About the event
Join WES for a talk from Allan Barton CEng, FSOE, FIPlantE, MCIWM and FIOD on Friday 31st March 6pm-7:30pm on Zoom!
Allan Barton will deliver a talk with a particular focus on the resources we use to sustain our way of life, and treasuring them for future generations. Allan's career has led him towards being passionate about this wonderful planet we live upon, and is a member of the IMechE process industries Board leading their working group on Sustainable Resources.
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Allan’s career has led him towards being passionate about this wonderful planet we live upon. His particular focus is on the resources we use to sustain our way of life, and treasuring them for future generations.
For the past 15 years he has worked for Arup, a global engineering consultancy, as their Global Business Leader for Resources and Waste. This has allowed him to travel the world, helping people understand how they can better handle the planet’s resources.
Prior to this he worked for 20 years at Shanks, which at the time, was one of the leading Waste Management Contractors. He held various positions concluding with being Managing Director of Shanks East London, a company building and running a large a waste PFI business.
He has worked at Director level for the past 27 and has considerable experience of the global resource and waste sector, and the technologies and processes employed to handle and treat all categories of waste.
Allan now has a portfolio of activities in addition to Arup. These include being a member of the I Mech E process industries Board leading their working group on Sustainable Resources, and a Court Assistant of the Company of Water Conservators, who focus on promoting a diverse and sustainable environment.
Previously he has been:
Non-Exec Chair of SEaB Power Limited, Chair of the Advisory Board to the Sustainability and Resource Efficiency Knowledge Transfer Network (Part of Innovate UK), Member of the Agri Food Technology Council (A UK Ministerial Chaired leadership council) supporting them on sustainability.Director of Ecology of Care Network CIC, Non-Executive Director London Remade Ltd and member of its Audit Committee, Non-Executive Director Chemical Industries Association and member of its Sustainability panel,He is a CEng, FSOE, FIPlantE, MCIWM and FIOD.He is also passionate about promoting personal development, leadership, encouraging society to be more thoughtful about the way we live on our planet.