Congratulations to our director Paul Sheehan who has successfully qualified as a Specialist in Land Condition (SiLC) and additionally as a Suitably Qualified Persons (SQP) in accordance with the requirements of the National Quality Mark Scheme for Land affected by Contamination (NQMS).

A registered SiLC is a senior practitioner who has a broad awareness, knowledge and understanding of land condition issues, providing impartial and professional advice in their field of expertise.

The NQMS has been developed by the Land Forum to provide visible identification of documents that have been checked for quality by a SQP. The aim is to provide increased confidence and improved quality of submissions made under regulatory regimes, particularly planning applications, related to previously used land..

For more information visit: http://www.silc.org.uk/ and http://www.claire.co.uk/projects-and-initiatives/nqms  or contact Paul on p.sheehan@ecologia-environmental.com.