E3P announces expansion into the Midlands
Specialist environmental consultancy E3P has announced its expansion into the Midlands. The firm’s new Birmingham office will be headed by Stephanie Cox.
The built environment is facing a period of major change – with many key challenges emerging from the transition to carbon-neutral business. Illustrating this, during the COP28 climate conference, the UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) unveiled a progress report updating data related to UKGBC’s Net Zero Whole Life Carbon Roadmap. The updated research found that between 2018 and 2022, emissions from the sector fell by 13% – below the 19% reduction required to align with the net-zero pathway.
This shortfall is likely to see demand for specialist environmental consulting firms rise rapidly before the end of the decade. To that end, E3P, a multidisciplinary environmental consultancy supporting the built environment, has opened its second UK office in Birmingham.
Stephanie Cox, a director at E3P, commented, “With such significant regeneration ongoing in the Midlands, as well as strong levels of house building planned, Birmingham was an easy choice for our expansion. I’m confident that, in my new role, I can build strong relationships and a solid foundation for a hugely successful office.”
Having joined E3P more than a decade ago, Cox will now serve as its managing director in the Midlands. She will oversee the opening of the new site, manage the day-to-day operations of the Birmingham office and will drive new business across the region through new and existing clients.
E3P, which currently employs more than 70 people, will use the new base to increase its presence nationally and open up opportunities in the region, as well as in the South of England. The new site, located on Lifford Lane in Stirchley, is the first regional office for the Manchester-headquartered firm and offers an array of services. This will include a new team of specialist consultants offering several multidisciplinary services including environmental, ecological, acoustics and geotechnical work.
In that regard, E3P aims to build a team of 20 in the next two years. Medium to long term ambitions include creating a centre of excellence that will employ between 75 and 100 professionals.
The move follows a strong decade of organic growth for E3P, which has gone from strength to strength since its inception, and will enable its team of experts to better serve its growing client base. Cox added that the move was “a natural next step”, adding she was “thrilled to be at the helm of it.”
“We have an incredibly ambitious and talented team,” Cox concluded, “including 15 chartered professionals, who can draw on expertise nationally to ensure the delivery of all projects to the highest standard. Meanwhile, having a local team in place also enables us to maintain personal client relationships and deliver projects in a sustainable way. The new office is a win-win for our business and our clients.”
The West Midlands’ broad, full-service business ecosystem and critical mass of global corporates played an important part consistently draws consultancies to Birmingham. The region is home to the largest business, professional and financial services cluster outside of London, with a projected value of £50 billion per annum by 2030.
