Research and development

Environmental Management Consultants provide Research and Development services that enable our clients to develop novel commercial processes and products. Our close links with University research departments and potential access to supplementary funding streams bring extra resources to any project.

Case study

Adding value to hazardous wastes

Cawoods (Fishcurers) Ltd, founded 1895, are the largest salt fish producers in the UK. Using traditional techniques and modern technology, their factories in Hull and Grimsby process top quality products for the domestic and export markets. The traditional process of curing fish uses large quantities of salt which is spread on the fish fillet and left to allow to preserve the fish by curing.

The salt from the process can only be used a limited amount of times before disposal. The salt is an expensive raw material to purchase and dispose of.

Environmental Management Consultants (EMC) staff worked with Cawoods to develop a pilot salt recycling system that enabled the used salt to be cleaned and reused. This has reduces the cost of raw materials as well as the amount of salt to be landfilled, without reducing the quality of the final cured product. In addition EMC was able to identify a number of local organisations willing to purchase the waste salt for highway de-icing.