News

In this News page we will give you a taste of the events and changes within our company, as well as some of the jobs and projects that Integrated Skills are undertaking. For older news, please select a News Archive from the list on the left.

June 2008 ISL Newsletter The ISL Newsletter for June '08 includes articles on: Our new map-based solution for optimising "low density" routing; Waste facility planning & permitting; A voluntary waste project in Sierra Leone; Local Authority trade waste services; WRAP's food waste report; ISL's work in connection with the privatisation of waste disposal services in Oman. Please click here to see the newsletter in PDF format (400KB).

April 2008 ISL Newsletter The ISL Newsletter for Apr '08 includes articles on: The new UK Main Office in Southampton; Increases in effeciency of refuse & recycling collections and street sweeping for Newcastle City Council due to RouteSmart^TM; Mapping garden sizes for Leeds City Council; Developments in Waste Management in Guernsey. Please click here to see the newsletter in PDF format (600KB).

March 2008 Restructuring of Solid Waste Management in Oman ISL, in association with Ernst & Young LLC, has been commissioned by the Oman Environmental Services Holding Company SAOC to provide advisory services for the restructuring of the solid waste management sector in the Sultanate of Oman, including privatisation of existing solid and hazardous waste management activities and involvement of the private sector in future waste management projects.

March 2008 Software Module for the Management of Guernsey Streetworks ISL has been appointed by the States of Guernsey Public Services Department to develop and implement an ‘Inspection Module’ for the management of streetworks. The objective is to facilitate significant efficiency improvements required to enable the limited inspectorate resources to monitor increasing activities associated with the maintenance and installation of new and existing assets. This will involve a detailed business process management review followed by the development of an IT solution based on workflow and GIS software.

March 2008 Household Waste Analysis in Guernsey ISL, in partnership with WastesWork Ltd, has been appointed by the States of Guernsey Public Services Department to undertake a household waste analysis. The data arising from this survey will provide essential information for the assessment of potential kerbside recycling schemes.

January 2008 Review of Guernsey Kerbside Recycling Options ISL has been appointed by the States of Guernsey Public Services Department to undertake a comprehensive review of household waste kerbside recycling options. This includes the development of a model to compare the costs and recycling rates achievable for various scenarios in order to achieve the target rate of 50%.

January 2008 ISL Newsletter The ISL Newsletter for Jan '08 gives details on the new ISL team launched this month, providing consultancy services to the local authority waste and streetscene sector. The newsletter features an introduction to the team and the services they provide, as well as articles on projects carried out for North Kesteven District Council and Northamptonshire Waste Partnership. Please click here to see the newsletter in PDF format (600KB).

January 2008 ISL's New Team to Deliver Major Efficiency Savings for Councils in 2008 ISL is expanding to provide a wider range of services to local authorities and others across the UK with new bases in Southampton, Leicester, and Leeds. After recent ground-breaking work for the Northamptonshire Waste Partnership on round re-routing using RouteSmart^TM, ISL identified efficiency savings of around £1M a year. ISL recognised that by adding new skills in the local authority streetscene and waste partnership sector to their existing expertise, it is ideally positioned to help local authorities meet the current “more for less” agenda. ISL's new team can help authorities to identify the potential for efficiency savings, quantify these opportunities and help councils to put them into practice. Please click here to see the Press Release.