please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article relies too much on references to primary sources . please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources . march 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message this article contains content that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . march 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message adas type limited industry environmental consultancy and services founded 1997 headquarters wolverhampton wolverhampton uk key people colin speller revenue c. 31m number of employees 450 2014 slogan insight and solutions you can depend on citation needed website http www.adas.uk adas is the uk s largest independent agricultural and environmental consultancy and provider of rural development and policy advice . 1 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 . contents 1 history 2 company info 3 business structure 4 references 5 external links history edit 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 2 and many enterprises in the public and private sectors throughout the uk and other countries . citation needed company info edit 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 national government departments and agencies utility companies forestry countryside and environmental organisations rail road and house builders industrial companies and commercial developers food processing retailing manufacturing and packaging industries farmers and growers levy bodies and the agricultural and horticultural supply industries farmer s voice is an annual farming survey held up till 2006 at least 3 business structure edit the adas group has two major brands adas and resolved developments . these businesses cover the following areas adas soils crops & water provision of applied research and knowledge transfer focusing on the development of sustainable and profitable crop production systems including implementation of pest disease and weed management strategies improving arable and horticultural crop performance development of biomass and biofuel crops and use of natural plant products in new markets . protection and management of soils . water use and quality . investigation and evidence collection . sustainable food and farming provision of applied research strategic and policy consultancy to government levy and corporate clients to help them develop their businesses and strategy . delivery of applied research ; interpretation of evidence and advice on its impact and implications . livestock and crops . animal health contract research organisation focusing on the development of animal health products operating to home office standards and glp ; facilities management of a high health sheep unit ; molecular biological research . on farm implementation provision of on farm implementation of advice and programmes for government and other regional clients . environment provision of consultancy and research focusing on ecology land management soils archaeology landscape air quality arboriculture wayleaves renewable energy and eia planning underpinned by expertise in data capture gis modelling and software development . chemicals in the environment cie specialists in regulatory environmental risk assessments for chemicals providing strategic support for product registrations across europe . in addition to desk based support cie offer bespoke higher tier aquatic mesocosms and laboratory studies and terrestrial ecotoxicological field and environmental fate studies according to glp . some cie services are marketed and delivered within the separate brand cambridge environmental assessments . 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 . 4 references edit adas uk ltd . retrieved 21 november 2014 . science and research projects . defra . retrieved 22 april 2015 . adas farmers voice survey reveals a lack of respect for farm community . farmers weekly . november 13 2006 . retrieved september 14 2016 . resolved about us . retrieved 21 november 2014 . external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title adas company & oldid 742712402 categories companies based in wolverhamptoncompanies established in 1946privatised executive agencies of the united kingdom government1946 establishments in the united kingdomhidden categories articles lacking reliable references from march 2015all articles lacking reliable referencesarticles with a promotional tone from march 2015all articles with a promotional toneall articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from march 2015pages using infobox company with unsupported parameters navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 5 october 2016 at 09 24 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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