Morris Environmental & Groundwater Alliances () bring together specialist partnerships in the fields of environmental and groundwater science and engineering. The philosophy of is to form project teams with the appropriate mix of environmental skills, expertise and technical and social objectives.

was established in 1999 by Ritchie Morris who is an Environmental Hydrogeologist with over 20 years of experience in the southern Africa region. Mary-Jane Morris joined at the beginning of 2001. She brings over 20 years of experience in environmental management including environmental impact assessment, environmental management systems and strategic planning. Recently Mary-Jane has been involved in developing Environmental Management Software through a newly-formed company, Odyssey Technologies.

We are service and solution driven. It is our philosophy to work with our clients to provide innovative, practical and cost effective solutions, which promote environmental and groundwater resource sustainability and ensure compliance with current and expected South African legislation. We work in partnership with our clients and capacity building and skills transfer is therefore an important cornerstone in our work.
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provide expertise and services that offer a multi-disciplinary approach to a range of environmental projects.

Environmental Services Groundwater Services
  • Environmental management systems (ISO14001)
  • Environmental Management Software
  • Hazard ranking of environmental liabilities
  • Contaminated site / land assessments
  • Remediation, management and monitoring of contaminated sites / land
  • Hydrocarbon environmental management
  • Due diligence and acquisition environmental audits
  • Environmental risk assessment
  • Environmental Impact Assessment
  • Strategic environmental planning and assessment
  • Sustainability reporting
  • Development of environmental policies and management guidelines
  • Utilisation and development plans for coastal and estuarine areas
  • Peer review and expert witness for environmental issues
  • Environmental Data Management
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Because it's the right thing to do. We have a passion for the environment and we enjoy supporting people who believe in doing the right thing.

has experience in dealing with both environmental and groundwater issues in the southern African region. Thus, we know the legislative requirements and are able to access local expertise and knowledge. We are solution driven and will be successful if we are able to add value to your and other clients' businesses.

By forming partnerships with our clients, other specialists and required contractors, we become "total service providers" thus enabling you to concentrate on your core activities. Through partnerships, we are able to offer a cost effective solution tailored to meet our client's needs. promote employment equity and capacity building within our project partnerships.
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Approach
is known for its highly innovative and practical approach to dealing with environmental issues. Our key position to projects is to understand the client's and the environment's needs, and then to work 'with' the client team to satisfy these needs. To be successful, we recognize that it is essential to 'add value' to the client's organization, whilst at the same time promoting sustainability within the environment. endeavour to include an empowerment component in the approach to our projects. Our approach is thus to:

- provide clear advice;
- ensure we recommend implementable solutions that are practical;
- assist in prioritising actions on the basis of consequences and risks for the   environment and the client;
- explain findings in an understandable way;
- bring the right set of skills together for any project.

undertake all scale of projects ranging in value from a few thousand Rand to millions of Rands. Project teams are made up of specialists in their respective fields and thus entail a high level of professionalism and dedication to providing a quality service. All contractor and outsourced services are managed by the team. Experience has shown that a consortium of specialists drawn from small businesses can provide a high quality service at a very competitive cost for all scale of projects.

team composition
strives to work in partnership with personnel of the client organizations. We are able to attach the right set of skills and experience to service projects. We develop value out of being a small organization by applying a high level of service and client interaction. has a highly respected set of core staff with alliance partners in most of the major centres throughout South Africa.

Feedback
Reaction from clients regarding the quality of our work and the presentation of findings in user-friendly reports has been very positive. We are passionate about the environment and this is reflected in the quality of our work.

Professional indemnity
maintains Professional Indemnity Insurance through Lloyds via Manwood Underwriters. We are also registered with the Compensation Commission of The Department of Labour.

Successful empowerment comprises a two-way transfer of knowledge and experience within the client-consultant-contractor teams. Being a small specialist environmental consultancy, it is important that we see empowerment actually happening and one of the ways in which we fulfil this is through the transfer of information about environmental matters to the client and contractor workforces.

We see 'active empowerment' requiring an understanding of the interrelationships between career growth, social, economic and environmental issues and identifying opportunities on how the project approach can be structured so that each realizes some benefit.

In addition to the above, the members of are actively involved in providing training courses and lectures, free of charge, to students at tertiary institutions, eg technikons, and also local government departments and professional organisations.
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AECI Coatings Pty Ltd
AECI Ltd
BASF
Biolab SA
Biopolymers SA Pty Ltd
Cape Metropolitan Administration, Catchment Management Department
Cape Metropolitan Administration, Environmental Management Department
Cape Metropolitan Tourism
Cape Town Iron and Steel Company Pty Ltd
Cape Town Tourism
Chemical Services Pty Ltd
Chemical Initiatives
Comar Chemicals Pty Ltd
Crest Chemicals
Daimler Chrysler SA Pty Ltd
De Beers Marine Pty Ltd
Delta Motor Corporation
Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism
Department of Environmental Affairs & Development Planning, Western Cape Province
Duferco Steel Processing Pty Ltd
Dulux Paints
Elf Gas SA Pty Ltd
Exel Petroleum
FFS Refiners Pty Ltd
Heartland Properties
Kynoch Feeds
Kynoch Fertilizers
Mvelaprop - part of the Mvelaphanda Group
Oilkol Pty Ltd
PPC
Protekon
SAPPI Pty Ltd
SASOL Polymers
Spoornet
Sun International (in association with Chand Environmental Consultants)
The Rose Foundation
TRW Automotive USA
TRW South Africa
Unifoods SA Pty Ltd
Western Cape Nature Conservation Board
Ziton Pty Ltd
7-Eleven Convenience Stores

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