Environmental Management
This business provides consultancy services in respect of health, safety, risk and environmental management in the UK and the Netherlands and the management of water resources in the UK. During the course of the year through the acquisition of MetOcean in Australia we extended both the range of our services and geographical reach of the business. The results in 2007 were excellent.
Our business servicing the UK water industry had another good year. We are working on long term commissions for the majority of the water companies. RPS' specific strengths in the water industry coupled with our environmental credentials position us well to help with problems created by water shortages and legislation seeking to secure environmental improvement.The UK market in health and safety consultancy has generally remained strong, driven by increasing statutory obligations as awareness of the
importance
of managing these matters more carefully
has heightened.The imminent introduction
of the requirement for owners of certain
types of commercial property to secure
Energy Performance Certificates illustrates
the opportunities likely to arise as a result
of the need to use energy more efficiently.
In the Netherlands the recent
acquisition of Kraan signals our increasing
confidence in both the market and
prospects for our business.
Environmental
Management |
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| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Average number of employees |
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| Average number of employees | 1,290 | 1,145 |
| Days absent (%) | 2.3 | 2.1 |
| Average length of service (years) | 3.1 | 4.8 |
| Working part time (%) | 11.0 | 7.7 |
| Retention Rate (%) | 84 | - |
| Women | ||
| All employees (%) | 18.7 | 16.8 |
| Ethnic minorities | ||
| All employees (%) | 4.5 | 3.3 |
| Age profile | ||
| Employees aged under 25 (%) | 13.8 | 14.9 |
| Employees aged 25-29 (%) | 17.8 | 14.5 |
| Employees aged 30-49 (%) | 48.8 | 53.1 |
| Employees aged 50+ (%) | 19.6 | 17.5 |
| Pensions | ||
| Active members | 535 | 512 |
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