NIRAS and CMACS join forces

NIRAS completed the acquisition of respected marine ecology consultancy, CMACS, on 17^th June 2016.

Dr Tim Norman, Managing Director of NIRAS Consulting Ltd, said: “I am delighted that we have joined forces with CMACS, who have a wealth of experience and expertise in marine and coastal ecology.  Our combined teams now offer a full range of marine, intertidal and coastal survey and assessment services.”

Dr Ian Gloyne-Phillips will manage the NIRAS coastal and marine ecology team which is based in Liverpool.  Dr Terry Holt becomes Technical Director, based in the Isle of Man.

NIRAS now employs a dedicated UK team of 35 professional marine consultants based in Cambridge, Dorking, Glasgow, the Isle of Man and Liverpool and we are experts in:

• Marine civil and structural engineering
• Planning and consenting
• Environmental Impact Assessment
• Ecology and ornithology
• Survey and monitoring
• Data management and GIS

NIRAS (www.niras.com) is an international, multidisciplinary consultancy company with over 1400 employees located in offices in Europe, Asia and Africa. We provide professional marine engineering and environmental consultancy services globally including to those planning, developing and operating:

• Offshore wind farms and marine renewables
• Ports and harbours
• Subsea cables
• Dredging and marine aggregates extraction activities
• Coastal defences and land reclamations
• Oil and gas facilities