Value proposition

Restoration Specialists for the Water Environment promoting the use of 'nature-based solutions'

cbec's experience, adaptability, and staff expertise come through in a variety of ways for every project:

- cbec has substantial project experience all across the United Kingdom, while our international experience includes projects in the United States and Central America.

- cbec's current services are supported by extensive experience in a broad range of past projects

- We are extremely flexible in what we can provide in any of our Focus Areas or Technical Services, from small specific pieces or work up to an end-to-end service incorporating a variety of scientific technical services and full management of an entire project. In this way, cbec can enter a existing project to deliver any particular component, or design a scheme from scratch for those clients who are only in the planning stages.

- cbec is fully committed to producing high quality work at an affordable price. Our billing rates are extremely competitive and we offer enhanced technical proficiency and client service.

- Despite our expansion, cbec maintains a detail-driven approach: our Managing Directors, Dr Hamish Moir and Dr Chris Bowles, are always intimately involved with each project undertaken. In particular, conceptual guidance, quality assurance and quality control are of chief concern.


We have completed projects from only a thousand pounds to several hundred thousand pounds so are sure to be of help. We are always happy to discuss on any level.

Flood Risk, River Restoration, Diffuse Pollution Control, Fisheries Management, Hydropower Support, Hydrology, Hydraulics, Geomorphology, Design, Field Services, Eco-engineering, Engineering and modelling, Peat Channel Restoration , Field Surveys, NFM, Natural Flood Management, Illustrative Services, Community Projects, Environmental Sustainability, Biodiversity, Rewilding, and Nature Based Solutions