Midlands Enterprise Awards 2020

11 | Midlands Enterprise Awards 2020 Best Ground & Water Remediation Solutions Provider 2020 For many companies, environmental responsibility is a box that needs to be checked, a restriction that needs to be worked around, or a goal that has to be met. Dunton Environmental have instead made it their entire business to work towards the betterment of the environment and leave a legacy that will span generations. Dunton Environmental is the UK’s leading ground remediation and waste management contractor. The company solves complex ground problems to alleviate environmental and financial stress for their clients. Dunton’s vision is as simple as it is commendable: do something so significant and lasting to improve and restore our environment that its impact and legacy will be felt by mankind forever. Throughout everything that Dunton do resounds one irrevocable idea, that a sustainable environment isn’t optional. The impact that industry and human behaviour has on the planet is monumental to our global welfare today and will be for generations to come. Whether it’s safely regenerating waste material, enabling sustainable construction projects, or restoring land to support wildlife and communities, Dunton is working with everyone in mind. Dunton has made it clear that its goals aren’t simply about ticking boxes or “doing our bit”. The company is on a mission to heal and regenerate the environment so that businesses and people across the globe can prosper today and tomorrow. This is a heavy goal to bear. At Dunton, employees are encouraged to work with passion and with purpose. There is a set of core values and beliefs, beyond simple operational principles, that drive meaning in everything the team think, say or do. These core values are: Show you care, do the right thing, and do your best. With everyone on the team striving towards these core beliefs, the company remains responsible and a force for good in the world. The focus isn’t only outward. Dunton aims to encourage growth and wellbeing internally. When forming the company, the founders went out of their way to put their people first and build a culture that promotes from within, developing careers and promoting personal wellbeing. Training is fully supported, and employees are encouraged to seek out opportunities that will not only help the company grow but help themselves grow. Development, according to Dunton, comes from challenging work, being a part of a high- performing team, and peers who teach each other. You can find Dunton’s influence in many industries. Clients include blue-chip construction companies, national house builders, government agencies, sub-contractors and developers. The team has also secured long-term framework agreements with residential developers, industrial waste producers and consultancies. This is an admirable list. Working with all of these companies, Dunton provides a whole host of solutions that solve complex ground problems. Services range from complete ground enabling and treatment solutions, earthworks, demolition and pile mat installation through to soil and waste solutions, off-site permitted treatment facilities and waste brokering. Through all of these, Dunton challenge traditional thinking and continuously develop new ideas that deliver real cost benefits to their clients, all while making the clients’ lives easier. And Dunton isn’t content to sit on its laurels. The future holds exciting plans that are already being actioned to expand Dunton’s network of waste treatment facilities, with new facilities to be announced in the North-West and South-East. These sites will complement existing treatment centres in the midlands and help the company to achieve its ambitious goals. Education, accessibility and digitisation make a huge difference to the ways that companies Sep20284 operate. Dunton has developed an e-commerce sales platform which reduces paper-based activities while promoting sustainability within the construction industry. It also hosts one of the only construction and waste management educational centres of excellence in the Midlands, providing vital skill and training to aspiring professionals from across the UK. The centre is nurturing the next generation of leaders of the industries that Dunton serve. Through the team’s value engineering and extensive environmental knowledge, Dunton empowers clients with the expertise and confidence they need to get the job done. Clients trust Dunton as one of the foremost environmental remediation experts in the country. Dunton always does what is right for the environment and give clients a sense of accomplishment and satisfaction that they are contributing to a better world. Contact: James Hill Company: Dunton Environmental Website: www.duntonenvironmental.com