Overview
Odour Consultants (ODC) has a proven track record of providing solutions to our clients, who often have complex projects. We have substantial experience of providing good advice for a wide range of industries including agriculture, restaurants, waste treatment, and food production. We also provide support to local authorities.
Our growing team of experts has over 70 years of experience and collaboratively we draw knowledge and expertise from a range of backgrounds to enable us to deliver services of any scale and for a wide range of industries.
ODC has substantial experience providing services to the private sector for a large variety of industries, such as residential, commercial, industrial, power-generating, waste, agricultural and food-retail facilities. ODC also has extensive experience in providing services to the public sector, including support for local authorities.
Our head office is based in the iconic city of Bristol, from here we provide client support throughout the UK and internationally
Challenging the norm
ODC are always looking to work outside the box, finding new approaches to solve difficult situations and establish measures to help minimise emissions.
We have helped numerous clients achieve planning permission and environmental permits, despite challenging technical circumstances, for a wide range of projects.
Odour Experts
Utilising years of experience, ODC are able to deliver unrivalled standards of work in an efficient and timely manner.
We are leading the way with technical expertise and have developed software to allow assessments to be carried out efficiently, giving us time to focus on our client’s needs.
Client-Focused Service
We pride ourselves in supporting clients throughout the development process, providing solutions early so risks are avoided later. ODC provide in-depth feasibility and due diligence studies to identify and minimise potential risks.
We liaise with clients to ensure their concerns are addressed and provide unrivalled expertise to ensure all project complexities are overcome with ease.
History
Odour Consultants, part of KALACO Group Ltd, was established in April 2019 when founder Kieran Laxen identified the demand for client-focused professional services, which he believed could be delivered more efficiently with greater detail. What was a start-up is now a thriving business, putting client needs at the forefront and achieving well beyond the goals they first set out.
Our Team
Odour Consultants provide expert advice and support to developers, industry, local authorities and policy makers. The Company’s Directors have a national reputation in odour management and assessment. As well as the two company directors, ODC has access to a team with collectively over 70 years of experience.
Our key team members to contact are:
Kieran Laxen MEng (Hons) MIEnvSc MIAQM MBIAC
Director & Founder
Kieran is a Director and founder of ODC, a Chartered Environmentalist with over 15 years’ experience in environmental sciences. His expertise covers odour surveys, desk-based analyses, computational modelling, and expert witness services. He has undertaken many hundreds of planning and permitting projects across the UK and abroad covering a diverse range of industries, including residential, commercial, retail, and leisure developments, transport infrastructure, landfill sites, mineral sites, airports, waste facilities, industrial facilities, power-generation facilities, sewage works and agricultural facilities. This has included provision of expert witness services at public inquiries and hearings. Kieran has also been involved in a number of projects for government bodies including JNCC, EA, GLA, National Highways and NGOs, undertaking research and development activities. He has contributed to many guidance documents, most recently for IAQM. Kieran led the development of officially licensed quality assured observational meteorological data, which is used by most of the odour industry in the UK.
Dr Claire Holman, BSc (Hons) PhD CSci CEnv FIEnvSc FIAQM
Director
Dr Holman is a Director of ODC. She is a Chartered Scientist and a Chartered Environmentalist, has nearly 40 years of experience and has advised national governments in Europe, Asia and Africa, as well as the European Commission on a range of strategic environmental issues. Claire has contributed to the development of IAQM and EPUK professional guidance, is currently the President of the IAQM, has been a member of a Government air quality review group, and advised the Department for Transport on their cleaner vehicles and fuels research programme. She is an experienced expert witness for planning inquiries and litigation.
Services
Planning Applications
Environmental Permitting
Nuisance Issues
Public Sector Support
Expert Witness Services
Odour Control
Careers
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