About us

Since 1993 ECO trend s.r.o. has been consulting and doing research on trends in sustainable development and new environmentally friendly technologies. ECO trend has offices in Prague, České Budějovice [pron. chess KAY bood YO vitsah] and Brno [BER no] in the Czech Republic, perfectly located in the center of Europe and adjacent to Europe´s largest economy, Germany. Our South Bohemian office is one hour from the German and Austrian borders and 3 1/2 hours from Munich and Vienna. We offer services all over the Czech Republic as well as internationally, participating in collaborative projects funded by the European Union. Our company holds ISO 9001:2001 and ISO 14001:2005 certifications for all of our activities.

ECO trend has recently spun-off a research division into a separate company: ECO Trend Research Centre. We seek to catalyze new environmentally sustainable development, knowledge and inspiration for the Czech Republic, the European Union and beyond. We collaborate in this area with many research institutions and universities (e.g. the Institute of Chemical Technology, Prague, the Czech Biogas Association, the Research Institute of Agricultural Technology…).


Our main interests are:
  • Sustainable (and greener) transportation - electric vehicles and related infrastructure development
  • Assistance with company foundation, factory location, set up, staffing...Help with language, business, bureaucratic and cultural issues of locating factories or companies in the Czech Republic
  • Supporting foreign investment in the Czech Republic
  • Encouraging innovative, environmentally friendly enterprise
  • Use of renewable sources of energy (mainly but not only photovoltaic and biogas) and energy conservation, economic and practical assessment of renewables.
  • Environmental management, analyzing the life cycle of products and environmental declaration about products in compliance with legal requirements (LCA); economic analyses of green (and other) technologies and planning optimal recycling and waste disposal.


Team

Locating facilities in a non-English speaking country can seem daunting even though potentially quite profitable. There are language as well as cultural and bureaucratic barriers to navigate. ECO trend has a multi-lingual (English, German and Czech) team of experts and researchers prepared to not only find solutions to problems but to make pro-active proposals towards enhancing their clients´ success of their clients. They have the know-how and contacts to work through challenges in the fields of green energy, transportation and environmental systems.

Jan Matějka [YON MA tyay kuh]– Chief Executive Officer (C.E.O.) – is an expert in project management, systems design and implementation, especially regarding the economics of renewable sources and energy savings. vice-president of the Czech Biogas Association and head of South Bohemian Science and Technology Park.
Contact e-mail: jan.matejka@ecotrend.cz




Eva Růžková [AY vuh ROOZH ko vuh]– Development and Marketing Manager - her competences include the development of new activities and search for new sources and challenges, especially projects connected with sustainable transportation – electric cars (and other vehicles), use of biogas and innovative enterprise.
Contact e-mail: eva.ruzkova@ecotrend.cz




Marek Záveský – Head of the Research Centre - is the project manager for many research projects, studies, together with a team of three other experts solving problems of municipal systems, life-cycle of products, use of natural sources, recycling and environmental declaration of products.

Petr Jareš – Head of the Environmental Management - Environmental services (e.g. planning and implementation of emergency plans, trainings, audits…) team leader for big clients (e.g. E.ON Czech Republic Ltd., ČEPS Inc., Řízení letového provozu, s.p.), including securing necessary permits and licenses, engineering or analyses, managing regulatory compliance documentation and providing training on these topics for clients´ staff.


Collaboration

ECO trend collaborates with companies and nonprofit organizations in research as well as actively influencing legislation and communication with public administration, including lobbying all levels of Czech government.

Our partners are e.g. (but not only):

1) In the area of transportation and renewable energy sources:

  • E.ON Group (the biggest European private energy company, traded in NY Stock Exchange)
  • ČEZ (the biggest energy company in the central Europe, headquarters in Prague)
  • Pražská energetika, a.s. (an important Czech distributor of electricity)
  • Czech Biogas Association (the national technology platform)
  • Efectim/SUMEC Corporation (distributor of the main China photovoltaic power plants producer)
  • Nova Energo, Ltd
  • NGV Association, o.s. (Natural Gas for Vehicles)
2) In the area of energy savings:
  • Cluster NiPaS (association of low energy and passive building corporations)
  • MANE Holding, Inc. (a big Czech building company)
3) In the area of life cycle of products, recycling and education:
  • Vzájemná komunikace, o.s.
  • AgEnDa o.s.
4) In the area of innovations and technology transfer:
  • London Technology Network
  • JAIP, o.p.s. (South Bohemian Agency for Support to Innovative Enterprising)
  • EKOGEN, o.s.
  • Business and Innovation Center (BIC Plzeň)