Know what is in the building before anyone starts work.
Book an independent asbestos survey for your home, office or industrial unit anywhere in Greater Manchester. Removal only follows if the survey says it is needed.
- Independent survey first, so you know what you have
- Removal only if the survey says it is needed
- Photos welcome on the enquiry form
A survey tells you what you have. Removal is a decision, not a starting point.
Greater Manchester grew fast in the nineteenth century and was rebuilt, extended and refitted through the twentieth, which is exactly the period when asbestos went into roofs, ceilings, floors, lagging and partitions. A Victorian mill may have no original asbestos at all but plenty from later repairs.
Most of that material is harmless while it is in good condition and left alone. A survey finds it, photographs it, has suspect samples analysed in a laboratory and tells you what to do about each item. Only then does it make sense to talk about removal, and only for the items that need it.
What is an asbestos survey?Choose your type of building
Homes, flats and outbuildings
If your home was built before 2000, survey before the builders start. Loft conversions, extensions, new kitchens and garage roofs are the usual triggers. A survey tells you what is there, where, and whether it needs to be touched at all.
Offices, shops, schools and landlords
If you manage or maintain a non-domestic building, the duty to manage asbestos is yours. A management survey gives you the register, and a refurbishment survey protects the fit-out. Portfolio scheduling is available for agents and landlords.
Warehouses, factories and mills
Cement roofs, cladding, lagging and plant make older industrial buildings a priority. Surveys are planned around operations, with safe access to roofs and plant rooms, and a register your maintenance team can actually use.
Every type of asbestos survey
Four ways in, depending on whether the building is in use, about to be worked on, already surveyed, or you just need one answer.
Management survey
The standard survey for a building in normal use: find it, record it, manage it.
Read more Refurbishment & demolition survey
The fully intrusive survey required before building work, strip-out or demolition.
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Re-inspection
Periodic checks on known asbestos so your register and management plan stay current.
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Sampling & lab analysis
Confirm whether a suspect material contains asbestos, and which type.
Read moreFrom first enquiry to the report in your hand
Tell us about the building
Send the postcode, the type of property, what you are planning and, if you like, up to five photos.
An independent surveyor gets in touch
We pass your enquiry to a partner surveyor, who agrees the type of survey, a date and a price with you directly.
Survey and sampling
The surveyor inspects, photographs and samples suspect materials. Samples go to a laboratory for analysis.
You receive the report
A written report with an asbestos register, photographs, results and recommended actions. It is yours to keep.
Removal only if it is needed
If something has to come out, we can connect you with licensed removal contractors for a quote. You are free to use anyone.
Removal comes second, not first
If your survey finds asbestos that is damaged, in the way of planned work or cannot be managed safely where it is, we can connect you with licensed removal contractors who cover Greater Manchester. They quote for the scope the survey has already identified, so you are comparing like with like.
- Survey results decide whether removal is needed
- Licensed contractors for licensed and notifiable work
- Request a removal quote on the same form
Surveys for the buildings of Greater Manchester
Warehouses
Large-span sheds, cement roofs, cladding and loading bays.
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Schools
Registers and re-inspections for schools, nurseries and colleges.
See the survey Offices
Registers and pre-refurbishment surveys for older office buildings.
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Mill conversions
Victorian and Edwardian mills, converted or awaiting conversion.
See the survey Landlords & communal areas
Blocks of flats, managing agents and landlords with a portfolio.
See the survey HMOs
Houses in multiple occupation, bedsits and converted student lets.
See the survey
Garage & outbuilding roofs
Cement sheet roofs on garages, sheds, lean-tos and farm buildings.
See the surveySurveys and works across the region
What a survey visit and the work that can follow it typically look like.
A cement garage roof being taken down by licensed contractors.
Cement soffit and fascia boards on a house from the 1960s or 1970s.
Sampling a textured ceiling: one small sample sealed for the laboratory.
Inspecting a canal-side mill building before conversion.
Pipe lagging enclosed in a glove bag before it is removed.
Double-bagged cement sheet loaded for an authorised waste facility.
Areas across Greater Manchester
Surveys cover the areas below and the towns around them, from the old mill districts of Bolton, Oldham and Rochdale to the city centre and the southern suburbs.
Tell us about the building
Postcode, type of property and a few photos are enough to start. An independent partner surveyor will contact you to agree the survey and the price.
- Takes a couple of minutes
- No obligation, and no removal sales pitch
- Prefer to talk? Call 0161 496 0123
Book an independent asbestos survey
Tell us about the building. An independent partner surveyor will contact you to agree the survey and price. Removal is only quoted if the survey shows it is needed.