered for by current
need for physically taking samples to treatments. New bio-fuels are
laboratories and hence can be designed to be an environmentally
quicker. Furthermore there is a friendly alternative to petrol and
potential for more soil testing in-situ diesel, however the rapid production
rather than at laboratories. However, of this fuel in the future could lead to
laboratories are reported to be new forms of contamination. LPG is
apprehensive towards the use of an example of a new fuel being used
on-site testing. Indeed specialist which is new to many retailers and
equipment and controlled conditions could present contamination in the
are required for this process and future.
these are much more difficult to
create on-site. However the benefits
for the consultancy of site testing is
• Domestic leakages
Companies that deal with domestic
likely to lead to the development of
heating fuel leakages explain that
on-site capabilities.
this is a sector mostly left untouched
by the big companies. Indeed
• Olympic Games companies operating in this sector
The Olympic Games will provide report large amounts of work.
large amounts of both assessment However this market is small in
and remediation work. This is comparison to remediation of
expected to be the largest Brownfield sites, for example.
redevelopment project that the UK

December 2006
13.4 Threats
The following factors have been
identified as threats in the market for
contaminated land, assessment and
• Inaccurate assessments
If consultancies produce inaccurate
remediation.
assessments of the extent of
contamination, this will result in
ineffective treatments. This will also
• Long Term Supply of Brownfield threaten client trust in remediation
Sites technologies. This may also
UK industry now operates more contribute to limiting the growth of
environmentally friendly procedures the market.
and processes than previously. There
are still many contaminated sites in
the UK and new sites will occur for
• New Regulations
Currently regulations are designed to
many years to come. However in the
make environmentally friendly
long term, as industry works more
techniques easier to complete, and
cleanly it is inevitable the number of
more cost competitive. However the
contaminated sites will decrease.
forecast period could see this
change, with the emphasis changing
• Developers Preferring Greenfield towards ensuring the site have been
Land treated with 100% accuracy. This
The priority in developments is often would result in increasing
time to complete the project. administrative barriers making the
Brownfield sites take longer to process more complicated and
redevelop than building on longer. This would result in limiting the
undeveloped land. If government growth of the redevelopment market
policy was to change, or the price of on brown field sites. Excavation and
redeveloping Brownfield sites disposal would also be more difficult
becomes too expensive, the to complete, leading to a preference
assessment and remediation markets for building on undeveloped land.
would suffer as developers build
more on undeveloped land.
SAMPLE REPORT

December 2006
15. Trade Associations
1) Information: Trade Associations active in the UK Contaminated
Land market
Association for Consultancy and Engineering British Expertise

(ACE)
Alliance House 1 Westminster Palace Gardens
12 Caxton Street London SW1P 1RJ
London Tel : 020 7222 3651
SW1H 0QL Fax : 020 7222 3664
Tel : 020 7222 6557 URL: www.britishexpertise.org
Fax : 020 7222 0750
CIRIA Institute of Environmental Management and

Assessment
Construction Industry Research Information
Association
Classic House St Nicholas House
SAMPLE REPORT
174 - 180 Old Street 70 Newport
London EC1V 9BP Lincoln
Tel : 020 7549 3300 LN1 3DP
Fax : 020 7253 0523 Tel : 01522 540 069
URL: www.ciria.org.uk Fax : 01522 540 090
URL: www.iema.net
Institute of Waste Management National Centre for Groundwater and

Contaminated Land
9 Saxon Court Olton Court
St. Peter's Gardens 10 Warwick Road
Marefair Olton
Northampton NN1 1SX Solihull
Tel : 01604 620426 West Midlands
Fax : 01604 621339 Tel : 0121 711 5885
URL: www.ciwm.co.uk Fax : 0121 711 5925
United Kingdom Accreditation Service

21-47 High Street
Feltham
Middlesex TW13 4UN
Tel : 020 8917 8400
Fax : 020 8917 8500
URL: www.ukas.org

December 2006
16. Trade Magazines
2) Information: Trade Magazines active in the UK Contaminated Land
market
Construction News Contract Journal

