Simon delivered presentation at Environment Agency Air Quality Conference - 24 June 2008

Simon gave a presentation at the annual Air Quality Conference held by the Environment Agency at Aston University, Birmingham. The presentation focused on the importance of collaboration between professionals working in the field of air quality and carbon management and presented the main conclusions of his first round of questionnaires. The presentation was well received by the audience of air quality experts and practitioners. Other presentation on the agenda included: policy updates for air quality management; dealing with air quality in major incidents; and future scenarios for climate change and air quality.

"Chatterton" in AQB Double Page Spread

Following his recent presentation to June's IAPSC meeting in London on the growth of Air Quality Management Areas, the presentation and an additional interview with AQB editor Jack Pease formed the basis of a double page feature article in July's Air Quality Bulletin (http://www.empublishing.org.uk/air/)  In the article "Chatterton" (as he is constantly referred to as) describes the problems of reporting AQMA statistics, describes the progressive growth in AQMAs and the reasons why we still keep on needing more, and makes some predictions for the future about what will happen next.....

 

AQMRC, UWE in Top 20 Consultancies

A recent ranking of UK air quality consultancies carried out by Air Quality Bulletin ( http://www.empublishing.org.uk/air/ ) has ranked AQMRC, UWE in the top 20 (of over 50 consultancies).  The rankings are based solely on self-reported numbers of "full-time equivalent people working on AQ - excluding technical and support staff" and so placings must be interpreted with caution as quantity may not necessarily relate to quantity.  We believe however that the rating demonstrates we have a strong capacity within the AQ field, yet remain compact enough to retain a personal touch and gain the benefits of working in a closely co-ordinated environment.