Confused about which type of asbestos survey applies to your site? You're not alone. It depends on the nature of your works. 🟩 Management Asbestos Survey – If you're simply occupying or maintaining a property, this is the basic requirement.🟥 Refurbishment

If you're managing the demolition of a structure built before 2000, UK regulations require you to undertake a demolition asbestos survey – no exceptions. Demolition surveys are invasive by design. They aim to locate all asbestos-containing materials (ACMs) within a building.

When planning refurbishment on any building constructed before 2000, one of the first questions that should be asked is: Do we need an asbestos survey? If you're a contractor, project manager or site supervisor, the answer is almost certainly yes. Asbestos-containing

Council-built homes from the 1950s to 1980s often contain asbestos in materials like artex ceilings, heating duct panels, soffits, water tanks, and even vinyl flooring. If you're converting or refurbishing one of these properties — especially on a buy-to-let or

Asbestos is still present in thousands of school buildings across the UK, especially those constructed between the 1950s and 1980s. Ceiling tiles, pipe lagging, insulation panels and floor coverings may all contain asbestos — and if damaged, they pose serious

You’re on a tight schedule. The demolition crew is ready, and machines are lined up to knock down an old warehouse next week. But the health and safety advisor flags one issue — no asbestos survey. Can’t we just proceed? Absolutely not.

Buying a commercial property is a major investment — but it also comes with responsibilities. One of the most misunderstood is the legal duty to manage asbestos under the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012. If you’ve recently acquired an industrial unit,

Imagine this: you're halfway through stripping back an old property ready for conversion, and your contractor uncovers suspicious insulation around the boiler or textured coatings on the ceilings. Panic sets in — could it be asbestos? For developers and property investors,