Team Profile

Martin Lovelock BEng (Hons) CGeol FGS MCIWM
Technical Director
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Martin has been at TACCL since its inception in March 2000 and has over 30 years of practical experience in ground investigation and environmental consultancy, particularly in the specialist areas of contaminated land, ground and groundwater investigation, ground remediation, landfill design and waste management. As an Environment Agency approved CQA Engineer he has overseen the construction of numerous landfill sites and associated landfill infrastructure across the North West.

Martin is a Qualified Person registered with CL:AIRE under the Definition of Waste Code of Practice and assists clients with the re-use and recovery of waste materials.

Martin has also appeared as an expert witness in civil and criminal legal disputes (High Court, Crown Court and Magistrates Court) and planning enquiries. He has appeared in courts and hearings in Liverpool, London, Manchester, Newcastle, Wigan and South Wales (Cardiff, Newport and Swansea).

Claire Gettinby BSc (Hons) PhD MCIWM
Director
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Claire leads the environmental permitting and waste planning team at TACCL. She is a Chartered Waste Manager and holds an honours degree in Environmental Science and a PhD in Wastewater Eco-toxicity.

Claire joined TACCL in 2003 after several years working in the hazardous waste sector, specialising in chemical waste treatment. Her areas of expertise include environmental permitting, waste treatment, wastewater treatment, landfill, industrial processing and waste planning including EIA.

David Killick BSc (Hons)
Senior Consultant
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David has 25 years’ experience working in the waste management industry, 15 years as a consultant with TACCL. David holds an honours degree in Geology and a Certificate of WAMITAB Technical Competence, Managing Landfill Operations: Special Waste (Level 4) – LS4, 30 April 2001.

David is an Environment Agency approved CQA Engineer responsible for the supervision, management and validation of landfill liners, capping systems and landfill infrastructure at numerous sites across North West England. David also has experience across the site investigation, environmental monitoring and remediation sectors.

Michelle Birkett BSc (Hons) PGDip GCIWM
Senior Consultant
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Michelle has 12 years’ experience working in environmental consultancy within both the contaminated land and waste sectors. Michelle holds an honours degree in Environmental Management and a Post Graduate Diploma in Environmental Science.

Michelle started her career in Australia in 2005 working in the contaminated land sector for 8 years, and then continuing her studies in New Zealand. Moving back to the UK in 2014, Michelle joined TACCL where she works predominantly within the environmental permitting and waste planning team. Her areas of expertise include environmental permitting, waste treatment, landfill, waste planning including EIA, Computer Aided Design and contaminated land investigations and risk assessments.

Ian Clarke Dip.Poll.Con.(OU)
Senior Technician & CQA Inspector

Ian has over 35 years’ experience working in the site investigation and waste management sectors. Ian has extensive experience of supervising landfill liner and capping projects and associated activities, sampling and in situ testing, review of test data and reporting and is an Environment Agency approved CQA Inspector.

Ian also has many years of experience of site investigation, environmental monitoring, remediation of contaminated land, acoustic, air quality and topographic surveys.