As an Environmental Consultancy, The LK Group naturally takes its Environmental Credentials extremely seriously.

We hold an Accreditation in Environmental Management, which requires ‘Continuing Improvement’.

In following this principle, we have recently calculated the Carbon Footprint of our Organisation.  This entails a detailed analysis of our energy consumption and its conversion to an equivalent tonnage of Carbon.
 
As can be imagined, in view of our constantly widening Client base our biggest usage is in transport required to monitor and control our various activities.

The next step is to consider how we might Offset our Carbon Footprint. 

If we decide to proceed we can choose where our funds are to be invested, either in UK/European afforestation projects or energy saving projects that are being established in Kenya and Eastern Africa, such as:

Conversion of kerosene burning lamps to solar power LED lanterns.
Distribution of solar ovens to poor communities using timber / charcoal as a fuel source.
Distribution of energy saving light bulbs CFLs to replace inefficient incandescent bulbs in communities, schools and hospitals that can not otherwise afford them.
Development of biogas entrapment plants to provide a clean cooking fuel.

As well as saving on carbon emissions, these projects all have spin-off benefits; the kerosene lantern project saves the user money and removes exposure to respiratory illness and fire risk; the biogas project and the solar ovens give villagers a clean source of fuel, reducing exposure to respiratory illness and removes the requirement to fell trees for firewood.

It is The LK Group’s ambition to become a Carbon Neutral Organisation and, of course to constantly review our operations to improve our environmental impact.

Directors and Staff at the LK Group hope you've had a successful year and if you used our services that you received the quality service you deserve.

If you haven't used our service this year we hope you will do so in the future. In the mean time may we wish you and your colleagues a very happy Christmas and a Prosperous New Year.

The LK Group Hosted the Irish Professionals Network, on the 31st where we gave presentations on the changes to the current building Regulations.

The LK Group are one of the first specialist companies in the British Isles to trial the new JK Injection System.  This tool was recently developed in the United States for direct stem injection into a number of hollow-stem weeds such as Japanese Knotweed (Fallopia japonica).

The JK injection system enables herbicide to be injected directly into the stem of species such as Japanese Knotweed or Giant Hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum) which increases the effectiveness of the chemicals in attacking the plant.

Application of herbicide with board cast or spot spraying methods are cost effective but are not suitable during certain conditions such as wet or windy days.  The stem injection system allows applications to be made in such weather conditions, which gives the LK Group and our clients greater certainty in contract completion dates and the effectiveness of our herbicide treatments.

If you require any further information on the removal of Japanese Knotweed or other invasive plants please click here.

The LK Group has opened a new branch in Glasgow Scotland today. The new office is situated in the award wining re-developed Wright Business Centre which is located in the heart of Glasgow. The Glasgow Office will be operating all of the LK Group's services, i.e., Contaminated Land, Land Remediation, Asbestos Surveys, Management, and Japanese Knotweed Management and Removal. To contact us there please use the details above.

This month sees the launch of a radical new programme of restructuring at Leyden Kirby that will enable us to capitalise on booming demand for our specialist solutions.

The overhaul, which includes opening two new offices and creating over 20 new jobs this year, will mean separating our core contaminated land and asbestos management consultancy, now named Leyden Kirby Associates, from our project management, contracting and safety inspection operations.

These three specialist divisions have been split into new companies, under the umbrella organisation, LK Group.

LK Management will provide project management services to the property development and land use industries, while LK Pollution Response will offer practical help for land contamination issues including fly tipping, oil, chemical and effluent spillages, and plant infestations. LK Accreditation will work with utilities companies, local authorities and developers to offer testing and inspection services for gas, electrical and water supply installations.

The restructure will see former director, Dr Scott Elliott, take over as Group Managing Director from Patrick Leyden who will become Group Chairman. Co-founder Phil Kirby becomes Group Secretary while newly appointed director Conor Leyden head up LK Management and LK Pollution Response, and Will Chambers becomes director of LK Accreditation. Clair Leyden has also been appointed as a director and will head up the firm’s asbestos division.

Dr Elliott says: “We’re refocusing our ambitions on growing each of our core businesses individually and will concentrate on building our team and spreading our reach across the UK so that we can match demand for our services.

“We want to capitalise on what is the fastest growing market in Europe by creating a company that has the capacity and expertise to act on new opportunities.”

We recently relocated our Liverpool arm to new city centre offices and this month open a new office in Glasgow, headed by Dr Robert Muir. We plan to open a fourth office in Staffordshire later this year.

Aggressive clean up and redevelopment campaigns across the UK have boosted demand for our services.

“We’re filling a gap in the market for complete turnkey solutions to redevelopment projects. Not only can we offer consultancy advice to landowners, developers and financial lenders, we can now manage the whole project, from clean up, to design and construction,” says director, Conor Leyden.

“We’re responding to a demand from clients to use our extensive industry knowledge to deliver the full solution. We’re in a healthy position, having grown our offering steadily in the last six years, and are excited about the tremendous opportunities this expansion will enable us to pursue.”