Asbestos is hidden in the fabric of most buildings put up before 2000 — in AIB ceilings, textured coatings, floor tiles and pipe lagging. We survey, sample and record every suspect material to HSG264, build your asbestos register, then manage encapsulation or licensed removal under CAR 2012.
Every survey, sample and removal project is scoped and certified against the specific regulation and HSE guidance your building and works are held to.
CAR 2012 sets the duties for anyone who works with, manages or is responsible for a building that may contain asbestos.
The dutyholder must find asbestos, assess its condition, keep a written record and manage the risk in non-domestic premises.
The HSE method for management, refurbishment and demolition surveys — how we plan, access, sample and report every survey.
The HSE standard for licensed removal work, from enclosure and negative pressure to controlled stripping and clearance.
Higher-risk work (e.g. sprayed coatings, lagging, most AIB) is licensed; lower-risk NNLW and non-licensed work is scoped separately.
Sampling is analysed by a UKAS-accredited laboratory, and licensed removals are cleared by an independent four-stage air test.
HSG264 defines what a survey has to achieve before you occupy, refurbish or demolish. We match the survey type to your works and quote it before we start.
Locates ACMs during normal occupation to inform the register — no intrusive access
Fully intrusive survey of the works area before any refurbishment starts
Fully intrusive, destructive survey of the whole structure before demolition
Periodic condition check of known ACMs left in situ, updating the register
Targeted material samples analysed by a UKAS-accredited laboratory
Reassurance, leak and four-stage clearance air monitoring by an analyst
Asbestos duties don't end with the survey — the register has to be kept current and acted on. Pick the level of cover that matches how much of that duty you want us to hold.
An HSG264 management survey and asbestos register for a single occupied property, so you meet your duty to manage.
Survey plus a live, managed register — annual re-inspection and a priority route when works are planned.
Refurbishment or demolition survey, then encapsulation or licensed removal and independent clearance, managed end to end.
Scoped to your floor area, building count and the works programme across the estate.
A representative sample of recent work. Full case studies and references available on request.
Refurbishment survey identified asbestos insulating board ceiling tiles; licensed removal under full enclosure during the holidays.
Management survey across a converted Victorian block sampled artex ceilings and communal riser lagging for the register.
Intrusive R&D survey of the works area ahead of a cat-B fit-out, floor tiles and adhesive sampled behind partitions.
Fully destructive demolition survey of a 1970s unit — cement roof sheets, gaskets and flash pads recorded before strip-out.
Damaged pipe lagging in an occupied plant room encapsulated in situ where removal would have disrupted the residents.
Took on the asbestos register for a parade of retail units, annual re-inspection of known ACMs left safely in situ.
Refurbishment survey before a kitchen and bathroom strip-out, textured coating and floor tiles sampled.
Whole-building management survey across guest floors and back-of-house, register built ahead of a phased upgrade.
Non-licensed removal of bitumen-backed thermoplastic tiles and bituminous adhesive prior to a new floor build-up.
Representative examples — site names withheld for client confidentiality. Ask for references relevant to your sector.
Accredited asbestos surveyors across London and the South East, with every survey and register logged to your compliance record wherever your properties are.
The management plans above are cheaper over time — but every survey, sample and removal is also available as a one-off, priced upfront to real London rates.
| Service | Standard | From |
|---|---|---|
| Surveys | ||
| Management survey — 1-2 bed flat/house | HSG264 | £295 |
| Management survey — commercial (per 1,000 sq ft) | HSG264 | £180 |
| Refurbishment (R&D) survey — works area | HSG264 | £350 |
| Demolition survey (whole structure) | HSG264 | Custom quote |
| Sampling & Analysis | ||
| Bulk sample — first sample | UKAS lab | £45 |
| Bulk sample — each additional | UKAS lab | £20 |
| Reassurance / leak air test | HSG248 | £120 |
| Four-stage clearance air test | HSG248 | £350 |
| Removal & Encapsulation | ||
| Non-licensed removal — floor tiles (per room) | CAR 2012 | £450 |
| Encapsulation — pipe lagging (per metre) | CAR 2012 | £60 |
| Licensed removal — AIB / lagging | HSG247 | Custom quote |
| Consigned waste disposal (per load) | Hazardous waste | £280 |
| Register & Re-inspection | ||
| Asbestos register & material risk assessment | Reg 4, CAR 2012 | £150 |
| Annual re-inspection (per property) | HSG264 | £175 |
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A management survey locates asbestos-containing materials during normal occupation, without intrusive access, to inform your register and duty to manage. A refurbishment or demolition survey is fully intrusive and often destructive, covering the works area or whole structure so that all asbestos is removed before building work starts.
Regulation 4 of the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 requires the dutyholder for any non-domestic premises to find out whether asbestos is present, record its location and condition, assess the risk and put a written plan in place to manage it — reviewed and re-inspected on a regular basis.
You need a management survey to meet the duty to manage in most non-domestic buildings, and a refurbishment or demolition survey before any works that will disturb the fabric of a building likely to contain asbestos — typically anything built or refurbished before the year 2000.
No. Higher-risk materials such as sprayed coatings, pipe lagging and most asbestos insulating board are licensed work under HSG247. Lower-risk items — cement products, textured coatings and floor tiles — are usually non-licensed or notifiable non-licensed work (NNLW) and can be removed under controlled conditions without a licence.
Often, yes. If an ACM is in good condition and unlikely to be disturbed, the safest and cheapest option is usually to record it in the register, manage it and re-inspect it — or encapsulate it in situ. Removal is reserved for damaged materials or areas about to be refurbished or demolished.