Eunomia, the Bristol-based environmental consultancy, is to open an office in Manchester as it continues its rapid rate of growth.
Staffing levels at the firm, which works with governments, local authorities and major businesses, have soared from 25 in 2010 to 60 today – with a further 10 once its Manchester team is in place. 
The firm opened offices in London in 2012 and Brussels last year. The Manchester base will give the company a stronger presence in the North, making it easier to deliver work for local authorities and businesses in Northern England, North Wales and Scotland.
Eunomia’s consultants have market-leading experience and expertise in environmental, technical and commercial disciplines spanning waste management, low carbon and renewable energies and marine planning.
As part of its expansion, Dr Darren Perrin has joined in a senior business development role. Darren is a chartered waste manager with more than 15 years’ varied consultancy experience, which has included significant business development roles covering Europe, Australia and New Zealand.
He has delivered waste strategy work for local, regional and national governments, which has involved options appraisals, waste modelling and stakeholder management.
He will be joined by Kate Thompson, an experienced consultant who specialises in waste strategy, options appraisals and waste data analysis. Together they will augment Eunomia’s well-established team already working in these areas. One of Eunomia’s existing senior staff, Peter Jones, will act as interim head of the new office. Further senior and junior appointments are expected later in the year.
Eunomia founder and chairman Dominic Hogg said: “I’m delighted that Darren and Kate are joining the team, and helping us to strengthen our position in the UK, as well as overseas. With demand growing for our services in diverse markets, we see this as the ideal time to expand our capacity and reach.”
Eunomia’s ambitious business plan anticipates significant further growth centred on helping clients in private and public sectors ensure that ‘doing the right thing’ on sustainability grounds also makes commercial sense.
