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Solutions' people have an integrated capability covering all aspects of environmental remediation including decommissioning, waste management, contaminated land, safety services and training. The breadth of expertise is matched by a depth of experience in the delivery of innovative solutions that meet customers' requirements and systems.

John Curran, Managing Director
A specialist remediation contractor with extensive property and construction experience gained from managing several large construction projects across the UK through to property management for the MOD.

A Civil Engineer by profession, John established Soilutions Ltd. in 2003. He takes responsibility for the overall management of the company from overseeing projects on a day-to-day basis to strategic planning.
Scottish Projects that John has managed to date include:

• Water remediation in Stornoway,
• Stabilization of mercury contaminated silts for the Millennium Link,
• Demolition and remediation projects in Burntisland at a major chemical plant,
• Remediation of asbestos contaminated demolition material and remediation of hydrocarbon contaminated soil in Glasgow,
• Restoration of a former scrap yard south of Glasgow,
• Remediation of a residential area built on a former gasworks in Fife.

John, Chairperson of the Scottish Contaminated Land Forum, and board member of the Scottish Environmental Technologies Network is an active contributor to the investigation into and development of new technologies and is also a Chartered Member of the Institute of Builders and Environmentalist.

Prior to setting up on his own, John was Contracts Manager for a national waste management company where he established and managed a new department in Scotland specialising in contaminated land remediation. In this role John put to use the valuable insight and experience gained during his time as Property Manager for the Ministry of Defence and his Contracts Manager experience gained at Burnhead Contracts Ltd. Swift Scotland and John Doyle Construction.

Sam Lord, Operations Manager
Sam came to Soilutions with extensive experience of the contaminated land industry, initially starting as a Consultant with a national environmental consultancy, and most recently as a project manager at a national remediation contractor whose core business focused on oil spill response. 

Relevant Experience:

• Extensive experience of project managing small and medium sized projects
• Design, costing and implementation of remedial strategies
• Writing and reviewing a range of reports from Phase 1 to validation / verification
• Excellent communication record with stakeholders

Sam thrives on any challenge and enjoys the constant changing demands necessary to meet and often exceed clients' needs.

Ann Confrey, PR and Community Relations Consultant
A specialist in community consultation and liaison, Corporate Social Responsibility, Advice and strategy, Partnership working, Crisis and reputation management, Media relations, Social media and networking.

Ann came to Edinburgh in 2001 from Wigan in Greater Manchester. Having previously handled blue-chip client accounts for a marketing company in Warrington, served at Wigan Council for over 10 years initially as Information Development Manager within Leisure and Tourism Department then as Internal Communications Manager within Social Services Department.

Immediately prior to taking up her post at Proscot pr Ann managed community liaison and internal communications and providing organisational support for Exterior, part of the ISG Group involved in project management for the construction of the new Scottish Gas headquarters building developed by National Grid Property at The Forthquarter, a former gasworks site in Edinburgh.

Joining Proscot in 2003 Ann's experience and aptitude helped her to quickly work through the ranks to take the lead on key accounts such as; 

• Transco and National Grid Property - managing community relations around contaminated land issues.
• The Forthquarter - encouraging partnership initiatives to ensure promotion and protection of National Grid's flagship regeneration project which at 110acres was one of the largest remediation projects in Scotland and is now emerging as the most successful mixed use development initiatives in the Edinburgh waterfront regeneration project. 

Ann excels at issues management and stakeholder consultation in addition to providing valuable strategic direction, support and guidance to consultants and managers on a range of project accounts.

Following a year as Chief Executive with Proscot PR Ann took the option of buying out the partners and in September 2009 Proscot pr a more modern and vibrant consultancy was created.
The restructured business model introduced includes a policy of employing experienced and multi-skilled individuals, who exhibit a flair for lateral thinking and collaborative working and bring with them the necessary industry knowledge and contacts to ensure clients receive the very best services available. With a strong track record of managing Corporate Communication and PR campaigns for household names, Ann's fresh approach and strong leadership skills means that Proscot pr now offers bespoke PR and Communication solutions for businesses whether they are Start-Ups, SME's or Multi-National Corporations.