CL:AIRE is a UK charity committed to providing a valuable service for all those involved in sustainable land reuse.
We develop training resources, disseminate information and act as a credible resource for all stakeholders, ensuring we remain at the cutting-edge of best practice and innovation.

 

Improving efficiency & raising standards
Improving efficiency & raising standards
Definition of Waste Code of Practice (DoWCoP), National Quality Mark Scheme for Land Affected by Contamination (NQMS), Asbestos in Soil, SuRF...
Supporting our Members
Supporting our Members
Find out about the benefits of becoming a CL:AIRE Principal or Supporter Member:- Member discounts, Networking, Working Groups, ...
Sharing Knowledge & Developing People
Sharing Knowledge & Developing People
Water and Land Library ( WALL), Continuing Professional development through Training and workshops...
CL:AIRE Membership
CL:AIRE works with its Members to raise awareness and pursue shared objectives in land, water and environmental management by collecting strategic industry information and developing industry initiatives that improve efficiency and save money.
Gas Protection Verification Scheme (GPVS)
The GPVS seeks to raise standards in membrane inspection, verification and reporting and provide confidence that risks associated with ground gases have been adequately managed.
Definition of Waste Code of Practice
The Definition of Waste Code of Practice (DoWCoP) provides a clear, consistent and efficient process which enables the reuse of excavated materials on-site or their movement between sites.

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NQMS for Land Contamination Management
The National Quality Mark Scheme for Land Contamination Management (NQMS) is developed by the National Brownfield Forum to provide visible identification of documents that have been checked for quality.

Our Sponsors

 

Operating from the UK and Germany, Cornelsen delivers innovative, robust and reliable systems, technologies and services for in-situ remediation and the treatment of groundwater across Europe. These include:

PFAS Treatment: Developed by Cornelsen and patented in Europe and the States, PerfluorAd is a truly cost-effective solution for PFAS contaminated groundwater.
Thermal Technologies: Together with our strategic technology partners we offer the widest range of thermal remediation technologies in Europe: Electrical Resistance Heating (ERH); Thermal Conductive Heating (ISTD/TCH); Steam injection and Steam/Air Sparging; STAR and STARx Slow Combustion.
Process Plant - Design and Build: The design & build of specialized & innovative process plants for remediation and water treatment.


Ecologia is a multi-disciplinary, specialist contaminated land company that provides advice and undertakes site investigation and remediation projects across the UK and Europe. We also have an established and excellent reputation for the implementation of a wide range of soil and groundwater remediation treatments.

Ecologia provides remediation design and sustainable remediation solutions to a wide number of customers from the public sector, property development and construction companies to the chemical and petrochemical industry. We also offer specialised support to insurance companies/loss adjusters dealing with environmental claims ranging from small-scale domestic spillages to major industrial incidents.


At Geostream UK, we design, build and deliver a bespoke, cost-effective remediation solution for every site. Our in-house specialists design and implement the appropriate combination of physical, chemical and/or biological techniques to meet client requirements, as well as delivering any associated earthworks and enabling works.

Working alongside our sister company – 50-year-old civil engineering expert, McAuliffe – we are the only UK company that can provide a complete remediation service entirely in-house. Services include: design and build remediation solutions, process equipment, chemical and biological technologies, stabilisation/solidification and physical remediation. We operate across the UK and internationally, with offices in Wolverhampton, Manchester, London, Dublin and Italy.


Geosyntec is a specialist environmental consulting firm and recognised thought leader in contaminated land and groundwater investigation, assessment and corrective action. We are at the leading edge of the design and development of innovative and sustainable remediation technologies to address complex environmental settings and difficult to treat contaminants.

We provide expert yet practical advice and solutions linked to understanding, managing and where possible eliminating residual environmental liability and unlocking value. Our stimulating, progressive, and friendly work environment enables us to recruit, retain, and develop the very best practitioners to deliver exceptional client service. 


John F Hunt Regeneration is an expert in land remediation, providing bespoke, cost effective, highly technical and scientifically advanced solutions to the development, civils, infrastructure and energy sectors.

Our specialist, technical support service integrates seamlessly with our contracting package on projects ranging from £50k to £75 million, whilst our advanced BIM capability with drone technologies ensures minimal environmental risks and certainty of outcome. We are leaders in accelerated bioremediation techniques, asbestos in soil remediation, and provide tailored water treatment options – our single source solution is enhanced with expertise from the wider John F Hunt Group for demolition, dismantling, asbestos consultancy and asbestos clearance.


Keltbray Group is a UK leading specialist business, which offers a range of self-delivered services. Our complementary divisional capabilities means we can offer clients stand-alone or fully integrated services, to meet the needs of diverse and complex projects. With a head office function of more than 25 highly qualified industry specialists we pride ourselves as industry leaders; with the technical capability to solve a range of soil and groundwater issues. It is our Mission is to safely and sustainably deliver pragmatic, robust and cost effective remediation solutions for our clients across a broad range of sectors throughout the UK.


National Grid has been a strong presence in the development of many leading industry initiatives over the last 20 years and is proud to have played a key role in establishing CL:AIRE as well as being an ever-present supporter of CL:AIRE since.

