About Us

Our choice team have a combined experience of over 35 years supporting with quality, environmental, energy, sustainability and carbon management.

Providing The Solutions To Support Your Business Goals

Established in 2019, True Solutions is an environmental sustainability consultancy specialising in supporting businesses to minimise their impact on the environment, while maintaining business as usual with the structure and controls of ISO management systems.

 

With over 35 years’ experience, our services provide sustainable solutions and hands-on support; whether helping to calculate your first carbon footprint, supporting you through legislative compliance or implementing a new ISO management system.

 

Our expertise can empower your business to understand, manage, and ultimately reduce its environmental impact, all while maintaining your key processes and enhancing customer satisfaction.

Our Team

Our multi-disciplinary team has specialist qualifications, knowledge and experience – making us uniquely equipped to help organisations with a wide variety of requirements.

Thomas Ridgley

Consultant Director

Over the past fifteen years, Thomas has supported clients across a wide range of sectors in the UK and internationally within energy, environmental, sustainability, and quality management. His technical expertise includes environmental and waste management, environmental law and compliance, EMS, EnMS, QMS design and implementation, training, auditing, resource efficiency, energy and carbon management, ESG and sustainability reporting, renewable energy technologies, and SECR and ESOS compliance. He is a recognised lead auditor for ISO 9001, 14001 and 50001 and has experience delivering lead auditor training in the same standards for an IRCA registered training body. Thomas is also a full Member of the Institute of Sustainability & Environmental Professionals (MISEP), a Chartered Environmentalist (CEnv), a Practitioner member of the Chartered Quality Institute (PCQI) and a Low Carbon Consultant and ESOS Lead Assessor with the Chartered Institute of Building Service Engineers (CIBSE).

Brooke Hawkins

Junior Environmental Consultant

Brooke holds a BSc (Hons) in Global Environmental Change and Sustainability from the University of Birmingham and is currently completing an MSc in Health, Safety and Environmental Management at the same institution. She is a registered Environmental Practitioner (REnvPrac) and a Practitioner member of the Institute of Sustainability & Environmental Professionals (PISEP), demonstrating her practical expertise in supporting environmental and sustainability issues. Brooke has also undertaken IRCA-accredited ISO 14001 EMS Internal Auditor training, strengthening her existing capabilities in supporting ISO management systems and ensuring compliance.

Amelia Spittle

Graduate Consultant

Amelia holds a BSc (Hons) in Global Environmental Change and Sustainability with Placement Year from the University of Birmingham. She has hands-on experience working within the ESG team of a multinational Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) organisation, providing a strong foundation in ESG strategy, regulatory compliance and corporate environmental reporting.

Mark Hughes

ISO Consultant

Mark has over 15 years’ experience and knowledge as a Quality Manager, designing, implementing and maintaining Integrated Management Systems for ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001 for a large organisation with over 350 sites. He is a certified Lead Auditor for 9001 & 14001 and adept at translating high‑level data, quality and compliance obligations into operational reality; driving measurable improvements in safety, environmental performance and customer experience.

Chris Wilson

Associate Consultant

Chris holds a BSc (Hons), MA, and PhD. He is a Chartered Environmentalist, Chartered Energy Manager, CMVP, Tech IOSH, ESOS Lead Assessor and member of professional bodies in waste, sustainability, and energy management. With extensive experience completing ESOS audits, implementing management systems, advising on environmental permits and delivering environmental, energy and waste compliance for numerous organisations. Through one of his businesses Chris is also our preferred partner for Renewable Energy installations, Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) and Electric Vehicle (EV) infrastructure.

Andy Young

Associate Consultant

Andy brings many years of consultancy experience supporting organisations across a range of sectors with environmental, quality and health and safety management. His key areas of expertise include risk assessment, organisational and strategic reviews, cultural improvement initiatives, and supporting businesses to strengthen their operational and compliance performance. Alongside his consultancy work, Andy has extensive experience as an ISO management systems Lead Auditor, auditing against ISO 14001, 9001, 45001 and 20121. This provides valuable insight into certification requirements and enables him to effectively support organisations in developing, implementing and maintaining robust management systems that meet international standards.