Godiva Environmental Services and its UK wide partner network are fully licensed to remove and dispose of asbestos, and have done so for almost ten years. Godiva are highly qualified and very experienced at handling asbestos, and are expert at its safe removal and disposal.

Between the 1950's and 1980's asbestos was used extensively in the UK as a standard building material prior to the discovery of the link between breathing in asbestos dust and cancer. Thousands of tonnes of potentially deadly asbestos still remains in all types of buildings throughout the UK, often unknown to the tenant or property owner.

These alarming findings led to the introduction of the Duty to Manage Asbestos in Non Domestic Premises regulation on 21 May 2004. These regulations ensure that the building supervisor has to do all of the following:

1. Take reasonable steps to identify asbestos in their premises and assess the conditions of the asbestos containing materials identified
2. Presume that materials contain asbestos unless there is strong evidence otherwise
3. Prepare a record of the location of asbestos or presumed asbestos materials along with the assessed risk and supply this to anyone who is liable to disturb it.
4. Prepared and implemented a plan to manage those risks.
5. Reviewed the assessment of the risk periodically.

Approximately 3000 people die each year from asbestos related diseases such as:

• Asbestosis
• Lung Cancer
• Mesothelioma

It is estimated half a million commercial premises may still contain some asbestos, and that the number of asbestos related deaths will continue to increase for the foreseeable future.

If you have an asbestos related problem or just a general asbestos query please give Godiva Environmental Services a call on 0800 345 7737