Case Studies
Read our case studies below to see how we have helped a range of clients with asbestos removal solutions.
Read our case studies below to see how we have helped a range of clients with asbestos removal solutions.
Opus Building Services were carrying out a refurbishment in the kitchen of St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School in Hartlepool. They discovered the ceiling tiles were an Asbestos Insulating Board (AIB) so got in touch with us to remove it from the premises. We carried out the safe and efficient removal of the asbestos during the school holidays to allow the main contractor to carry out the refurbishment work safely.
The local authority recently appointed us for an asbestos removal job at Pelaw Library under fully licenced conditions. The removal followed an asbestos survey carried out by the library prior to refurbishment plans which found a dangerous asbestos-containing insulating board soffits on the premises. Under the Control of Asbestos Regulations (CAR) 2012 and for the safety of building occupants, the ACM needed to be removed before the refurbishment could go ahead.
Our team were recently approached by a homeowner in Chapel House, Newcastle Upon Tyne, who contacted us after discovering during a property assessment that the pipework under the floorboards had been insulated with asbestos pipe lagging. Removing asbestos pipework can pose a significant risk, therefore removal needs to be completed by professionals under tightly controlled conditions. We used an air contamination unit to monitor air quality throughout the process in order to ensure the safety of our team members.
The Henderson Environmental team were contracted by a homeowner in Ponteland earlier this year to remove the Asbestos Insulating Board (AIB) found in their garage. After a pre-start visit to answer any questions the client had, we began removing the AIB in line with safety legislation and industry regulations.
In October 2023, we were contracted by a North East local authority to remove Asbestos Insulating Board (AIB) soffits from a domestic property. The AIB soffits had to be removed before the client could carry out vital roof repairs. The AIB soffits needed to be removed from the front and rear of the property to remove the risk of danger to health and allow the client to safely carry out the repair work.
We were recently appointed by a renowned travel catering company to safely remove asbestos insulating board above a suspended ceiling at their depot, based in Central Station in Newcastle Upon Tyne. We prepared a plan detailing each stage of the asbestos removal process. This plan was evaluated by the catering company’s health and safety team, and following approval, in September we carried out asbestos removal works under Fully Controlled Conditions.
Our long-term client, the Scottish Borders Council, recently appointed the Henderson Environmental team to conduct an asbestos removal service on an out-of-service lift at Hawick Town Hall. There were two main aspects to this job. The initial step in the process was to complete asbestos encapsulation. Asbestos encapsulation is the technique of covering or containing asbestos containing materials (ACMs) in order to prevent the release of harmful fibres into the air.
One of our long-term clients was concerned about the presence of ACMs in their pharmaceutical facility and required our team to check the pipework for asbestos. Asbestos was identified within the pipe lagging and our removal experts safely removed and disposed of contaminated materials. This process ensured tradespeople could get to work altering the pipe system within the facility without the risk of coming into contact with ACMs.
We were contacted by the estate’s department at a local hospital with concerns about the safety of the premises and the risk of asbestos fibres being released. Our team were required to conduct an environmental clean of the hospital to ensure the ceiling voids within the premises were decontaminated and asbestos-free. The hospital is now safe for staff, visitors, and patients and poses no risk to the health of those within the building.
After a local swimming pool was subject to an arson attack, there was a risk that dangerous asbestos fibres may be released. Our specialist team were tasked with conducting a localised clean under semi-controlled conditions on the premises to remove any asbestos debris and the removal of the asbestos roof tiles which had become dangerous. The site is now undergoing a major refurbishment of the swimming pool.