by Ursula Plowman | Jun 23, 2009 | News
“New Zealand’s foremost expert in the investigation and clean-up of contaminated sites has been called in to check out Marfell Park after the shock discovery of dioxins. Environmental consultant Graeme Proffitt has been asked to lead a sampling and testing...
by Ursula Plowman | Jul 10, 2009 | News
PDP’s sampling plan for Marfell Park is provided on the Taranaki Regional Council website...
by Ursula Plowman | Aug 3, 2009 | News
PDP’s audit report on the remediation of the former Fruitgrowers Chemical Company site in Mapua was released on Friday 31 July by the Minister for the Environment, Nick Smith. The press release from the Minister’s office that accompanied the report can be...
by Ursula Plowman | Aug 27, 2009 | News
The report on PDP’s environmental investigation into the potential contamination at Marfell Park in New Plymouth has been released. Contaminants concentrations in soils sampled from the surface and at depth were found to be low and are considered to present a...
by Ursula Plowman | Nov 13, 2009 | News
We are pleased to announce that PDP has been successful in attaining IPENZ Professional Development Partner (PDP) status. Professional Development Partners undertake to support the development of engineers, particularly in relation to their registration as a Chartered...
by Ursula Plowman | Nov 16, 2009 | News, Prizes
PDP has a tradition of supporting academic achievement and the development of knowledge in the environmental field. One of the ways we do this is through the annual Pattle Delamore Partners Engineering Hydrology Prize. The 2009 winner, Julie Min Zou was awarded her...
by Ursula Plowman | Dec 24, 2009 | News
Wishing you a happy and safe holiday, and all the best for...
by Ursula Plowman | Feb 26, 2010 | News
Congratulations to the PDP team who completed the Great Lake Relay round Taupo last weekend. 12 runners completed the race in 15 hours, 14 minutes and 11...
by Ursula Plowman | Mar 16, 2010 | News
PDP’s Dr Graeme Proffitt has assisted the Ministry for the Environment with the Proposed National Environmental Standard (NES) for Assessing and Managing Contaminants in Soil and is currently touring New Zealand with representatives from Ministry for Environment to...
by Ursula Plowman | Apr 27, 2010 | News
PDP was contracted by the Ministry for the Environment to prepare an inventory of mercury in New Zealand from natural and anthropogenic sources, and to make an assessment of the relative environmental impact of mercury-containing lamps. More information and the full...
by Ursula Plowman | Jun 17, 2010 | News
We have received word from Andrew that they are safe and well, and were not in Osh when the violence broke out. Osh the second largest city in Kyrgyzstan, where Andrew has been living for the past couple of years with his family; the city is currently in major trouble...
by Ursula Plowman | Sep 3, 2010 | News
PDP has been engaged in a consortium to assist NZTA for work related to the construction in Auckland of the proposed $1.4 billion Waterview Connection from State Highway 20 to State Highway 16. The project includes construction of twin 2.4km long tunnels under...