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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
