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EIA Environmental Noise Working Group

Our last meeting of our recently formed Environmental Noise Working Group which has its 3rd meeting of the year.

EIA Launches New Working Group on Environmental Noise

Posted on 5 June 202511 June 2025 by Michael Lunn

London, UK – 5 June 2025 – The Environmental Industries Association (EIA), the leading voice for the UK’s environmental services technology and services sector, is proud to announce the formation of a new Environmental Noise Working Group. This initiative underscores the EIA’s commitment to addressing the growing challenges and opportunities surrounding environmental noise pollution across the UK.

The Environmental Noise Working Group will bring together experts from industry, academia, and government to explore innovative solutions, influence policy, and promote best practices in noise measurement, assessment, mitigation, and regulation. With urbanisation, infrastructure development, and transportation networks expanding rapidly, the need for coordinated action on environmental noise has never been more urgent.

Key objectives of the working group include:

Policy Engagement: Collaborating with regulators and policymakers to shape effective noise control legislation and standards.
Innovation and Technology: Promoting the adoption of cutting-edge noise management, assessment and abatement technologies.
Public Awareness: Raising awareness of the health and environmental impacts of noise pollution.
Industry Collaboration: Creating a platform for EIA members to share knowledge, case studies, and technical expertise.

Giles Parker, Sound Barrier Solutions who has offered to chair the working group said “We are excited to launch this new working group at a time when environmental noise is gaining recognition as a critical public health and environmental issue,” at the EIA. “This group will play a vital role in ensuring that the UK remains at the forefront of sustainable and responsible environmental management.”

The Environmental Noise Working Group will hold its inaugural meeting in next month, with participation open to all EIA members and invited guests and stakeholders.

For more information or to express interest in joining the group, please visit: https://eiassociation.co.uk/policy/environmental-noise/

EIA Environmental Noise Working Group

This is the invite to the Inaugural meeting of the EIA Environmental Noise Working Group.

You can review more about the group here Environmental Noise – Environmental Industries Association

Our guest speaker will be Stephen Turner, former Chair and Government adviser which culminated in the IEMA Guidelines for Environmental Noise Impact Assessment. Stephen will give Members an overview of activity within the environmental noise sector policy and regulatory regine and explain where things are changing or likely to change into the future. This will be followed by questions and wider debate.

All Members and guests will get an opportunity to raise issues which you would like EIA to get involved with.

A full agenda will be issued 7 days prior to the meeting. Please forward to any guests you wish to invite.

The meeting will be chaired by Giles Parker, Sound Barrier Solutions.

The meeting will be via TEAMs but it is hoped that future meetings will be in person or hybrid to allow networking and B2B discussions.