Adrian Nicholls is Head of Sustainability & Utilities at NIRAS Food & Beverage (UK). With over 25 years’ experience spanning engineering, project delivery, marketing, digital transformation, and sustainability advisory, he helps manufacturers develop and deliver practical ESG strategies, GHG accounting, resource efficiency programmes, and reusable packaging systems. An experienced engineer and project leader, Adrian has worked across the process industries, managing the design, implementation, and optimisation of utilities and renewable energy systems - from feasibility studies to full-scale installations. His expertise covers mass and energy balances, detailed utilities design, and plant commissioning, with a portfolio that includes CHP plants, incineration upgrades, and infrastructure improvements in the food and beverage sector.