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ABOUT US

Recycling & Waste Management Consultancy

Chris Williamson formed ProTreat in 2011. ProTreat is dedicated to offering a cost saving recycling and waste management consultancy service, by specialising in helping companies to develop proactive strategies and solutions for dealing with waste management issues effectively and economically.

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Chris Williamson

Founder

Chris is a leading consultant in environmental and waste matters who managed the first successful defence to an Environment Agency Crown Court prosecution in 1998, as an abuse of the legal process. In 2007, he steered OSS Group Limited in its landmark Court of Appeal End of Waste ruling against the Environment Agency. In 2016, via a judicial review case brought by his company ProTreat Limited, he succeeded in changing the government’s legal position in England & Wales to bring Small Waste Oil Burners within the remit of the Industrial Emissions Directive.

SERVICES

WASTE TREATMENT & RECYCLING
Oil recovery processes are a good example of the High v Low Capital Expenditure dilemma.Whether it is necessary to produce dark viscous oil or thin low sulfur ‘white’ oil, we can provide the right technical solution. READ MORE
PLANNING & PERMITTING
Our goal is to assist our clients to get their projects planned, built and operated on schedule, while meeting their own expectations for impacts on the environment. READ MORE
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
Companies are facing increasing demands to deliver innovative products/ services, in a socially and environmentally responsible manner. We deliver tailored solutions for companies to build their reputations as sustainable leaders. READ MORE
END OF WASTE
We are able to identify the most appropriate strategy for compliance with REACH and if any EoW tests are subject to ISO17025 UKAS accredited laboratory procedures, we are able to implement those procedures and carry out audits. READ MORE
LEGAL DISPUTES
We have over 20 years’ experience with an excellent professional reputation working as an expert helping in defending clients with solicitors, faced with regulatory problems. READ MORE
OTHER SERVICES
We are also into Trans-frontier Shipment of Waste applications and continous Research & development on improving and streamlining the whole process. READ MORE

PROJECTS

TESTIMONIALS

Vincent Brown
Principal, Vincent Brown Associates (Specialist UK and EU Waste & Environment Law Practice)

As a specialist solicitor engaged in all types of regulatory, contractual, advisory, due diligence and litigation work in the fields of waste, pollution and industrial law, I have worked with Chris Williamson many times, and have found his technical and commercial acumen in these areas to be absolutely indispensable. Whether (for example) challenging government actions or framing difficult and highly specialist ‘end of waste’ cases, Chris’ many years of in-depth knowledge and hands-on experience of commercial industrial processes and the critical nitty-gritty of practical chemistry, are in my experience an essential part of a successful legal or regulatory process – no more so than when he drove the technical agenda (and heavily influenced the legal strategy) that won the groundbreaking OSS v Environment Agency end of waste ruling in the Court of Appeal. I unhesitatingly recommend him to lawyers and commercial operators working in this area.

Tom Cleary
Partner , Knights Solicitors

I have used Protreat's services over the last few years and have been delighted with the quality of work carried out. As a regulatory lawyer who often requires specialist guidance and assistance on waste management issues, I have found Chris Williamson's knowledge and understanding of environmental legalisation, second to none. I have found Protreat to be accessible, responsive, innovative and above all thorough. Consequently, I have always received a service of the highest quality and would have no hesitation in recommending them to others

Neil Richards
Managing Director, Cleansing Service Group

I have known Chris Williamson since 2006 and he has provided environmental & waste advice to CSG on an ongoing basis since 2011. His range of consultancy services are extremely diverse including waste treatment process design & build, project finance models, business plans, joint venture agreements, planning applications, permit applications, appeals, regulatory disputes, commercial dispute resolution, End of Waste applications, quasi legal advice, tied oil schemes, new initiatives etc. I have used most, if not all of these services over the past five years to the benefit of the company so I would highly recommend Chris to any organisation requiring expert environmental support and advice in the waste and industrial sectors.

Gordon Wignall
Barrister, 6 Pump Court Chambers

During the last 5 years I have worked with Chris Williamson on environmental permit judicial review proceedings, a permit appeal Public Inquiry, a planning permission appeal and various other cases. Chris is a very able no compromise environmental consultant who will look for many angles to defend a client's best interests in times of adversity