Commercial Asbestos Removal — Licensed UK Contractors.

Commercial asbestos removal without the disruption

Most commercial buildings built before 2000 contain asbestos somewhere. The legal duty to manage it sits with whoever is responsible for maintaining the building — and the work has to fit around a business that's still trading.

Your duty to manage

Under Regulation 4 of the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012, the duty holder for a non-domestic building must find out whether asbestos is present, assess its condition, keep an up-to-date register and plan how it will be managed. In practice that means a management survey, arranged through our trusted surveying partners, followed by a plan that may include removal, encapsulation or simply monitoring. Our guide for business owners and facilities managers explains the duty in plain English.

Before a refit or refurbishment

Any work that disturbs the fabric of a building — new partitions, ceiling replacements, rewiring, a shop refit — needs a refurbishment and demolition survey first. Finding asbestos mid-project stops everything while notification periods run, so planning the asbestos stage into the programme from the start saves time and money.

Working around your business

We regularly work out of hours, at weekends and in phases so that offices, shops, schools and warehouses can keep operating. Licensed work is carried out inside sealed enclosures under negative pressure, with independent air monitoring throughout, so the rest of the building stays safe to use. See our 1,200m² AIB programme in Saltney for a larger example.

Documentation you'll receive

Every job comes with a full paper trail: plan of work, HSE notification for licensed work, independent clearance certificates and hazardous waste consignment notes. That's the evidence your insurer, landlord or auditor will ask for.

Common questions