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Two new senior appointments for leading ecology consultancy

Thomson Ecology has appointed Dr Phil Aldous and Joe Harries to its senior management team as they continue to strengthen their growth across all areas of ecology consultancy.

Dr Phil Aldous is joining the firm as the Director of the company’s expanding Water Division. Phil has qualifications in environmental science, hydrogeology and environmental law. This is combined with over 30 years’ experience in the water sector covering a mix of utility, research and consultancy experience. His career spans an initial period at the Water Research Centre (WRc), then 20 years in a number of roles covering water resources, carbon reporting, waste management and regulatory compliance at Thames Water, followed by the last eight years in environmental consultancy.

Phil said, “I look forward to expanding Thomson Ecology’s presence in the water consultancy field, building on their excellent and world-leading marine capability and offering additional freshwater and groundwater services to existing and future clients.”

Joe Harries has joined the firm as Head of Landscape Architecture. Joe has been involved in the industry for over 20 years with experience spanning both the public and private sectors working on a spectrum of projects in a range of capacities and scales from inception to completion. As well as delivering large scale mixed-use regeneration projects for commercial clients, his work in the public sector focused on green infrastructure, planning policy, SuDS, Landscape character assessment, recreation, parkland, and local nature reserves.

Joe said, “I am very excited by the challenge. There is an obvious synergy between the Geospatial, Ecological, Water and Habitat creation teams. The development and growth of the Landscape architecture team will further help to join the dots and offer our clients a unique and holistic service.”

Commenting on the new appointments, Nancy Thomson, Chairman and Chief Executive of Thomson Ecology, said: “Both Phil and Joe will be valued additions to the Thomson leadership team. Phil’s knowledge of both the water industry the wider environmental water sector and Joe’s excellent experience in Landscape Architecture will be invaluable as we look to broaden our service offering, and provide more innovative solutions for our clients.

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