Nigel is a Technical Director with AQC and has 18 years’ experience in the field of air quality. Nigel has a proven track record in delivering, managing and directing complex air quality and odour projects for both the public and private sectors.
Nigel is a Technical Director with AQC and has 18 years’ experience in the field of air quality. Nigel has a proven track record in delivering, managing and directing complex air quality and odour projects for both the public and private sectors. Nigel is one of the leading experts in Clean Air Zone (CAZ) assessment work, and is the technical lead for both Birmingham City Council and Greater Manchester studies. He has been involved with CAZ feasibility work, leading collaborations between Highways England, Defra and the Department for Transport to rapidly determine the impacts of city scale CAZs, for all vehicle types. He has also assisted Transport Scotland in the development of the Scottish Executives’ Cleaner Air for Scotland strategy. He provided technical oversight of the independent air quality assessments for the potential expansion of Heathrow and Gatwick for the Airports Commission as part of the Davies Commission report, and has delivered air quality assessments for a range of high profile major infrastructure projects including road transport, nuclear and pipeline schemes. Nigel has previously been seconded to Highways England, SEPA and industry during his career. During his time at HE, he was responsible for technical management of R&D projects investigating novel mitigation for transport related pollution, development of DMRB guidance and tools including Interim Advice Notes, and strategic advice on schemes and policy.
I had full confidence in Prof Laxen and his team right from the outset in their ability to deliver what we needed in the required timescale.
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Air Quality Consultants formed part of the project team that achieved outline planning approval, in 2011, from Lewisham Council, for the regeneration of Surrey Canal, a 30 ha site surrounding Millwall FC’s New Den Stadium.
Air Quality Consultants was commissioned to provide air quality advice related to the redevelopment of Albert Wharf, near Wandsworth Bridge. A specific consideration was the enclosure of a concrete batching plant within a sealed enclosure, thus retaining the safeguarded wharf status.
Air Quality Consultants was able to demonstrate that the existing configuration of the plant was acceptable, with no new chimney stack required, saving the client more than £100,000 in up-front costs, as well as avoiding potential local opposition.
Air Quality Consultants carried out the air quality assessment in support of the City Airport Development Programme. This included providing expert evidence at the public inquiry. Air Quality Consultants is currently undertaking construction dust monitoring.
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