Other Services
Our company associates and partner organisations offer a wide range of specialist services, which complement Southdowns’ work in its core environmental disciplines of acoustics, noise, vibration, dust and air quality. More specifically, our senior staff and network associates have experience in the technical management and delivery of various other services including: Land Contamination Land Remediation […]
Special Services
The depth of expertise and experience in our specialist fields enables us to service bespoke or special projects that require expertise not offered by our competitors. Examples include specification and installation of multi-location airport noise monitoring systems, groundborne noise and vibration generation from operational railways, design and specification of vibro-acoustic mitigation for railway track systems, […]
Licensing and Outdoor Events
Noise from entertainment venues is a common cause of complaint to local authorities. In particular loud amplified music and raised voices in beer gardens and vehicles or patrons leaving can be disturbing for neighbouring residents. Local authorities are responsible for issuing alcohol and entertainment premises licences, and residents and businesses in the vicinity of the […]
Framework Services
Some developers, designers, operators and contractors prefer to secure specialist services on a call-off basis using framework agreements. Such arrangements can benefit both parties as it provides longer term working relations, simplifies commercial matters once the agreement is in place, provides the client with an immediate service which doesn’t require re-tendering or evaluation stages, and […]
Occupational Health
Southdowns provides a suite of occupational health services including: workforce monitoring of personal exposure to noise, vibration, dust and other emissions; advice in relation to statutory obligations and HSE guidance for both employers and employees; periodic surveillance as part of your organisation’s occupational health management system; and advice on, and development of, bespoke mitigation measures […]
Audit / Peer Review / Due Diligence
Site operators, asset managers or regulatory authorities may periodically require premises to be audited for noise, vibration and air quality emissions. Southdowns staff have undertaken formal inspections on behalf of the Environment Agency under a framework arrangement, with powers to enter waste management sites in the Thames Valley area. Our due diligence services have been […]
Operational Management
Current UK and EU legislation places risk management and other responsibilities on operators of noisy premises. Southdowns has successfully negotiated with Local Authority Environmental Health Officers for major clients where Statutory Nuisance Notices have been served on premises. Such advice often requires a rapid response to ensure that the required ameliorative measures are identified and […]
Commissioning Tests
Prior to client handover there can be a requirement to conduct independent testing and commissioning surveys to prove compliance with contract requirements, design guidelines, planning conditions or Section 106 agreements. Southdowns has been selected on numerous occasions to provide such services for and on behalf of Local Planning Authorities, design and build contractors, developers and […]
Surveys and Monitoring
Environmental monitoring, whether short-term surveys or longer term compliance monitoring using either continuous using semi-permanent equipment or on an ad-hoc basis using attended sampling approaches, has become a pre-requisite activity for the majority of construction projects now being planned or undertaken at sensitive sites. We design and implement bespoke cost-effective monitoring solutions for clients taking […]
Construction Management
Southdowns sits at the forefront of contemporary construction and demolition noise, vibration and air quality management. We are fully conversant with statutory requirements, legal obligations and risks, local authority expectations, contractor cost and programme constraints, available construction techniques and mitigation measures, monitoring equipment, compliance methodologies, audit processes and the highly demanding and challenging timelines which […]