AMS Associates
 About us...Established in 1996, AMS Associates is a small niche practice operating throughoutthe UK and specialising in Town Planning, Minerals & Waste Management, LandDevelopment and Project Management.Its principal, Alistair Smith, a civil and mining engineer, enjoys over 30 yearsexperience gained within industry and consultancy, in the UK and overseas, in dealingwith the complex issues of the built environment.Alistair is a skilled, results-orientated consultant with extensive knowledge andexperience of the construction, minerals and environmental industries in the UK andoverseas. Competent in evaluating projects from desk study stage to their operationalcompletion and experienced in working during a rapidly changing environment.Services include...• Planning and development• Minerals and waste management• Project management• Expert witness• Lease management• Valuation• Litigation support• Research on policy issues affecting landowners & developers• Town planning• Advising on the acquisition and disposal of rights to land• Surface mining• Environmental studies