ABOUT STEVE

Steve Barnes – Positive Disruptor in Air Quality & Noise Management

Steve Barnes is recognised as a positive disruptor in the air quality and noise management sector. In just over a decade, he has built a reputation for driving innovation, challenging convention, and delivering solutions that genuinely improve people’s lives.

As Business Development Manager at GRAMM, Steve plays a key role in advancing the company’s full-service offering — from design and supply through to installation — of noise and air quality solutions. GRAMM’s projects, featured at www.grammbarriers.com, span the UK and beyond, helping to shape cleaner, quieter, and more sustainable environments.

Steve provides invaluable support to clients including Network Rail, National Highways, and government departments, helping them achieve ambitious targets for noise reduction and air quality improvement. He also partners with consultants and contractors, ensuring every project benefits from best-value, carbon-conscious, and technically advanced solutions that make a measurable difference.

Recognising that air and noise are highly political issues, Steve works closely with government agencies and policymakers at all levels, contributing expertise and practical insight to help shape effective strategies and frameworks.

A respected voice within the infrastructure and environmental sectors, Steve is an active member of multiple professional organisations and proudly serves as the Welsh Representative of the Environmental Industries Association (EIA) — a leading voice for the environmental technologies and services industry, driving sustainable innovation and collaboration across the UK. Learn more at www.eiassociation.co.uk

Steve is also a regular contributor to major industry publications and a speaker at events across the UK and internationally, sharing his insights on innovation, sustainability, and the future of environmental management.

While many view the sector as still catching up, Steve Barnes stands out as a shining light — combining passion, technical expertise, and global experience to drive meaningful change in how we approach air quality and noise mitigation.