{"id":6905,"date":"2025-01-20T14:00:30","date_gmt":"2025-01-20T14:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/internships\/?p=6905"},"modified":"2025-08-19T14:42:51","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T14:42:51","slug":"employer-case-study-alps-ecoscience-uk-ltd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/internships\/2025\/01\/20\/employer-case-study-alps-ecoscience-uk-ltd\/","title":{"rendered":"Employer Case Study: ALPS Ecoscience UK Ltd"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Name of Organisation: <\/strong>ALPS Ecoscience UK Ltd&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/internships\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/267\/2025\/01\/ale-sat-UlmLMQC8pJ4-unsplash-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7177\" style=\"width:485px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/internships\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/267\/2025\/01\/ale-sat-UlmLMQC8pJ4-unsplash-1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/internships\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/267\/2025\/01\/ale-sat-UlmLMQC8pJ4-unsplash-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Description of Organisation:<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alps Ecoscience is a biological engineering consultancy. We help clients convert organic waste into green fuels to maximise energy conversion and minimise carbon emissions. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name of Employer:&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;Mike Platt<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Job Title:<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;Managing Director<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Internship Scheme used<\/strong>:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A2i<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.exeter.ac.uk\/careers\/employer-engagement\/recruit\/internships\/subsidies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Employer Subsidies \u2013 Access to Internships | Employer Engagement &amp; Student Employment | University of Exeter<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How has your intern made a positive contribution?&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our project aim at the time of this internship was = to scale a pilot plant project to commercial scale. Our intern helped on many tasks across the project but particularly the document control for the standard operating procedures, health and safety and commissioning.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Feedback:<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The admin for the internship was completed easily and the funding was very welcome as we are a start up company. This internship scheme was a very good way to find new talent and we have offered Catherine extra work as a result of her impressive contribution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you would like to find out more about the A2i scheme, you can contact the team via a2i@exeter.ac.uk. 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