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Gower Publishers invited Uly Ma of Greenfile Developments to write a book on sustainability in construction to be published in 2008.
In 2006, our Project NoWaste with Bovis Lend Lease was chosen as the Waste Initiative of the Year at the 2006 Building Magazine's Sustainability Awards.
Find out more about Project NoWaste. Find out more about the Awards.
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In 2005, we were joint winners of the Green
Apple Award with Bovis Lend Lease
as National Champions in Waste Management (Construction Sector) with our Project
NoWaste programme.
In 2003, we were invited by the UK's Department of Trade and Industry to become
UK representatives on the European
Business Test Panel, part of the EU's Better Regulation Action Plan.
What do we do?
We focus on the following areas:
- cost savings
- process improvements
- innovations
- sustainable development
- personal effectiveness
We believe that sustainable growth comes from the people in the organisation using their knowledge to optimise processes. We help people in organisations to reach their full potential. Our approach to corporate effectiveness is based on the applying the principles of sustainable competitiveness.
Our methods include workshops, seminars, mentoring and we encourage everyone to apply their knowledge practically in projects to improve effectiveness.
Our Principal Consultant is Dr Uly Ma.
Uly graduated in Metallurgy from Imperial College, University of London, and also did his doctorate research at Imperial College on Hot Corrosion of Marine Gas Turbines. Uly did his MBA programme at Henley Management College.
He has previously worked as Head of Metallurgy at Cookson Group plc, a materials conglomerate; as Fuel Gases Manager at BOC Gases Ltd, an industrial gases supplier; and ran the Training and Development programme for the UK Government's Energy Efficiency Best Practice Programme.
Our Associates
Niall Marriott is the founder of Niall Marriott Associates, a specialist
in corporate responsibility and sustainable development. Niall has worked
in many parts of the world with a wide range of national and international
government agencies and non-governmental organizations. Find out more
about Niall.
Lynn Williams is the managing partner of Lunces Training Ltd, an international
consultancy on productivity. Lynn was formerly the National Officer for
the engineering trade union Amicus and previously served on the DTI's
committees on Productivity; Aerospace Innovation and
Growth
as
well
as DEFRA's
TUSDAC
committee on sustainable development. Find
out more about Lynn.
Anastasia Marinopoulou is an international consultant and entrepreneur with over 20 years’ experience in diverse commercial operational environments in the UK, Greece and Italy. Anastasia's specialist expertise include operations, HR and strategic planning with clients in the luxury retail, jewellery and wine markets as well as in the not for profit sectors.
Julia Thrul specialises on people in change. She develops the leadership skills of managers and companies. Julia’s background is the financial industry. Find out more about Julia.
Mike Malina is the principal and founder of Energy Solutions Associates. Mike has over 20 years experience in building services specialising in energy management, carrying out building energy audits, is a thermal imaging specialist and undertakes training on energy management, building regulations and competent person schemes. Find out more about Mike.
Dr Uly Ma has worked with industry, commerce, government and non-profit sectors including:
Air Products; Allied Domecq; Alstrom; Babcock Rosyth Royal Docks; Bayer Diagnostics; Bombardier Transport; Bovis Lend Lease; Building Research Establishment (BRE); Carillion European Bank for Reconstruction and Development; GKN Westland Helicopters; Hurel-Hispano UK; Laing O'Rourke; Level 3 Communications; Lansing Linde South East; Mace. Manor Bakeries; McCarthy & Stone; Munnelly Support Service Ltd; Northwestern University; Perkins Engines Ltd; Peter Miles Engineering; Rolls Royce Engines; Stanhope plc; Transport for London (TfL); Unipoly; Weir Pumps
UK Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform; UK Department of the Environment, Transport and Regions; the Environment Agency; Government Office- Eastern Region; and ConstructionSkills
UK Trade Unions: Prospect; Unite (Amicus & he Transport & General Workers Union); Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians; UNISON
Organisations attended workshops ran by Uly included:
Airbus Ltd; Army Base Repairs Organisation; Avdel Textron; BAA Heathrow; British
Home Stores; British Airways; Clipfine Construction; Delphi Components; Earls
Court Exhibitions; The Environment Council; The Institute of Energy; The Royal
Horticultural Society;Vauxhall
Motors; Yuasa Batteries
Uly is a visiting lecturer at London Southbank University where he teaches project management
and consultancy skills on the MBA programme. He was a guest lecturer at Northwestern University, Chicago.
Our office is on the leafy hill above Putney, just south of the River Thames in London.
