Success through sustainability

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Erica Kemp

Co-Founder and Co-CEO

Erica Kemp

Co-Founder and Co-CEO

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Erica is an accomplished and compassionate environmental business leader, with over twenty years experience in the environment sector. Prior to founding Envance, she spent 10 years on the board of Ecus Ltd as Managing Director and formerly Commercial Director, where she was responsible for significant growth of the company.

Her strategic and operational experience spans the renewables, rail, highways, construction, minerals and development sectors.  She excels in the development and delivery of implementable solutions to complex problems that meet the needs of both the client and the environment.

With a passion for sustainable business improvement, her advice is based on a high level of technical knowledge combined with a deep understanding of corporate drivers and challenges.

Erica is a chartered environmentalist with a keen interest in corporate and social responsibility, which she pursues outside of work in her role as Chair of Governors at Hade Edge School.

“Starting something new is tremendously exciting, if a little daunting.  I feel immensely privileged to be in a position where I can pursue the things I believe in – helping companies to thrive as they embrace sustainability and deliver projects in a greener economy. ”

Chris John

Co-Founder & Co-CEO

Chris John

Co-Founder & Co-CEO

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Chris has over twenty years’ experience of working within the environment and sustainability sector. Prior to founding Envance, Chris was the Business Development Director of Ecus, where he successfully grew the company’s revenue streams. Chris is a confident leader, a good communicator and enjoys building relationships with his clients. He is commercially minded and has experience of both executive and non-executive board roles. His advice is based on his breadth of experience as well both environmental and legal academic qualifications. Chris has extensive experience of working in a variety of sectors including rail and transport infrastructure, residential development and central and local government.

“I am genuinely excited about the transition to a greener economy and believe it presents a huge opportunity to deliver both increased business value in the short term and a better future for the coming generations.

I am particularly interested in developing strategies that are integrated into processes and value chains to simplify corporate reporting”.

Paul Wolstenholme

Principal Data Ecologist

Paul Wolstenholme

Principal Data Ecologist

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Paul is an experienced Environmental Consultant with a background in environmental data analysis and ecological survey. He has worked across a wide range of infrastructure and development sectors including rail, highways and residential development.  

Paul has an interest in a range of environmental disciplines and is experienced in the development of bespoke digital tools and data interpretation. Paul is a competent project manager and has experience of managing projects throughout their lifecycle, including health and safety management, organisation and co-ordination of surveys, data management, liaising with clients and providing progress updates and completion of all deliverables.   

“I am really interested in developing innovative digital solutions to help clients use their survey data for outcomes reporting”.

Fraser Allan

Environmental Consultant

Fraser Allan

Environmental Consultant

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Fraser is a graduate consultant who originally joined us on a work placement as part of his MSc Environmental Consultancy studies and quickly established himself as part of the team. Prior to working with Envance, Fraser graduated with an environmental science degree and was employed as a support advisor under DEFRA.  

As part of the Envance team, he has worked on a variety of projects including, health impact assessments, managing contractor environmental compliance, net zero reporting and natural capital accounting.  Fraser has recently obtained an Association of Project Managers PFQ certificate and is helping clients ensure environmental compliance within their projects.

Fraser has a deep enthusiasm about the relationship between businesses and the environment in which they operate in and is keen to develop his professional experience in the sector. 

“At the beginning of my environmental career, I think it’s wonderful to be a part of a thriving sector providing sustainable solutions to businesses – the future looks bright

Our Services

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Biodiversity net gain

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Natural capital

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Technical services

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Environmental assessment

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