National Agricultural Advisory Service
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| Limited | |
| Industry | Environmental consultancy and services |
| Founded | 1997 |
| Headquarters | Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton, UK |
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Key people
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Colin Speller |
| Revenue | c.£31m |
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Number of employees
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450+ (2014) |
| Website | http://www.adas.uk/ |
Adas is the UK’s largest independent agricultural and environmental consultancy and provider of rural development and policy advice. ADAS provides independent science-based research, consultancy and contracting services to a wide range of organisations in both the private and public sectors, throughout the UK and internationally.
The UK's National Agricultural Advisory Service (NAAS) was established in 1946 as the advisory and research arm of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAFF) because of the harsh food rationing of World War II that continued in the UK into the early 1950s. Plant pathology, entomology, soil and other specialist advisers throughout the country advised farmers and growers how to maximise their output.
The NAAS was rebranded as ADAS in 1971. In 1992, ADAS became an Executive Agency of MAFF until the business was privatised in 1997. To this day ADAS remains a major supplier to governments and many enterprises in the public and private sectors throughout the UK and other countries.
ADAS is a national company with local knowledge, operating from its headquarters in Wolverhampton and a further 15 principal sites throughout the UK. The business employs 400 staff on permanent or fixed-term contracts and calls on a further 250 on contingent terms.
ADAS has a large number of customers in the UK and abroad ranging from small rural enterprises to major corporations, government departments and agencies, including:
Farmer's Voice is an annual farming survey (held up till 2006 at least)
The ADAS Group has two major brands – ADAS and REsolved Developments. These businesses cover the following areas:
ADAS
REsolved Developments
An ADAS company that has been specifically set up to help landowners to maximise the value of their land by promoting it through the planning process for the purpose of residential property development.
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