We are pleased to welcome Dr. Peter Barratt to Eco-Solids International, where he will be responsible for International Sales & Marketing activity and the management of Intellectual Property Rights. Peter comes to the company from Air Products & Chemicals where he was Business Technology Manager - Water Systems, responsible for planning a new Global Water Systems Group. Prior to that, he held senior positions at AP in various aspects of Business Development and Commercial Technology Management for European and Asian markets. Previously, Peter had been a senior Environmental Consultant with Richards, Moorehead & Laing Ltd and before that a Biotreatment Technology Manager with Biotal Ltd. His impressive qualifications include a PhD in Environmental Chemistry & Biology from Reading, a MIBiol Biological Sciences with Industrial Microbiology from Manchester and a HND in Applied Biology from Leicester, in addition to membership of several professional institutions.

Peter will be working closely with the Directors in appointing and assisting agents for Eco-Solids around the world and spearheading the marketing of our technologies to new markets.

July 2007> Pilot-plant designed for the treatment of Landfill Leachate for a site in the Philippines
Eco-Solids is delighted to announce that it has designed a pilot plant for treatment of landfill leachate for PHIL ECOLOGY Systems Inc. of Manila in the Philippines. The main objective of this project is to provide a pilot plant to investigate how best the leachate can be treated and build on the information and experience for the provision of a range of simple and compact process units which are relocateable and cost effective.

Dr. Manocher Asaadi of Eco-Solids, who has designed the plant with Dr. Jake Spooner, states; "Several process options were considered: anaerobic filter, conventional activated sludge process (ASP), biological aerated flooded filer (BAFF), membrane bioreactor (MBR) and integrated fixed film activated sludge (IFAS). It was decided to use the IFAS option as it provided the most appropriate method of treatment in terms of process simplicity, plant involved and flexibility of operation. The IFAS concept enables incorporation of high biological loading of an attached growth system with simple operation of a conventional activated sludge process."

The Pilot-plant will be developed and built by Eco-Solids and is expected to ready for shipment to PHIL ECOLOGY early in 2008.

June 2007 > Eco-Solids Process Technical Information updated
A new report entitled 'The Eco-Solids Process - Technical Information' has been released, which provides full technical details about the process. This report replaces our earlier documentation and is much more comprehensive. This and other reports about the Eco-Solids Process are available to download from this website.

Feb. 2007 > OUR PEOPLE
Eco-Solids International is very pleased to announce the appointment of two key personnel;

Dr Jake Spooner joins us in a full-time capacity as Manager, Technology & Engineering, having previously operated on a consultancy basis. Jake studied at Loughborough University where he gained his degree in Civil Engineering with German and his doctorate in Hydraulic Engineering, following which, he has worked internationally with two major firms of consulting engineers, most recently based in New Zealand. Jake is now leading our Technology & Engineering Department, looking at the implementation and development of our systems and assisting our agents world-wide.

In a consulting capacity, Dr. Manocher Asaadi brings a wealth of experience in the waste-water and sludge treatment industry to Eco-Solids. Manocher studied at the Imperial College, London and has spent his career looking at solutions for a variety of waste material, most recently at a senior level with Thames Water where he was responsible for their biosolids research programme. He will be working closely with Jake Spooner and the Board of Directors to ensure the successful completion of the Bug Buster commercial trial, in co-operation with our engineering partners Earth Tech Engineering.

Jake and Manocher will also be working together in assessing the suitability of Eco-Solids’ technologies in providing treatment solutions around the world.

Nov. 2006 > 11th European Biosolids and Organic Resources Conference & Exhibition, Wakefield, 13-15 November 2006
Details of the Bug Buster trial at Yorkshire Water’s Old Whittington STW will be presented at the forthcoming 11th European Biosolids and Organic Resources Conference & Exhibition being organized by Aqua-Enviro Technology Transfer at Wakefield, Yorkshire, 13th to 15th November, 2006. A visit to the works to view the Bug buster installation is being arranged for the afternoon of the 15th November. Details may be found at www.aqua-enviro.net.

Sept. 2006 > BUG BUSTER
Eco-Solids International has signed an agreement with Yorkshire Water to start the world’s first commercial scale trials of the Bug Buster technology at their Old Whittington Sewage Treatment Works at Chesterfield in Yorkshire, Great Britain. The trials are being managed by Eco-Solids’s engineering partner Earth Tech Engineering (www.earthtech.co.uk) and independently monitored by the Imperial College, London who will be producing a report on the project.

Sept. 2006 > CORPORATE
Eco-Solids International is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Stephen Mahon to the board of the company. Dr. Mahon is also Chief Investment Officer of the Low Carbon Accelerator, the closed ended investment company in the low carbon arena, which invests in businesses whose products or services lead to immediate net reductions in green house gas emissions. Low Carbon Accelerator has made a significant investment in Eco-Solids International and we look forward to working together in combining the reduction of carbon emissions with sound business management in the treatment of waste-water and sewage sludge.