Name

Stopford Projects

Legal name

Stopford Projects Limited

Website

https://stopford.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Ellesmere Port

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Engineering Consultancy Services: Conceptual process design, process and technology assessment, safety consulting, and environmental research services. Delivered across Resource Recovery, Energy, Water & Wastewater, Transport & Aviation sectors.
2. Project Management Services: Full project delivery services including project management & controls, procurement & contracting, engineering across all disciplines, and construction & commissioning supervision.
3. Technology Licensing: Commercialization of proprietary technologies including Plasmergy, Nutragy, and Solvergy through module licensing and deployment partnerships.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Stopford Projects is an international multi-disciplinary consultancy delivering engineering design, project management, and process safety consultancy services for clean-energy, water, resource recovery, transport and aviation clients across 23 countries. Alongside services, Stopford develops, owns and licences proprietary green technologies: Plasmergy (microwave plasma gasification of clinical waste), Nutragy (bioenergy residue to fertiliser), and Solvergy/CircuPlast (hydro-thermal plastics recycling into naphtha). Full project delivery spans conceptual design, procurement, engineering, construction supervision and commissioning.

Product overview

Stopford Projects is an international multi-disciplinary consultancy offering engineering design and project management services alongside a portfolio of proprietary green technologies. The core offerings include three proprietary technologies: Plasmergy (microwave plasma gasification for clinical waste), Nutragy (digestate-to-fertiliser conversion), and CircuPlast/Solvergy (hydro-thermal plastic recycling), complemented by consultancy services across process safety, environmental compliance, and low-carbon solutions, plus full project delivery capabilities from concept to commissioning.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Nutragy: A disruptive sustainable fertiliser technology that upgrades low-value residues from the bioenergy industry into high-value fertiliser products, providing a circular approach to crop nutrition.
• Plasmergy
• Solvergy
• CircuPlast

Products and services

• Plasmergy Proprietary Microwave Induced Plasma (MIP) Gasification process enabling on-site clinical waste disposal and transformation into synthetic gas for low-carbon energy generation via an integrated fuel cell package. Packaged in 1,000 tpa ISO-container modular systems. Sold/licenced to enterprise clients in healthcare, energy-from-waste and NHS estates (e.g. SWIP project with Thermeco).
• Nutragy Disruptive crop nutrition technology upgrading low-value anaerobic digestate from bioenergy plants into high-value fertiliser products with chemical and physical specifications akin to mineral fertilisers. Each 14,000 tpa module can operate standalone or co-locate with existing biogas plants. Targeted at bioenergy operators, anaerobic digestion developers, and sustainable agriculture buyers.
• CircuPlast (Solvergy) Novel hydro-thermal process developed with the University of Birmingham for transforming waste plastic into naphtha chemical precursors for primary plastics manufacture. Packaged in 10,000 tpa modules for deployment alongside existing waste management infrastructure. Targeted at waste management operators and plastics producers seeking circular-feedstock solutions.
• Engineering Consultancy Services Conceptual process design, process and technology assessment, safety consulting, and environmental research delivered across Resource Recovery, Energy, Water & Wastewater, Transport & Aviation sectors. Multi-disciplinary consultancy combining technologists, scientists, low-carbon consultants, environmental specialists, engineers and project managers for enterprise clients in clean energy and adjacent industries.
• Project Delivery / EPCM Services Full project delivery services including project management & controls, procurement & contracting, engineering across all disciplines, and construction & commissioning supervision (EPCM). Sold to enterprise clients undertaking low-carbon and resource-recovery plant developments across Energy, Water, Chemicals, Transport and Aviation.

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 99.8% reduction in lifecycle carbon emissions for Daphnia wastewater treatment
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

21 partnerships are on record, tiered strategic, core, project, key client and industry.

