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Environmental and Forensic Investigation Services

EFI Global is a full-service environmental, engineering, forensic investigations and speciality consulting service.

Our services

Our experts are specialists in environmental services, forensic engineering and fire and explosion investigations, as well as construction consulting and project management – delivering a range of professional and highly technical consultancy services.

Environmental adjusting and consulting services

Our environmental services team have dedicated experts and specialist environmental consultants.

Our environmental services team have dedicated experts and specialist environmental consultants. They’re qualified and experienced in handling all types and sizes of environmental claims, wherever they occur. Issues include:

• Contamination of land, water, air and building structures
• Damage to protected biodiversity and habitat
• Environmental liabilities associated with land purchase and facility acquisitions

Our environmental experts have the expertise and knowledge to provide you with:

• Environmental site assessments
• Spill response management
• Indoor air quality assessment
• Pollution clean-up and validation monitoring
• Brownfield land investigation, remediation and validation
• Regulatory liaison and environmental compliance advice
• Third party scope review and data verification
• Geotechnical engineering analysis
• Expert witness services

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Environmental adjusting and consulting services

Our environmental services team have dedicated experts and specialist environmental consultants. They’re qualified and experienced in handling all types and sizes of environmental claims, wherever they occur. Issues include:

• Contamination of land, water, air and building structures
• Damage to protected biodiversity and habitat
• Environmental liabilities associated with land purchase and facility acquisitions

Our environmental experts have the expertise and knowledge to provide you with:

• Environmental site assessments
• Spill response management
• Indoor air quality assessment
• Pollution clean-up and validation monitoring
• Brownfield land investigation, remediation and validation
• Regulatory liaison and environmental compliance advice
• Third party scope review and data verification
• Geotechnical engineering analysis
• Expert witness services

Forensic construction and engineering consultancy

Our professionally qualified experts offer a single source for all your engineering needs.

Our professionally qualified experts offer a single source for all your engineering needs. From simple evaluations to investigations for High Court and arbitrations, we deliver a rapid response, in-depth analysis, and timely reporting for each project.

• Civil, geotechnical, and structural engineering
• Mechanical, electrical and electronic engineering
• Telecommunications
• Construction management
• Large-scale transportation construction projects
• Renewable energy construction projects (on shore and offshore)
• Ports and terminals construction including dredging operations
• Ground investigations, earthworks, and contaminated soil remediation
• Building regulations and British Standard compliance
• Quantity surveying/validation

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Forensic construction and engineering consultancy

Our professionally qualified experts offer a single source for all your engineering needs. From simple evaluations to investigations for High Court and arbitrations, we deliver a rapid response, in-depth analysis, and timely reporting for each project.

• Civil, geotechnical, and structural engineering
• Mechanical, electrical and electronic engineering
• Telecommunications
• Construction management
• Large-scale transportation construction projects
• Renewable energy construction projects (on shore and offshore)
• Ports and terminals construction including dredging operations
• Ground investigations, earthworks, and contaminated soil remediation
• Building regulations and British Standard compliance
• Quantity surveying/validation

Forensic fire and explosion investigations

Our fire and explosion team handle all types and sizes of claims, wherever they occur.

Our fire and explosion team handle all types and sizes of claims, wherever they occur. They’re able to provide independent advice on the origin and cause of a fire or explosion and are able to investigate losses or claims in support of subrogation or repudiation. Areas we provide support include:

• Electrical installations (domestic and commercial)
• Deliberate ignition
• Private/domestic dwellings
• Wind turbines/solar installations
• Industrial and commercial premises
• Hotels, public houses and restaurants
• Farms and farmland
• Vehicles
• Shipping/marine

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Forensic fire and explosion investigations

Our fire and explosion team handle all types and sizes of claims, wherever they occur. They’re able to provide independent advice on the origin and cause of a fire or explosion and are able to investigate losses or claims in support of subrogation or repudiation. Areas we provide support include:

• Electrical installations (domestic and commercial)
• Deliberate ignition
• Private/domestic dwellings
• Wind turbines/solar installations
• Industrial and commercial premises
• Hotels, public houses and restaurants
• Farms and farmland
• Vehicles
• Shipping/marine

Specialty consulting

As a business, we specialise in managing every aspect of any type of loss and widescale catastrophic event.

As a business, we specialise in managing every aspect of any type of loss and widescale catastrophic event. When we need highly specialised technical support, our experts may also partner with other organisations, collaborating with people who are skilled and accomplished in their specific field. We provide support in:

• Oil and water egress analysis
• Product failure and analysis
• Buildings services and/or structural analysis
• Project cargo, port, and terminal casualties
• Laboratory experimentation & engineering analysis for various construction materials
• Asbestos and lead surveys
• Carbon deposit analysis/swab testing
• Telecommunications
• Personal injury
• Working at height
• Industrial control systems

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Specialty consulting

As a business, we specialise in managing every aspect of any type of loss and widescale catastrophic event. When we need highly specialised technical support, our experts may also partner with other organisations, collaborating with people who are skilled and accomplished in their specific field. We provide support in:

• Oil and water egress analysis
• Product failure and analysis
• Buildings services and/or structural analysis
• Project cargo, port, and terminal casualties
• Laboratory experimentation & engineering analysis for various construction materials
• Asbestos and lead surveys
• Carbon deposit analysis/swab testing
• Telecommunications
• Personal injury
• Working at height
• Industrial control systems

Our Experts

Our expert insights help empower your business decisions.

John Colquhoun

Head of EFI Global UK

John has over 6 years experience of forensic investigation in a wide range of cases throughout the UK and abroad. John can assist with the investigation and analysis of fires and explosions, electrical and electronic engineering failures, and personal injuries.

John has also over 13 years of experience in the telecommunications industry in engineering, commercial and operational management roles.

T: +44 7554 436354
E: john.colquhoun@efiglobal.com

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John Colquhoun

John has over 6 years experience of forensic investigation in a wide range of cases throughout the UK and abroad. John can assist with the investigation and analysis of fires and explosions, electrical and electronic engineering failures, and personal injuries.

John has also over 13 years of experience in the telecommunications industry in engineering, commercial and operational management roles.

T: +44 7554 436354
E: john.colquhoun@efiglobal.com

Andy Kyle

Head of Environmental Consultancy UK

Andy is an environmental scientist who worked for the Environment Agency in water resource protection for 5 years then for 15 years for one of the biggest spill response and environmental specialists in the UK, latterly as the Operations Director, UK and Ireland.

He has personally controlled or managed many thousands of remediation projects in the UK and globally from high net worth domestic oil spills, to commercial spills incidents involving multi-million £ liabilities and several expert witness cases in Court.

M +44 7500 031509
E andrew.kyle@efiglobal.com

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Andy Kyle

Andy is an environmental scientist who worked for the Environment Agency in water resource protection for 5 years then for 15 years for one of the biggest spill response and environmental specialists in the UK, latterly as the Operations Director, UK and Ireland.

He has personally controlled or managed many thousands of remediation projects in the UK and globally from high net worth domestic oil spills, to commercial spills incidents involving multi-million £ liabilities and several expert witness cases in Court.

M +44 7500 031509
E andrew.kyle@efiglobal.com

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Office address:

Glasgow EFI Global

225 Bath Street

Glasgow, United Kingdom

G2 4GZ

Telephone:

44 141 240 2500

Fax:

44 141 847 0480

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Head office London

60 Fenchurch Street, London

United Kingdom

EC3M 4AD

Telephone:

44 207 530 0600

Fax:

44 207 530 0606

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