Welcome to Rocket Environmental Services

Multidisciplinary consultancy services spanning all aspects of archaeology, heritage, ecology, arboriculture and more.

With offices strategically located across England and Scotland, our experts can support you at every stage of your project.

Heritage & Archaeology

We provide expert advice, desk-based and on-site services for archaeology and heritage across the UK. Our in-house team of experienced professionals offer specialist knowledge in historic buildings and archaeology to support everything from individual developments to large housing and infrastructure projects, from pre-planning to completion.

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Ecology & Arboriculture

We provide a wide range of ecology consultancy services across the UK, giving our clients peace of mind and legal compliance throughout all stages of a development project. From site assessments to species surveys, ecological appraisals to habitat management plans, our commitment and passion is matched by our experience and expertise. We are also here to help with site assessments, risk management and legal issues with any tree hazards.

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YouTube

Rocket Environmental Services are on YouTube, please follow the link below to our YouTube channel. Our YouTube channel is a great way to find out a little bit more about what we do and the services we provide. Our videos try to demystify the world of Archaeology, Heritage and Ecology – giving our viewers an insight into the many areas that we cover. Our videos include a series of Ask An Archaeologist, onsite visits, Community projects and much more.

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Meet the Rocket Leadership Team

Craig Huddart

Craig Huddart

Founder & Managing Director

Craig Huddart

Craig Huddart BA (Hons) MCIfA

Founder & Managing Director

As co-Founder and co-owner of Rocket Environmental Services, Craig is responsible for the daily operations and business direction, overseeing the development and continued growth of the business across the UK. This ensures that the all the arms of the group work efficiently together.

Craig has a strong focus on client and stakeholder engagement, working closely with clients and tailoring projects to suit their varying needs. He has significant experience in managing diverse projects from complex, large-scale infrastructure schemes to single properties, and of working on behalf of clients in a variety of sectors.

As a Project Manager, Consultant and archaeologist, he has worked across the UK on a variety of site types and ranges of complexity, both within field archaeology and consultancy, and has lived and worked in North and South America.

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Natasha Powers

Natasha Powers

Founder & Operations Director

Natasha Powers

Natasha Powers BSc MSc MCMI MCIfA FSA

Founder & Operations Director

Natasha is Operations Director and co-owner of Rocket Environmental Services, working to ensure coordinated business processes and high-quality output and contributing to the design and delivery of strategic plans. She is skilled in managing complex and sensitive projects, and successfully negotiating for the client with local planning advisors and advisory bodies.

Natasha has worked throughout the UK and in Germany and Ireland, for commercial companies, charities and museums and as an Associate Director with a large multidisciplinary consultancy, managing the work of their Cultural Heritage teams in Scotland and the north of England.

She has nearly 30 years’ experience in the heritage sector and has worked on major infrastructure projects for clients such as HS2 and National Highways, and residential schemes for Homes England as well as for individual development projects. Natasha provides advice on legal, ethical and practical matters concerning burials, and retains technical oversight of heritage projects at Rocket.

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Dr Greg Bremner

Dr Greg Bremner

Regional Director, Scotland

Dr Greg Bremner

Dr Greg Bremner

Regional Director, Scotland

Greg manages our Scottish offering, overseeing multidisciplinary teams and business development. He is a Glaswegian economist and academic, who holds a PhD for his research on the macroeconomic consequences faced by countries that rely for their income on exporting their exhaustible natural resources, notably oil and gas. Having held lectureships at several universities, most recently in Qatar for Aberdeen University, Greg has also worked in oil-abundant sub-Saharan countries, delivering ‘crash-courses’ on oil and gas economics to civil servants, government officials, investors and university students.

Apart from oil and gas, he has undertaken and supervised a variety of commercial research projects, proposals and impact studies for a diverse client base that includes charities, boutique whisky businesses and private education providers and, having spent ten years lecturing at Dundee’s Abertay University, he has a long-standing research and advisory involvement in Dundee’s video games industry.

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Donna Bell

Donna Bell

Head of Media and Communications

Donna Bell

Donna Bell

Head of Media and Communications

Donna’s main responsibilities are to oversee social media content and to ensure Rocket Environmental Services is visible to our customers. She is from Dundee but has worked in Edinburgh, Glasgow and London. While in London she worked for BAFTA and was the Television Awards Officer and was responsible for all aspects of the Awards process, from Board meetings to ticketing to being hands-on at the Awards ceremony. Since leaving London she has been a stay-at-home mum and worked with the GWCT Scottish Game Fair and Abertay University on their Dare to be Digital initiative. Most recently she has spent 10 years at the Chamber of Commerce and was their People and Culture Manager, not only looking after the people but also the building so it was a comfortable space for their members.

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Paige Harrison

Paige Harrison

Office Manager

Paige Harrison

Paige Harrison

Office Manager

Paige coordinates team logistics in her role as Office Manager and is based out of our Barnard Castle office. Paige is grew up between Germany, Canada and Northern Ireland. This gave her a real passion for travelling the world and experiencing new cultures, her most recent trips being Dubai and Abu Dhabi.

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Laura Bygate-Pittiglio

Laura Bygate-Pittiglio

Community Engagement Officer

Laura Bygate-Pittiglio

Laura Bygate-Pittiglio

Community Engagement Officer

Laura has worked in the role of Admin Manager for Rocket for over 18 months and is now stepping into the exciting new role of Community Engagement Officer. She will lead the co-ordination of our outreach and community engagement activities throughout the company. Laura has great understanding of delivering community engagement projects through her role as Director at Military Veteran Football Club C.I.C. and has worked with several high profile charities including the Foundation of Light and Millwall Community Trust to develop and deliver Veteran’s programmes. She is excited to bring the experience she has gained to this role.

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Adam Swinney

Adam Swinney

Health and Safety Advisor

Adam Swinney

Adam Swinney CMIOSH

Health and Safety Advisor

With several years of experience in health and safety across diverse industries, including construction and demolition, Adam is dedicated to promoting safe practices in the workplace. He assists the Directors in the day-to-day management of health and safety protocols, ensuring compliance and fostering a culture of safety. As a Chartered Member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (CMIOSH),  Adam is committed to continuous professional development and excellence in the field. His focus is on creating safe environments that protect workers and promote efficiency across all operations.

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How to contact us

With offices strategically located across England and Scotland, our team of experts are on hand to guide you at every step of your project.

Rocket Environmental Services

Barnard Castle

46 Galgate, Co. Durham, DL12 8BH

0191 3003232

Dundee

Office 4, Level 4, DundeeOne Business Centre, River Court, 5 West Victoria Dock Road, Dundee, DD1 3JT

01382 213942

Kent

Teston Suite, Barham Court, Teston, Maidstone, ME18 5BZ

01622 232637

Newcastle

98-100 Pilgrim Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 6SQ

0191 3003232

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