Chas Ball Email & Phone Number

Huddersfield, United Kingdom

EPIKs delivers ‘Green Routes’ (local environmental projects) aimed at getting people and employers involved in practical solutions in their community or workplace. We work on active travel (e-bikes, low emission delivery service, footpaths); environmental volunteering on biodiversity/greenspace, footpath improvements, clean-ups. Our Three Valleys Nature park is taking place through the Huddersfield Riverside nature park element and we aim to build on this in the upcoming programmes.

Marsden, West Yorkshire

I was chair of the board of trustees of MJF for nearly four years. In 2016 it celebrated 25 years operation and I have been attending since about 1995. Our festival is one of the most innovative in the north with strong emphasis on youth orchestras and big bands. Nowadays member of Festival Committee.

Huddersfield, United Kingdom

Most of my work at C4ST was on mobility as a service (car clubs, e-mobility and transport integration). I have also developed expertise on car clubs and housing development.

Leeds, United Kingdom

Chief Executive of environmental transport NGO, Carplus Trust (now called CoMoUK). Played a leading role promoting shared mobility as an alternative to car ownership and as a complement to public transport. Through accreditation of operators, data collection and managing an annual survey of car club members, Carplus published data and research on shared transport services in UK. In managing car club development funding programmes for three government departments/agencies and supporting local authorities, operators and communities in Scotland and England, Carplus has played a strategic role in increasing access to car clubs and car-sharing. With the challenges of new models of car-sharing and the wider use of ultra low carbon vehicles in shared use, the future pattern of urban mobility will increasingly see the expansion of shared transport. I had a leading role in the work with local and regional transport authorities on the development of their strategies on car clubs and latterly on shared electric vehicles.Our work has increasingly included support for other shared transport modes - including journey sharing, taxi sharing and bike sharing.I was active on the UITP Combined Mobility Platform that promotes synergy between shared transport and and public transport for four years.

Founder and CEO of first commercial car club operator in England, now operated as Enterprise Car Club. Founded in 1999, the company was originally called Smart Moves Ltd. It was developed in 99/00 in an incubation unit at Coventry University. From mid 2000, its initial operations were established in Bristol and subsequently in Edinburgh (01), London (03) and Brighton (04). Its HQ moved to West Yorkshire in 2002. From 2005 took on role as Development Director. Dirk van Dijl was appointed CEO. Company was renamed City Car Club as part of meeting challenge to find investor funding.Specialised in working on developing local authority partnerships, and working with developers to establish car club services in high density housing. In late 2007 moved into consulting. Interim role for company involved completing delivery of an EU Civitas funded project (Norwich) and following through on market research (member surveys).

Appointed in Autumn 1989 to this not for profit company, I helped to turn it in to an innovative community-led consultancy on recycling, waste and supply chain issues. The company's board was appointed by Leeds City Council, Voluntary Action Leeds and included employee directors.Initally working on source separation for Leeds we researched the issue through the 100 Households Project before the launch of separate collection streams was introduced.In our consultancy we first advised ASDA on recycling and then B&Q on recycling facilities for customers, producer responsibility and their impact on supply chain decisions. We worked on the establishment of a national network of paint recyclng facilities in partnership with ICI Paints, and on the establishment of the National Household Hazardous Waste Forum. This was set up and operated with the support of range of stakeholders from retailing, manufacturing, waste management and the public sector.

London & Leeds

Supporting environmental projects in England, often established by local FoE groups, advising them on how to establish as companies and co-ops and produce business plans.

Leeds

Joined newly established cross-cutting economic development team; specialised in supporting co-operatives and community enterprises.

Inverness, United Kingdom

Predecessor body HIDB. Responsible for supporting the development of community co-op businesses in rural fringes of Highlands & Islands based on pioneering work in Western Isles and before that in Ireland. Field worker responding to communities in Highland, Argyll, Arran and in the Northern Isles interested in exploring a community cooperative and assist with market research and enterprise planning. In 1981 relocated to Kirkwall, Orkney as are reduced to north coast and northern isles, responding to communities in Shetland, Orkney, Caithness and NW Sutherland. Supported the establishment and development of new co-ops in Orkney and Shetland and early planning in several communities in Sutherland.

London & Hebden Bridge, England, United Kingdom

London, England, United Kingdom

Student Community Action & Environment Unit. Development role in SCANUS. Promoting student community action initiatives in higher education across Britain; supporting and promoting the value of experiential learning. Part-funded by the Gulbenkian Foundation. Inspired by Cardiff SCA (David Smith).

B Sc (Econ), Sociology

Activities and Societies: President, Students Union (70-71), Co-founder, Blues+ Students Union President (sabbatical); co-founder.

Diploma, Urban Regeneration (Msc)

Part time course