About Nicolas Seal
Contractor
Nicolas Seal CEnv, MIEMA, BSc(Hons) is the Managing Director of Environet UK Ltd and a recognised UK expert in Japanese knotweed eradication.
Environet UK Ltd is a consulting and contracting company that specialises in the complete eradication of Japanese knotweed, particularly on development sites, providing a full service to landowners, developers and contractors throughout the UK.
Environet UK Ltd developed and owns the UK patent to Xtract, a method and technology that allows knotweed rhizome to be separated and removed from soils in a matter of days, without incurring the massive costs of off-site disposal 'dig and dump.'
For more information see the Environet website http://www.environetuk.com
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