The Company - Echmes

ECHMES Ltd is a private Consultancy Company established in Athens, Greece in 1994, that provides integrated specialized services in the field of Environmental Permitting and Environmental Management in a wide range of business, commercial and industrial activities, within the framework of Sustainable Development and of the Environmental and Social Risk Mitigation. In parallel, it offers consulting services on Due Diligence and financing of businesses under existing funding programs.

The Company’s services are offered to national and international private and public companies, local authorities (Peripheries, Prefectures, Municipalities, etc.) and their development agencies and the wider public sector. ECHMES cooperate with Universities and Academic and Research Institutes, in order to implement research programs and develop technology in the fields of the company’s interest.

ECHMES, is registered to the official Greek Consultancy Register (Reg. No. 898) of the Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure and Networks and is specialized on the main consulting services in classes 6 / B2, 7 / B2, 19 / B3, 27 / B3, regulated under the Greek Law. Currently and after the update of the relevant prevailing legislation, ECHMES is preparing its application for the upgrade of its consultancy services in classes 19 and 27 from B3 to C3.

ECHMES is a member of the Hellenic Federation of Enterprises (SEV), the Technical Chamber of Greece (TEE), the Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI), the Greek Association of Environmental Protection Companies (PASEPPE), and the Hellenic Association of Consulting Firms (HELLASCO).

ECHMES is certified by Eurocert and implements the following systems:

Quality Management System in accordance with ELOT standard EN ISO 9001:2015.
Environmental Management System in accordance with ELOT standard EN ISO 14001:2015.
Occupational Health and Safety Management System in accordance with ELOT standard ISO 45001:2018.

The company is insured for professional liability coverage (ERROR & ΟMISSIONS) to Lloyd’s Insurance Company SA, through CROMAR INSURANCE BROKERS SA, Coverholder at Lloyd’s.

Vision

The Vision of the company is the creative cooperation and trust with its clients and stake holders involved. Main priority of ECHMES is the development and the continuous improvement of its services, with the effective performance of our business associates and the sustainable use of Innovative Techniques.

Our mission

The mission of the company is:
• The provision of high-quality services at a competitive cost
• The customer satisfaction
• The creation of strategic cooperation with clients and external associates on a permanent basis
• The evaluation and reward of the employees
• The steady increase on the company’s turnover and its competitiveness

As such, special emphasis is given to the implementation of procedures that secure the high quality of the provided services and to the continuous training of the company’s personnel to new technologies and services. A Quality Management Standard according to ISO 9001:2015 is implemented so as to maintain a monitoring system of the quality of services and the achievement of the company’s objectives through the relevant KPIs.

By applying the above, a regular and documented performance update is performed by the Quality officer and evaluated by the Management so that decisions can be made in order to have continuous improvement of service delivery, increase of annual turnover and customer satisfaction always within the framework of sustainable development.

To achieve the above the company is fully equipped with up-to-date hardware devices and software and our associates and personnel participate in conferences, scientific meetings and seminars.

Services

ECHMES services include:

ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES & PERMITTING

Strategic Environmental Impact Studies
Environmental Impact Studies
Solid & Liquid Waste Management Studies
Dispersion model of gaseous pollutants
Environmental noise mapping and assessment of potential impacts
Design and implementation studies of treated liquid waste reuse for urban and peri-urban activities and underground disposal
Environmental Monitoring Programs

PROJECT PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT

Sustainable Development of Raw Materials – Extractive Waste Management Plans
Metallurgical, Chemical and other Industrial studies
Geological suitability studies
Rehabilitation of Quarries, Mining and Industrial sites
Mining Design & Technical Studies based on articles No 4 and 101 of the Greek Mining Regulation
Geotechnical & Special Geotechnical Studies based on article No 4 of the Greek Mining Regulation
Special Blasting Studies
Life Cycle Assessment of Projects and Products

MANAGEMENT & SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SYSTEMS

Environmental and Social Risk Assessment of Projects & Activities
Environmental & Social Due Diligence (ESDD) for systemic Banks
Design and Development of Quality, Environmental, Energy, Health & Safety Management Systems
Sustainability Reports (application of the CSRD directive)

FINANCIAL STUDIES

Feasibility Studies & Business Plans
Inclusion of Investments under the Hellenic Strategic Investments framework
Sustainability Documentation studies, under the Hellenic Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF)
Studies related to compliance with the “Do no Significant Harm” requirements under the Hellenic Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF)
Investment Programs, under EU funded Development Frameworks
European Funded Research Programs

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS (G.I.S)

Spatial Processing and Multicriteria Data Analysis
Production of Cartographic Reports and Spatial Analysis procedures – Geocoding of Points of Interest
Development of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) Applications
Application of modern data collection methods using UAS (Drone)

Human Resources

Partners, Scientific staff and external associates of our company present significant technical knowledge and long expertise in the design, permitting and development of a big number of major international and national investments in areas related to the environment, the sustainable use of natural resources, energy, industrial projects, tourism, real estate and other commercial developments. For each project we form the best multidisciplinary working team that will provide an in depth understanding of your needs and high level services through the values and vision of the company.

Our associates are certified and registered to records the Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure and Networks, to the following Categories:

Category 27 «Environmental Studies» Class C’, Β’ and Α’
Category 15 «Industrial Studies» Class Α’
Category 19 «Mining Studies» Class Β’ and Α’
Category 06 «Architectural Studies of Buildings» Class Β’
Category 07 «Special Architectural Studies» Class Β’
Category 02 «Urban Planning and City Planning Studies» Class Β’
Category 21 «Geotechnical Studies» Class Β’
Category 16 «Topographic Studies» Class A’
Category 13 «Hydraulics Studies» Class Α’

Our Company throughout its 32 years of operation has successfully completed more than four hundred and fifty (450) environmental, technical and feasibility studies.

ECHMES also presents significant expertise in Environmental & Social Risk Assessment and Evaluation, in the design and development of Quality, Environmental, Energy, Health & Safety Management Systems, and in Sustainability Documentation and other reports (eg. “Do No Significant Harm”), under the Hellenic Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF). During the last seven years ECHMES has successfully prepared more than one thousand and one hundred (1.100) Environmental & Social Due Diligence Reports for systemic Banks.

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