Asbestech have been selected by the renowned national contractor Ian Williams Ltd to be their preferred contractor for asbestos removal and abatement works for the People 1st Slough Decent Homes initiative. This central government backed initiative has been formulated to improve the standard of social housing stock throughout England to a decent standard. This entails

Extracts from a report by Neil Macfarlane, Northern Echo 04/09/2007 A council that knowingly exposed staff at a sports centre to asbestos may have to pay out millions of pounds in compensation, legal experts warn. An unknown number of employees at Woodhouse Close Leisure Complex, in Bishop Auckland, were allowed to work unprotected for five

Report from bbc.co.uk Derby City Council has been fined £50,000 with costs of £20,000 after admitting asbestos safety breaches. The case follows an incident when a Mickleover school closed for several weeks after asbestos was disturbed during window replacement work. Peter Westran – who owns and runs Horizon Windows and Glass, which carried out the