The 2007 edition of the EIC Guide to the UK Environmental Industry demonstrates, once again, the enormous range of innovative solutions to environmental problems provided by the UK’s environmental technology and services industry.

Much more than a directory, the EIC Guide combines an invaluable reference tool for sourcing vital environmental equipment and services with high-quality editorial.

As the Guide to the environmental industry it gives you, the environmental professional, a detailed profile of companies active in all key sectors of the industry.

As the industry yearbook, the Guide sets out the key challenges and opportunities for the industry in the year ahead. These include providing the technologies and expertise to help tackle climate change, implementation of the IPPC regime, dealing with contaminated land, the implementation of the Water Framework Directive and the Government’s new strategy to change the way we deal with waste. These are explored in editorial from leading figures in Government and industry covering each industry sector, on legislative and policy challenges, market statistics and business opportunities in the year ahead.

The Guide also covers the many activities and achievements of the Environmental Industries Commission (EIC) and its Working Groups. EIC plays a central role in the success of our industry by lobbying for Government to set and enforce high environmental standards which will, in turn, drive demand for environmental technologies and services.

The high level support EIC has won for our industry and our pivotal role is demonstrated by the Forewords to the Guide from: Ian Pearson, Minister for Climate Change and the Environment; Mogens Peter Carl, Director- General of Environment, Commission of the European Communities; the Chief Executive of SEPA, Dr Campbell Gemmell and the Chief Executive of the Environment Agency, Barbara Young.

The Guide is also endorsed as the industry yearbook by the Government’s Environmental Industries Unit and many of the key representative and professional bodies in the UK environmental sector.

I hope you find the Guide a useful and informative reference to this exciting industry.

Adrian Wilkes (Executive Chairman)		Merlin Hyman (Director)