The company owns hundreds of former gasworks sites and employs a respected professional team with a long-standing track record of delivering annual programmes of site assessment, remediation and gasholder demolition, as part of our strategy to bring surplus sites back to beneficial use including providing land for new housing. The Company also manages land contamination issues on operational land across the UK including on operational electricity transmission sub-stations.


SPASF "Priroda" LLC is the leader in providing services to oil and gas industry in the Russian Federation related to the elimination of the consequences of accidental spills of oil and petroleum products, processing of oil and drilling sludge.

For 24 years, SPASF "Priroda" LLC has demonstrated a high level of professionalism in dealing with the consequences of accidental spills of oil and oil products and processing of oilfield wastes. SPASF Priroda LLC has highly qualified experienced personnel and high-tech, environmentally friendly equipment for processing of all types of oilfield wastes. 


Shell Global Solutions provides technical services and licensed technologies. What sets us apart from some other licensors and consultants is the knowledge we have gained from our corporate heritage as the owner and operator of large, complex industrial process plants.

Our technologies and business solutions reflect our many years of experience in designing, building and operating such facilities. 


Soilfix is a leading remediation solutions provider offering multi-disciplinary remediation services to industry, developers and main contractors. Our mission is to continually advance our understanding and management of risk in the ground.

Soilfix adopt a ‘brownfield first’ approach to development that can actually speed up the construction process by removing the barriers to construction on brownfield sites, whilst also protecting our environment. Since establishing the business in 2004, Soilfix has developed an outstanding track record for delivering innovative, technically robust remedial solutions on a wide variety of historical settings. This includes former gasworks, chemical works, landfill sites, shipyards and fuel storage facilities to name a few.


VertaseFLI is an established technically competent remediation contractor offering in-house designed and implemented remediation solutions for all types of contaminated land, brownfield sites, contaminated groundwater and ground gas.

We offer all commercially viable remediation techniques for both soil and groundwater without the need to subcontract any remediation works. We offer remediation contracting to clients designs and also on a design and construct basis.

 

CL:AIRE was delighted to attend the second annual meeting of the International Soil Reuse Forum (ISRF) in Brussels, Belgium, hosted by Grondbank. The meeting, held on 30 September, included colleagues...
CL:AIRE is pleased to announce the publication of a new DoW CoP bulletin (DoW CoP 2), Experience of using an MMP framework and staged declaration approach to MMPs on HS2 Align. This...
CL:AIRE is delighted to publish the updated SuRF-UK framework document titled: A framework for assessing the sustainability of soil and groundwater remediation. This update provides a comprehensive approach to assessing...
The Institute of Air Quality Management (IAQM) has published, Good Practice on Air Quality Monitoring for Brownfield Projects, which is freely available to download here .
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has recently announced that UK organisations can now apply for funding to collaborate on industrial research projects with partners in Eureka member countries and Japan.
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has recently announced financial support for innovative, large-scale and complex projects that tackle big environmental science questions and have the potential to produce world leading...
The National Brownfield Forum (NBF) is a knowledge sharing initiative administered by CL:AIRE on behalf of 20+ public and private sector members. The NBF is designed to support...
The Land, Planning and Development Federation (LPDF) has recently published a report on the impact of grey belt planning policy. It is available to download here.    
CL:AIRE has recently published the results of the 2024 Gas Protection Verification Accreditation Scheme (GPVS) audit. The report is available to download here.
Water4All has recently launched a Joint Transnational Call (JTC) for research and innovation projects on “Water and Health”. The JTC is launched in the framework of the future European partnership and...
CL:AIRE has launched a PFAS webpage - a compilation of information relevant to the understanding and management of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). On this page...
The Council of the European Union has formally adopted the soil monitoring directive, establishing the first-ever EU wide framework for assessing and monitoring soils, with the overarching aspirational goal of...
The Environment Agency Chief Scientist's Group has recently published a Rapid evidence assessment of PFAS incineration and alternative remediation methods report. This review assessed the effectiveness, feasibility and environmental suitability of...
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) plans to launch an online consultation on the draft opinion of its Committee for Socio-Economic Analysis (SEAC) on the proposed EU-wide restriction of per- and...
The European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) has published a comprehensive approach to harmonising and standardising soil pollution data across Europe and provides information on the development of new policy...
The Council presidency and the European Parliament’s representatives reached a provisional political agreement on a proposed directive to review and update the lists of pollutants affecting surface waters and groundwater...
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is consulting on proposed changes to guidance, public sector services and secondary legislation to streamline infrastructure consenting for Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects. Further...
We'd like to let you know about two upcoming opportunities to catch up with the DoW CoP team. Contamination & Land Remediation Expo: NEC, Birmingham CL:AIRE has a stand (CLR-M90) at the...
The Contamination & Land Remediation Expo (CLR Expo - 17 & 18 September) has announced its speakers for this year's event. The CLR Expo speaker line-up brings together leading names...
The updated programme for RemTech Europe 2025 (15-19 September 2025) is now available and registration is open. This year’s edition offers a unique opportunity for regulators and experts to stay updated on...
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Research and Development has published an easily digestible information guide for site assessment and remediation practitioners who work on PFAS-contaminated sites. Topics...