Author: CLR Expo

There are now just three weeks to go until Contamination & Land Remediation Expo (CLR Expo) returns to the NEC Birmingham on 16–17 September. Have you secured your free ticket yet?

With 2,800+ high-level professionals attending, CLR Expo brings together the contamination, remediation and wider geoenvironmental community for two high-impact days of knowledge exchange, networking and business opportunities. Across the exhibition floor and two dedicated theatres, visitors can explore the latest technologies and solutions, hear from industry experts and connect with the people working across contaminated land, remediation, brownfield regeneration, environmental monitoring, site investigation and more.

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Discover the latest solutions on the show floor

The CLR exhibition brings together specialist suppliers, organisations and industry bodies covering everything from contaminated sites, soils and materials to hazardous substances, biodiversity, natural capital, environmental testing and professional services.

Among the organisations you can meet this year are National Brownfield Institute, SiLC, SoilSteam, Element, Chemtech Environmental, CL:AIRE, ARCA, Institution of Environmental Sciences, Kelly Tanks, Siltbuster Ltd, UKATA and Veritas Laboratory Services.

Whether you're looking for new remediation technologies, specialist services, testing and analysis, training or expertise for your next project, the show floor is an opportunity to meet suppliers face-to-face, discuss your requirements and discover what's new across the sector.

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Hear from experts across the sector

The CLR speaker programme brings together leading voices from across contamination, remediation, land management and the wider geoenvironmental sector, with sessions covering technical, regulatory, environmental and commercial issues.

Some of the sessions to look out for include:

  • Natural Capital as Critical Infrastructure: Investing in Resilient Systems – exploring how natural capital can support resilient systems, with panellists from Jacobs, Balfour Beatty and UK Green Building Council.
  • Landfill Leakage: Challenges for Soil Health, Contamination and Groundwater – examining the risks of landfill leakage and its impacts on soil health, contamination and groundwater, with Laing O'Rourke and Ramboll UK.
  • How Do We Define Sustainable Remediation? – bringing together SLR Consulting, Arcadis and Ramboll to explore what sustainable remediation means in practice.
  • Getting Remediation Started: Practical Implementation on the Ground – a practical look at moving remediation from strategy into delivery, with Arcadis.

With dedicated keynote theatres, there will be plenty of opportunities to take a seat, hear different perspectives and pick up practical insights to take back to your projects.

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Who will you meet?

CLR is designed to bring the sector together, with networking opportunities throughout the two days to help you make new connections, catch up with existing contacts and meet potential suppliers and partners.

You'll be surrounded by consultants, contractors, developers, regulators, local authorities, land remediators, spill response specialists and technology providers, making the show floor and dedicated networking areas valuable places to start conversations and share ideas.

Plus, don't miss the EMMA awards on the evening on 16 September, where the land, air and water communities will come together to celebrate the best of environmental monitoring and measuring with a three-course gala dinner, drinks reception, networking and award ceremony.  Book tickets here!

And as part of Environmental Services & Solutions Expo (ESS), your free ticket also gives you access to the wider event, opening up opportunities to connect with professionals from across the environmental services industry.

Three weeks to go – have you got your ticket?

With CLR Expo now just three weeks away, it's time to start planning your two days at the NEC Birmingham. Explore the exhibitor line-up, check out the latest speaker programme and make a note of the sessions and companies you don't want to miss.