16 | Midlands Enterprise Awards 2021 In June 2021, Dunton announced that Soletanche Freyssinet - a French company that is part of VINCI Construction - had acquired a significant equity stake in the businesses. As a fragment of its continued and successful strategy for development, Soletanche Freyssinet identified Dunton as a strategic acquisition to enhance the development of its soil remediation business. Within the group, Dunton has joined Menard, which is a world leader in soil improvement, investigation, and remediation. Dunton has demonstrated exceptional growth in recent years and in 2020, was awarded the accolade of ‘Top 1000 Companies to Inspire Britain’ by the LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group). The coming together of Menard and Dunton has accelerated the business’ aspirations by creating a scope for even faster growth and expansion. James states, “This has provided significant benefits to our clients by expanding our geographic reach and delivering a depth of experience. It has enabled us to engage in larger and even more challenging waste managements and projects. It is a very exciting time for us all at Dunton and we want to thank our clients, supply chain and amazing team of dedicated staff for all their support to date.” Company Name: Dunton Environmental Contact Name: James Hill Address: Soterion House, Northgate, Aldridge, West Midlands, WS9 8TH Web Address: www.duntonenvironmental.com Email:
[email protected] Dunton Environmental is a group of brands standing together to regenerate and restore the environment through its work across the business landscape. Its mission is to bring the Dunton philosophy, core operating principals and values to a multitude of sectors and industries across the globe. Dunton works in partnership with clients to help achieve programs in a timely manner and on budget, giving clients peace of mind through managing risks and providing certainty and confidence in delivery of its program. Dunton is the UK’s leading ground remediation and waste management contractor. The company solves complex ground related problems to alleviate environmental and financial stress for its clients. The core values of the company are ‘show you care, do the right thing, and do your best’. Dunton challenges traditional thinking and continuously develops new ideas that deliver a real cost benefits to its clients and aims to encourage growth and well being internally. Divisional Director, James Hill states, “Dunton’s waste management arm continues to grow from strength, and we will be announcing shortly the expansion of our soil treatment facilities with new facilities coming online in Ellesmere Port, Dudley and Nuneaton.” Dunton’s mission is to bring the world to life through work across the construction and waste management sectors. It enables businesses and communities around the world to regenerate vital natural resources that support and empower local economies. James states, “Our brand ensures that no matter the challenge, our customers and communities can trust that every project will focus on providing the best possible outcome for the environment and their world of social responsibility. To us, a sustainable environment isn’t optional - it’s vital for global welfare today and for generations to come. Whether it’s safely regenerating waste material to power nations, enabling sustainable construction projects or restoring land to support wildlife and communities, our work isn’t just for the businesses we partner with but for the communities they enrich, the people they uplift and the world we call home.” Best Waste Treatment & Management Specialists 2021 As for the Dunton team, the internal environment of the company is just as important as the work it provides for the community. Dunton supports its employees through training and encourages the members of staff to seek out opportunities that will not only help the company grow, but the employees themselves. James explains, “Development comes from challenging work, being part of a high-performing team and peers who support and educate each other. Together we will use our expertise and innovation to create and procure better tools and processes that change the way our industries operate, positively changing their environmental impact and fostering a better world for future generations.” Dunton is working towards empowering and enriching communities for the future. Through its engineering and extensive environmental knowledge, it gives its clients the proficiency and assurance it needs to provide complete transparency and accountability. James states, “This isn’t about box ticking or simply doing ‘our bit’ - we’re on a mission to heal and regenerate our environment so that businesses and people across the globe can prosper today and tomorrow.” Whether it’s a complete ground enabling, treatment solution or a single service, Dunton provides its customers with a range of options to support their builds including enabling works, demolition, waste management, pile mat installation and management, design, soil stabilisation and ground improvement, soil and water remediation, earthworks, environmental monitoring, river and marine improvement. Jun21803