Geo2 Remediation Ltd are absolutely delighted to announce that we have been the recipients of not one but two awards in November 2023 in radically different areas showcasing our diverse skillset.
Photo Credit: Environment Analyst
On 2 November, we attended the Brownfield Briefing Awards where we picked up a joint award with Ogreen for the remediation of a crude oil spill which was judged to be the winner of the Best International Project, 2023.
Due to civil and political unrest in Peru, especially in the Amazonian regions, the national oil infrastructure has been vandalized. In North Peru, the ONP pipeline was cut, causing a crude oil spill that stretched more than 1,600 meters from the break, covering 26,445 square meters and impacting 3,282 cubic meters of a channel connecting to the Maranon River. The impacted area is of local importance for two indigenous Amazonian tribes, San Juan de Mojarayacu and Santa Ana.
Geo2 were approached to help design a solution by Ogreen, an in-country team who specialise in spill response and logistics. Peru has minimal experience in treating environmental issues and generally resorts to landfill disposal, but in an environment where the nearest landfill is over 1,000km away partnering with Geo2 provided a more cost-effective option to treat wastewater and material.
To read more about our Remote Remediation: Restoration in the Rainforest, click here.
On 16 November, we attended the APEA awards where we were delighted to receive the APEA Milestone Award for 2023.
Photo Credit: APEA Awards
2023 marks twenty-years in business for us, and we are proud to be going from strength to strength as a leading provider of brownfield and contaminated land solutions, vital to preserving the health of our environment.
Winning eight awards over a twenty-year period we have seen the company grow from founder and director Mark Swindells working on his own from a portacabin, to a team of 16 employees and a turnover of two million pounds.
The Geo2 team
A people focused company, we are proud to have a fantastic team of project managers and engineers who have been with the company for many years, which we believe is testament to the culture we have created – Geo2 looks after its staff and in turn they look after us.
To read more about Geo2's twenty year journey click here - Geo2 Twenty years in business.
“We have worked incredibly hard to build Geo2 from the bottom up. Between senior management and our team of staff, we are proud of the reputation we have built over the past twenty years. We have worked hard at being the best at what we do, implementing sustainable remediation practices to transform brownfield sites into viable spaces, promoting urban renewal and creating a positive economic impact. It was also fantastic to have the opportunity to help a small village in Peru, providing our skill and expertise to help them clean up a massive oil spill and we look forward to more of these opportunities in the future.”
Mark Swindells, Founder and Director of Geo2 Remediation Ltd
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