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June Highlights
Welcome to the June eAlert. Some highlights from this month include:
- Environment Agency update on LCRM
- First Joint Communiqué from the International Soil Reuse Forum
- GPVS application window open until 31 August
- Defra national standards for SuDS
- Contamination and Land Remediation Expo free tickets available
- Call for abstracts for SoBRA/RSC Winter Conference
- British Standard 1377-9 is available for comment
It was great to meet many of you recently at AquaConSoil in Liège and the Soils in the South East Workshop in Chatham. We're also looking forward to two upcoming CL:AIRE events in London. The Members’ Networking Event is on 10 July and registration closes on 3 July. Over 50 people have registered so far by completing the Event Registration Form. We are grateful for the support of confirmed sponsors Geoshield Ltd, John F Hunt Regeneration Ltd, Remedia Group Limited, Vertase FLI and The Environmental Protection Group.
Read on and enjoy!
Best wishes
The CL:AIRE Team
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CL:AIRE's Membership continues to grow. We would like to thank the following new and renewing members for their support:
Principal Members: Bristol & Avon Transport & Recycling Ltd
Supporter Members: Ayesa, Rhodar Industrial Services Limited, Smiths (Gloucester) Ltd
Full details on the benefits of CL:AIRE Membership.
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The Environment Agency is pleased to announce that Scottish Government and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency are now adopting Land contamination risk management (LCRM) making it UK-wide guidance.
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CL:AIRE is pleased to announce the publication of the first Joint Communiqué of the International Soil Reuse Forum (ISRF), available here: ISRF.
The ISRF is a collaborative forum for organisations that oversee soil reuse and management programmes, founded originally by CL:AIRE (UK), Grondbank (BE), BRGM (FR) and SIKB (NL).
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The Gas Protection Verification Accreditation Scheme (GPVS) application window is now open and closes 31 August 2025. The application window is open to Technician Grade and Specialist Grade applicants. Further information is available here.
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Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) has recently announced the publication of updated national standards for sustainable drainage systems (SuDS). These apply to England only. Further information is available here. The national standards are available here.
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Claim your FREE tickets for Contamination and Land Remediation Expo (CLR Expo) now! CLR Expo is a part of the UK’s largest event for environmental services industry, taking place from 17-18 September 2025 at the NEC, Birmingham: Environmental Services & Solutions Expo (ESS Expo).
With over 3,000 attendees in 2024, CLR Expo 2025 is set to be bigger and better than ever, featuring cutting-edge solutions, live demonstrations, expert-led sessions, lucrative investment opportunities, and crucial insights to elevate your operation.
Tickets are completely FREE! Don’t miss out, claim your ticket today:
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SoBRA/RSC are seeking abstracts for presentations at their Winter Conference on ‘Current Issues in Contaminated Land Risk Assessment’ (10 December, London). Submissions are invited on any topic relating to brownfield risk assessment, in particular risk assessment related case studies, which will be considered by the SoBRA Committee. Previous presentations can be found here.
Abstracts of approximately 100-200 words should be emailed to info@sobra.org.uk by 11 July. Presentations are typically 20 minutes in duration, followed by Q&A.
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The following British Standard is available as a Draft for Public Comment (DPC): BS 1377-9 – Methods of test for civil engineering purposes – Part 9: In-situ tests until 6 August.
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| A selection of upcoming events throughout the industry. |
CL:AIRE Principal Members' Dinner, 3 July 2025, London
SoBRA Summer Workshop, 3 July 2025, Birmingham
This year’s summer workshop will consider approaches to non-standard risk assessments.
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CL:AIRE Members' Networking Event, 10 July 2025, London
Yorkshire Contaminated Land Forum Event, 15 July 2025, online
YCLF webinar on communicating risks posed by land contamination to communities and the general public.
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East Land Quality Forum Webinar, 17 July 2025, online
ELQF webinar discussing various methods of infiltration testing that are viable (and in some cases better) alternatives to the BRE365 test.
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RemTech Europe, 15-19 September 2025, online/Ferrara, Italy
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Environmental Services & Solutions Expo, 17-18 September 2025, Birmingham
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CL:AIRE Members' Networking Event, 16 October 2025, Leeds
Enquiries can be made via members@claire.co.uk
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