• Daphne Water Solutions LtdstrategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 January 2026Stopford provided due diligence services including technology benchmarking, market assessment, financial modelling, and business case development for novel Daphnia wastewater treatment technology. Supported with Horizon Europe UPSTREAM funded research.
• University of BirminghamcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 January 2026Research partner for Daphnia-led wastewater treatment published in Water Research. Also partner on Solvergy plastics recycling technology development with Bush's Research Group.
• Lancaster UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 June 2025Long-standing research partnership spanning collaborative research, industry training, and PhD studentships. Partner on Nutragy technology development with Prof. Ian Dodd's sustainable agriculture team.
• Cockerham Green Energy LtdprojectStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 June 2025Farming collaborator for Nutragy scale-up project with co-located biogas plant.
• Recycled Crop Nutrients LtdprojectStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 June 2025Industrial collaborator for Nutragy scale-up project.
• Ralymi Dairy LtdprojectStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 June 2025Farming collaborator for Nutragy scale-up project.
• ECOSMART:2 Consortium PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 May 2025Energy Catalyst project (Innovate UK/FCDO/DSIT) partners: University of Sheffield, Meyana Bioenergy, Solar Sister, Mitimeth, Inclusive Energy, Smart Villages, LEAP Micro AD, Energy Industry Development Initiative (EIDI), Nigerian Climate Innovation Centre (NCIC). Addresses clean energy access in Sub-Saharan Africa.
• Nexergy Holdings PLCstrategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 April 2025Partnership for validation and commercial deployment of Nexergy's friction-based pyrolysis technology for converting post-consumer waste into high-quality oil. Includes due diligence visit to Materials Processing Institute (MPI) site in Middlesbrough.
• Heidelberg Materials UKstrategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 March 2024Innovate UK funded project focusing on ammonia as hydrogen carrier for cement kiln decarbonisation. Stopford working with Cranfield University on 12-month research and feasibility study for on-site ammonia cracking.
• Cranfield UniversitystrategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 March 2024Research partner for ammonia cracking project. Dr Mingming Zhu leading ammonia cracker design and supply chain analysis.
• Pyrolysisekey clientImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 17 November 2023Appointed to support site due diligence and plant compliance activities for Waste Carbonisation Plants in UK. Supporting pilot programme for 3 tonnes/hour plants converting municipal/medical waste to electricity.
• Essitykey clientImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 11 July 2023Engineering delivery partner for hydrogen fuel switching project at Tawd Paper Mill. Providing EPCM services as part of HyNet Industrial Fuel Switching programme. Demonstrating hydrogen as alternative fuel for tissue manufacturing.
• ECITBindustryStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 July 2023Supporting ECITB's industry transition activities around hydrogen and net zero. Involved in Strathclyde-ECITB Energy Transition Leadership CPD Programme pilots.
• Hargrove Engineers & ConstructorsstrategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 June 2023International collaboration addressing global climate challenges. Reciprocal partnership with US-based full-service EPC firm. Actively engaged on clean energy projects including sustainable aviation fuel and hydrogen. Hargrove serves as UK delivery partner for global delivery team.
• North West Hydrogen AllianceindustryStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 April 2023Member of NWHA supporting region's hydrogen-based economy. Brings extensive experience in hydrogen production and uses, technical due diligence, and BEIS funded fuel switching projects.
• Clean Planet EnergycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpecialist partner bringing ecoPlants to life. CPE converts non-recyclable waste plastic into ultra-clean fuel using ThermoCatalytic Pyrolysis. Stopford provides full EPCM services and conducted GHG emission study.
• Thermecokey clientImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerClean energy developer with unique understanding of UK energy from waste market. Stopford is EPCM on SWIP project for conversion of clinical waste to energy in Worcestershire.
• Keele UniversitystrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner on Smart Energy Network Demonstrator (SEND) programme. Provided multidisciplinary consultancy support to 217 Staffordshire SMEs in renewable and smart energy sectors.
• NanoSUNprojectImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerProvided process safety and functional safety consultancy for Pioneer mobile hydrogen refuelling station project for sustainable transport fuels.
• Thornton TomasettiprojectImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerMulti-disciplinary engineering design partner for HydroGlen renewable hydrogen farm project in Scotland. Provided design for hydrogen plant including electrolysers, compressors, storage, and fuel cell.
• NOMAD Consortium PartnersstrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerEU H2020 project partners including CERTH, CluBE, University College London, DIADYMA SA, IHE DELFT, URBASOFIA, Atriga Consulting, Water Services Corporation, Matesion, LEAP Micro AD, European Science Communication Institute, University of Florence, Institute of Urban Environment - Chinese Academy of Sciences

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Wood Group: Global engineering and consulting major delivering EPCM across energy, hydrogen, carbon capture, and waste-to-energy — directly overlapping Stopford's clean-energy project delivery footprint but at vastly larger scale.
• Worley: Energy, chemicals, and resources engineering consultancy with strong sustainability, hydrogen, and biofuels practices, competing for the same decarbonisation EPCM mandates as Stopford.
• Mott MacDonald: UK-rooted multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy active across water, transport, energy, and environmental sectors — directly comparable on water sector EPCM and clean-energy advisory work.
• Arcadis: Global design and consultancy with deep water, waste, and environmental services capabilities, providing comparable feasibility, design, and project management services in resource recovery and clean energy.
• Ramboll: International engineering, design, and consultancy with strong sustainability and waste/water practices, including due diligence and process design offerings aligned with Stopford's service groups.
• Tetra Tech: Global consulting and engineering firm with leading water, waste, and environmental practices — competing on wastewater, resource recovery, and environmental compliance projects.
• ERM (Environmental Resources Management): World's largest pure-play sustainability consultancy, providing comparable energy transition, waste, and environmental advisory services across industrial client bases.

Direct peers

• SLR Consulting: Mid-sized environmental and engineering consultancy covering waste, water, energy, and decarbonisation — closely comparable in size, sector mix, and advisory/EPCM service profile to Stopford.
• Ricardo: UK-headquartered engineering consultancy focused on clean energy, transport, and environmental performance — overlapping with Stopford on hydrogen, low-carbon fuels, and environmental due-diligence mandates.

Others

• WYG (now part of Tetra Tech): UK-rooted multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy with water, environmental, and infrastructure capabilities historically comparable to Stopford's services portfolio in the UK market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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