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About Us
Originating within the prestigious Queen’s University Belfast Marine Laboratory, MARENCO is a leading independent environmental consultancy firm. From due-diligence and EMS installation to issue-specific environmental surveys MARENCO offers comprehensive, large-scale science-based consulting services yet with small-company pricing, because of the unique way we work. MARENCO is proudly celebrating 25 years in business during 2012.
Based in Belfast, and serving customers across the whole of Ireland and UK, MARENCO runs a highly efficient virtual team. Co-ordinated by our own highly experienced consultants, we have access to an extensive pool of specialist scientific consultants who come together on a project by project basis to form a highly skilled multi-disciplinary taskforce. We have close associations with specialists in landscape architecture, ecology, noise & air quality, archaeology, contaminated land & water, analytical services, and with Queen’s University Belfast. By working in this way, we can mobilise projects quickly, reliably and cost-effectively.
The scope of our work is very broad, and includes
Our services are backed by comprehensive quality assurance checks and our consultants accredited by professional bodies. MARENCO is a corporate member of the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA) and our core consultants are IEMA approved Principal Environmental Auditors. Our people
Environmental Consultants James Francis and Paul McArdle are founders of MARENCO, and it is their combined experience (over 45 years) and vision which make the business the success it is today. Both specialise in a wide range of environmental audit and environmental management techniques and are IEMA registered Principal Environmental Auditors and Chartered Environmentalists.
James Francis CEnv, MIEMA James is recognised as a leading environmental management expert in the aggregates sector, specialising also in due-diligence assessment; environmental statement preparation; waste licensing; planning applications; water quality and monitoring surveys and assessments.
Paul McArdle CEnv, MIEMA Paul does extensive work in due-diligence assessment for acquisitions and mergers, and in addition has wide experience in environmental statement preparation; renewable energy licensing; environmental permits; expert witness representation; water chemistry; conservation management; and waste audits. |
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‘MARENCO’s professionalism, enthusiasm and commitment has enabled us to raise our environmental performance and to achieve ECOPORTS and ISO 14001 Certification – goals previously deemed to be beyond us.’
Denis Healy – Senior Management Team, Port of Cork Company (Cork)
‘Fast, comprehensive, cost-efficient and practical’
Declan Giblin – Head of Corporate Development, Origin Enterprises (Dublin)
'Minesto commissioned MARENCO to facilitate the marine licence application process for our sea trials in Northern Ireland. MARENCO demonstrated professional and personal engagement without any hesitation. The Consultants proactive approach, extensive experience and local network not only allowed us to achieve our goals but also strengthened our brand through professional engagement with regulatory authorities. I can without hesitation recommend MARENCO as a key supplier for any marine licensing work.'
Anders Jansson - CEO Minesto (Gothenburg)
‘MARENCO were able to provide a commercial view in a compressed timeframe’
Jason Rodrigues – Investment Professional CapVest (London)
