Acquisition of Cresswell Associates (Environmental Consultants) Ltd by Hyder Consulting

We are very pleased to announce that with effect from 6^th April 2006, Hyder has acquired the share capital of Cresswell Associates and we will become an operating division of Hyder Consulting Ltd.

We are very pleased to have the support of such a well-respected multi-disciplinary consultant behind us as we implement our plans for further growth.  There will be no change in our scope of operations or our local management structure.  Our head office in Stroud will remain as it is, and we continue to increase staff numbers – there will be over 60 of us this summer.  In order to take best advantage of the synergies between our two companies our staff in Cardiff will be relocating to Hyder’s office in St Mellons

ISO Accreditation

Cresswell Associates are pleased to announce that their Integrated Management System has recently (February 2006) been accredited by the UKAS-accredited Certification Body SGS to ISO 9001:2000, ISO 14001:2004 and OHSAS 18001:1999.
The auditor raised no nonconformances (major or minor) and raised positive observations relating to the quality of the internal auditing process and the skills matrix used to record and demonstrate competence.

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Trunk Road Estate Biodiversity Action Plan Launched

Cresswell Associates recently joined the Welsh Assembly Transport Directorate at the launch of the Trunk Road Estate Biodiversity Action Plan, known as the TREBAP. The TREBAP was officially launched by Andrew Davies, the Assembly Minister for Economic Development and Transport, who described the TREBAP as "a jewel in the crown of the Assembly".

Cresswell Associates prepared the TREBAP under the direction of a Partnership comprising representatives from wildlife, transport and public organisations, and in consultation with a wide range of interested parties.

The document can be viewed at the Transport Directorate's web-site. The TREBAP is part of a long-term strategy for the conservation of habitats and species on the trunk road and motorway network of Wales.

Dyanamo Decapods

Every Sunday evening, Cresswell Associates’ 5-a-side football team Dyanamo Decapods FC take on other teams in the Stroud area. We have a strong squad of nine players who sport an impressive Green and Black strip. It is now approximately half-way through the season, and we are in the middle of the table, after winning about half of our matches. We achieved the dizzy heights of third in the table in the New Year, following a run of three wins on the trot! We have a great team spirit and are really pleased with how we’ve played so far this year. Man-of-the-Match votes and Top Goal Scorer Awards are all being fought for. Watch this space for an end of season update!

M6 Toll

The new M6 Toll, the UK ’s first private toll motorway has recently opened in the West Midlands .  The new 27 mile three lane motorway runs from junction 4 on the M6, passing close to Coleshill, Lichfield and Cannock in an arc around the north-east of the West Midlands conurbation rejoining the M6 at 11a.
Cresswell Associates have been involved in this project since the route selection stage, and we have provided continuity of scheme knowledge and expertise throughout the construction and monitoring phase.

 A team of our ecologists has acted as Ecological Clerks of Works throughout the construction period.  This has involved a range of ecological issues and mitigative measures, including a substantial heathland translocation operation, hedgerow translocations and specific mitigation for bats, badgers, otters, deer, birds, water voles, great crested newts, white-clawed crayfish and a range of other wildlife. 

Cresswell Associated are currently undertaking a long-term monitoring programme, in order to assess the success of the ecological mitigation measures, in particular, where detailed habitat creation/ translocation has been implemented along the route of the new motorway.  This will continue until 2013.