What We Do
suitably qualified and experienced practitioners (sqep) working towards sustainable development to safeguard the environment for future generations
Focus Environmental Services have been in operation since 2008. Providing quality, fast and efficient services to the residential, commercial and industrial sectors throughout New Zealand.
Our experienced scientists and environmental consultants are providing services to clients in the private, commercial and industrial sectors throughout New Zealand. With extensive knowledge of the council and governmental regulatory requirements, coupled with widespread experience in the environmental field, our team will provide the most practical solution to your project to achieve the desired outcome.
Our staff have extensive domestic and international experience in the following fields:
- Contaminated Land - Investigation, Remediation & Validation
- Asbestos Management - Building Surveys, Management Plans & Removal Works
- Water Quality - Ground Water & Surface Water Investigation and Monitoring
- Landfill Gas Monitoring - Gas Quality & Instantaneous Surface Monitoring
- Emissions to Atmosphere
- Occupational & Environmental Noise Assessment
- Industrial Hygiene & Occupational Health Assessment
- Project Management
Our dedicated team ensure that our clients are fully aware of the potential scope of works and the associated costs so that there are no surprises. Focus will carry out all required sampling under chain of custody and ensure that all samples are transported to an IANZ accredited analytical laboratory for analysis. Our monitoring services allows us to offer clients a full range of environmental services from onsite monitoring and collection of samples, to the final interpretation of results.
Contaminated Land Services & Landfill Monitoring
Focus provides a total project management approach to contaminated and potentially contaminated land. Focus can identify and investigate residential, commercial and industrial properties in accordance with the Contaminated Land Management Guidelines, the Ministry for the Environment's National Environment Standards (NES) & the discharge criteria outlined in the Auckland Unitary Plan (Operative in Part).
Our contaminated land services include:
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Focus provide Landfill Gas Monitoring services throughout New Zealand for both the public and private sectors. Focus can electronically monitor gases which are released through landfills, and can provide services such as the installation and sampling of gas monitoring wells.
Our Landfill gas monitoring services include:
- Landfill Gas Quality Sampling and Monitoring
- Landfill Gas Emissions
- ISM Surveys for Existing and Closed Landfills
- Measurement of Gas Levels in Buildings and Enclosed Areas
For further information on any of the above services, please contact us
Asbestos Management
Focus provides a total project management approach for all asbestos requirements. Focus can identify, manage and remediate asbestos containing materials in all forms of residential, commercial and industrial properties in accordance with the Health and Safety at Work (Asbestos) Regulations 2016, the Contaminated Land Management Guidelines, and the Ministry for the Environment's National Environment Standards (NES).
Our asbestos management services include:
- Asbestos Building Surveys undertaken in accordance with the British Occupational Hygiene Society Guidelines (IP402)
- Asbestos Management Plans & Asbestos Removal Control Plans
- Asbestos in Soil Sampling carried out in accordance with the Contaminated Land Management Guidelines and the Western Australian Guidelines
- Project Management and Supervision of Asbestos Remediation, Encapsulation & Removal Works
- Site Validation of Asbestos Contaminated Land
- Site Management & Monitoring of Asbestos Work
- Assessment of Site Conditions against Worksafe Requirements
- Class A Asbestos Licensed
For further information on any of the above services, please contact us
For information regarding the dangers and health-risks of asbestos, please visit https://www.asbestos.com/
Water Quality
Focus provide Water Quality services throughout New Zealand. Focus can undertake surface and groundwater sampling and monitoring and can provide services such as the installation and sampling of groundwater monitoring wells.
Our water quality services include:
- Surface Water Quality
- Groundwater Quality
- Installation of Monitoring Wells
- In-situ Analysis
- Compliance Monitoring and Reporting
- Groundwater Remediation
- Tradewaste Compliance Monitoring
For further information on any of the above services, please contact us
Occupational Exposure Surveys
Focus have experience working with employers and employees, monitoring the work practices, identifying the hazards and measuring the exposures. The occupational monitoring team at Focus Environmental Services can provide a thorough service that will give peace of mind to employers concerned with the health and safety of their employees. Focus can provide services such as the preparation and implementation of a plan to eliminate, isolate and minimise risk and to protect employees from the exposures.
Our occupational exposure services include:
- Occupational Exposure Surveys
- HSNO Classifications for Substances Used in the Workplace
- Direct Comparison of Substance with Work place Exposure Standards
- WES Expressed as Time Weighted Averages 8hr TWA
- WES Short Term Exposure Limits STEL
- Noise Exposure Levels Expressed in LAeq, 8hr dB(A)
- Peak Noise Levels Lpeak
For further information on any of the above services, please contact us
waste characterisation
Focus can screen materials in-situ with an INNOV-X Delta Series x-ray fluorescence analyser (XRF) and a Photoionisation Detector (PID) to give on the spot indications of heavy metal, and volatile organic compound contamination, prior to collecting samples for chemical analysis. This can allow contractors to make early decisions on material quality, handling and/or disposal requirements and reduces down time.
Our waste characterisation services include:
- XRF Screening
- PID Screening
- Discrete Sampling
- Fill Characterisation
- Disposal Option Determination
- Visual and Olfactory Assessment
- Identification and Characterisation of Asbestos Containing Materials
For further information on any of the above services, please contact us