RSK Group has established a Turkish operation in anticipation of significant opportunities in the oil and gas sector and environmental imperatives likely to result from Turkey’s bid to join the European Union.

RSK Cevre Hizmetleri (RSK Environmental Services) AS will seek to built on RSK Group’s solid four-year track record in Turkey, including providing extensive services to an ongoing master services agreement held with BP Remediation Management.

Based in Ankara, the new company is a joint venture between RSK Group (70%) and local waste management specialist SAHA Environmental Management (30%).

With RSK Group widely regarded as one of Europe’s most competent and respected environmental consultants in the oil and gas sector, RSK Cevre Hizmetleri will hope to secure significant work resulting from European and US Governments increasingly turning to energy supply routes that incorporate the Black Sea.

Notable prospects include the 3,300km Nabucco pipeline (which will run from Erzurum in Turkey via Bulgaria, Romania and Hungary to Baumgarten an der March in Austria).

RSK Cevre Hizmetleri is expected to complement other RSK Group projects in the region, such as RSK Environment’s continued support of the Baku–Tblisi–Ceyhan (ongoing since 2001) and White Stream pipelines, as well as numerous existing projects in Romania.

RSK Group executive director Paul Upton said:
“We are very excited about RSK Cevre Hizmetleri, and, in SAHA Environmental Management, we have found the perfect partner. Turkey is a big country, with big environmental ambitions, so there is a lot of work to be won.”

Our objectives are to create a multidisciplinary centre of excellence providing turnkey support and solutions to industry and commercial enterprises across Turkey and to provide the Turkish government with a point of reference for cost-effective, best-practice environmental management.

The combination of SAHA’s contacts, regulatory knowhow and waste management skills with RSK specialist knowledge, experience and technology should enable RSK Cevre Hizmetleri to stay one step ahead of local competitors.”

Notes for editors

For more information or to set up an interview, contact Neil Jaques (njaques@rsk.co.uk, +44 (0)141 332 8440/+44 (0) 7969797871).

About RSK Group
RSK Group is one of Europe's fastest growing multidisciplinary environmental consultancies, offering clients a one-stop shop for environmental services and a peerless dedication to best practice. RSK Group is certificated to the ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 standards for quality, environmental and health and safety management.
www.rsk.co.uk

About SAHA Environmental Management
SAHA Environmental Management is one Turkey’s leading hazardous waste management companies, providing an array of support services and consultancy solutions to businesses across a multitude of sectors.
www.saha.com.tr/