16 Mar 2015
March 16, 2015

Asbestos Still Present in Schools

Figures seen by the BBC suggest asbestos is still present in nearly nine out of ten schools in the UK – higher than previous official estimates. It can be managed safely if it is left undisturbed but there have been calls for urgent action to make schools safer. Asbestos was widely used in the building.. read more →

11 Mar 2015
March 11, 2015

The Disaster Restoration Industry

The Asbestos group have now completed over 5000 jobs within the Disaster Restoration Industry! read more →

07 Jan 2015
January 7, 2015

Happy New Year

    Happy New Year for all of us at The Asbestos Group read more →

A Kent construction company and its managing director have been prosecuted after both displayed a ‘shocking disregard’ for workers’ safety at a demolition site in Surrey. The workers at the site were exposed to ‘appalling risks’ of falling from an unprotected roof and from the presence of dangerous asbestos material. Conditions at the site in.. read more →

27 Nov 2014
November 27, 2014

Contractor fined for potential asbestos risk

A County Durham contractor has been sentenced after illegally removing asbestos from a garage, putting himself, other workers and the householder at risk of exposure. John Simpson, trading as Dun N Dusted and offering waste removal services, was paid £900 by a householder to remove asbestos from a garage under his house in Jesmond, Newcastle… read more →