Environmental consultancy moves into larger HQ

Midlands environmental consultancy Wharton Natural Infrastructure Consultants has move into larger premises.

Wharton Natural Infrastructure Consultants provide topographical surveys, tree and ecology advice

The firm’s founder Peter Wharton said: “We have a passion for the environment, and its appropriate management and enhancement’. We are realistic and commercially-minded. We are looking for the best long-term solutions for our clients that also benefit the environment. It is that approach that has helped us grow so quickly.

“A lot of our growth is down to our team of ecologists and arboriculturists who enable us to offer a better service in terms of capability and capacity.”

Wharton Natural Infrastructure Consultants has seen growth of 20% per year over the past four years, therefore classing the business as “high growth”, but also leading to a need for new premises to cater for its 10-strong team as it outgrew its former home at Minerva Mill in Alcester.

Working with Ben Truslove, joint managing director at property consultants John Truslove, Wharton Natural Infrastructure Consultants has now taken 1,035 sq ft of office space at Old Vicarage, Alcester Road in Coughton, near Alcester, on a five-year term.

Wharton added: “Ben and the team at John Truslove have been brilliant, really helpful throughout the process as we got the premises ready for us to move in. They are much more suitable to our needs and have had a real impact on our efficiency, along with some of the new technology we are now using. Instead of all working in once office we can now separate out, which helps us focus on the job in hand.

“As well as making us more efficient for our clients it is also helping us reduce our operating costs. It’s a great result.”

Ben Truslove said: “Helping a firm find the right premises is part of the DNA of our business here at John Truslove. It makes all the difference to how a business operates, enabling its people to worker better and smarter, improving their efficiency and the efficiency – and profitability – of the wider company.

“Wharton Natural Infrastructure Consultants is a growing business in an increasingly busy sector and these offices will provide the platform for further secure growth in the future. We wish them well.”