Nov

22

Water Safety Top Tips

When working near water, safety is a priority. At Exo Environmental, a lot of our jobs take place in harbours or rivers and it’s key that we keep ourselves and others safe. We’ve put together this great poster for our top 10 safety tips which you can download for free and display at your organisation. […]
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Nov

18

Marine Management Organisation Policy Changes 2019

The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has recently released its draft policy changes for the South East Inshore Marine Area, a stretch of coastline 1,400km in length, encompassing major UK ports such as Felixstowe and Dover. The policies aim to address a range of issues from coastal access, environmental protection and sustainable economic development. But what […]
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Oct

24

Working towards ISO accreditation

Exo Environmental has today started the process towards ISO accreditation, but what does this mean and what is the purpose of ISO? Well, ISO stands for the International Organisation for Standardisation and is an independent body which gives world-class specifications for products, services and systems to ensure quality, safety and efficiency. ISO accreditation is thus […]
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Sep

26

How to sample sediment for a Marine License

If your project in ‘tidal’ water is managed by the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) and involves the movement or dredging of sediment, a sediment survey is often required to determine the quality of the sediment. To do this, samples are required for chemical and physical analysis. We’ve listed the steps below to help you in […]
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Sep

16

What are Nature Based Solutions?

  • On 16th September 2019
  • In Ecology, General, Research and Development, Sediment Management, Water Management
  • By David
Nature based solutions is a concept you might have come across, but in many cases, other than knowing they have something to do with nature, it can be difficult to imagine what they actually are. Nature based solutions or NBS, can be implemented in almost any infrastructure project to make use of the various ecosystem […]
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Sep

05

Sustainable and Resilient Coastal Cities (SARCC)

  • On 5th September 2019
  • In General, Project Management, Research and Development, Sediment Management, Water Management
  • By William
Exo Environmental and partners have been working together on this Interreg 2seas programme since November 2017, where a culmination of ideas and thinking distilled into the SARCC project. The project developed another year until it was submitted to the Joint Secretariat of Interreg 2seas in November 2018. By early 2019 we received the approval for […]
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Aug

12

3D Printing Research

Exo Environmental have recently purchased a state of the art 3D printer! The aim behind the purchase is mainly for use with our GeoBlock™ research and development. It allows us to create different shaped moulds (surface textures) like the one pictured above. Each GeoBlock™ can be moulded into a different shape featuring characteristic indentations specific […]
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Jul

29

Earth Overshoot Day

Earth Overshoot Day marks the date when humanity’s demand for ecological resources (fish and forests, for instance) and services in a given year exceeds what Earth can regenerate in that year. We keep growing this deficit by liquidating the Earth’s natural capital and accumulating waste, primarily carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Today, July 29th, is 2019’s […]
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Jul

25

What is a Bathymetric Survey?

Bathymetry Bathymetry is the study of the bed (floor) of a waterbody, involving mapping of features on charts to provide information on water depth. Bathymetric charts are typically produced to aid navigation and inform dredging activities, for example during maintenance of navigational channels. Bathymetry traditionally uses an echosounder attached to a survey boat. As the […]
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