151 Rosebery Avenue Quadrant House
London EC1R 4GB The Quadrant
Tel : 020 7505 6868 Sutton
Fax : 020 7505 6867 Surrey SM2 5AS
URL : www.cnplus.co.uk Tel : 020 8652 4805
Fax : 020 8652 8958
URL : www.contractjournal.com
The Engineer Environment Business Magazine

49-50 Poland Street Faversham House
London W1V 4AX 232a Addington Road
Tel : 020 7292 3705 South Croydon
URL : www.theengineer.co.uk Surrey CR2 8LE
Tel : 020 8651 7100
SAMPLE REPORT
Fax : 020 8651 7117
URL : www.environmentbusiness.net
Land Contamination and Reclamation New Civil Engineer

EPP Publications 151 Rosemary Avenue
6 Eastbourne Road London EC1R 4GB
Chiswick Tel : 020 7505 6666
London W4 3EB Fax : 020 7505 6667
Tel : 020 8400 1601 URL : www.nceplus.co.uk
Fax : 020 8747 9663
URL: www.epppublications.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk
Surveyor Waste Management

Hemming Group IWM Business Services Ltd
32 Vauxhall Bridge Road 9 Saxon Court
London SW1V 2SS St. Peter’s Gardens
Tel : 020 7973 6400 Marefair
Fax : 020 7233 5053 Northampton NN1 1SX
URL : www.surveyormagazine.com Tel : 01604 620 426
Fax : 01604 604 467

December 2006
17. Trade Exhibitions
3) Information: Trade Exhibitions active in the UK Contaminated Land
market
International Clean Up (ICU)
1-3 May 2007
SAMPLE REPORT
NEC Birmingham
Faversham House Group Ltd

Faversham House
232a Addington Road
South Croydon
Surrey CR2 8LE
Tel : 020 8651 7100
Fax : 020 8651 7117
URL : www.sustainabilitylive.com

December 2006
18. Related Research
MSI has the following related market reports now available for purchase:
4) Information: Related MSI research now available
Type Titles Published Languages
English Market
MSI Data Report Waste Management: UK 2004 English
MSI Data Report Environmental Consultancy: UK 2003 English
French Market
MSI Étude Contaminated Land: France 2006 French
MSI Étude Waste Management (Industrial): France 2005 French
MSI Étude Environmental Consultancy: France 2004 French
German Market
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5.1.3 by Activity, 2002-2006 44

5. MARKET SIZE 41 10. SERVICE MIX 99

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1) Table: UK Economic Indicators, 17) Table: Forecast UK Market for

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1) Glossary: Scope of the report 5

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1) Analysis: Factors Affecting the

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1) Information: Trade Associations

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+ 45% • Residential + 32% • Brownfield

• Environmental • Time pressures

Value 2002-2006 Value 2002-2006

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2.1 About MSI

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MSI’s methodology can be divided

The consultancy team proceeds to

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Coverage This market analyses the UK market for

Review period 2002 to 2006. Research has been carried out

Forecast period 2007-2011.

Market size Quantifies sales made by manufacturers in the

Revisions/Amendments The data presented in this report has a

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Exchange Rates The following exchanges rates are used in this

Value All values are quoted at current prices unless

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Assessment market Includes the costs of the desktop and walkover

For the purpose of this report the assessment

Contaminated land The contaminated land regime, as set out in Part

Part IIA provides a statutory definition of

“any land which appears to the local authority

• significant harm is being caused or there is

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Laboratory testing Includes the cost of transporting the soil

Physical site The costs of obtaining the sample soils to be

The reporting stage Is the compilation of all the information

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Midlands Includes the counties Shropshire, Herefordshire,

North East Includes the counties of Northumberland and

North West Includes the counties of Cheshire, Merseyside,

South East Includes the counties Norfolk, Suffolk,

South West Includes Somerset, Dorset, Devon and Cornwall.

Yorkshire and Includes the counties North Yorkshire, West