Asbestos Management Surveys Across the UK
Our highly trained and experienced asbestos surveyors hold all the qualifications and accreditations needed to ensure our services are provided in full accordance with current legislation and industry best practice.
The Testing Lab PLC (TTL) conducts UKAS ISO/IEC 17020:2012 accredited asbestos management surveys nationwide for domestic, commercial and industrial buildings across England, Scotland and Wales.
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What is an asbestos management survey?
An asbestos management survey is the standard survey used to locate, as far as reasonably practicable, the presence and extent of any suspect asbestos-containing materials (ACMs) in a building which could be damaged or disturbed during normal occupation, including foreseeable maintenance and installation works.
The survey aims to:
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Identify suspect ACMs and their location
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Assess their condition and potential for disturbance
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Provide information to help you create an asbestos register and asbestos management plan
Management surveys normally involve minor intrusive work and some disturbance, depending on what is reasonably practicable for the individual property. Surveys may use a combination of sampling and “presuming” materials where appropriate.
Do I need an asbestos management survey?
You are likely to need an asbestos management survey if:
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You are a dutyholder under the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 – for example a building owner, landlord, facilities manager or person responsible for maintenance of non-domestic premises
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Your building was built before 2000 and is used as a workplace or has common areas (flats, communal corridors, plant rooms, etc.)
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You do not have an up-to-date asbestos register or are unsure what ACMs may be present
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You are planning ongoing maintenance, minor refurbishment or installation works and need to ensure ACMs will not be disturbed
A management survey helps you ensure that ACMs in situ are safely managed so that:
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Nobody is harmed by the continued presence of asbestos; and
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Nobody accidentally disturbs ACMs during normal occupation and use of the building.
If you are planning major refurbishment or demolition, you will usually require a more intrusive refurbishment or demolition (R&D) asbestos survey rather than a management survey. (We can advise on and arrange this service as well.)
Please complete our online request a call back form by clicking the “Call Me” button, and we’ll respond promptly.
Our asbestos management survey process
We provide a clear, structured approach from enquiry to final report:
Why choose The Testing Lab PLC for asbestos management surveys?
UKAS ISO/IEC 17020:2012 accredited inspections
Independent, third-party assurance of competence and quality.
Nationwide coverage
Surveyors based across England, Scotland & Wales for fast, cost-effective response.
Experienced specialist team
Dedicated asbestos professionals with extensive experience across commercial, industrial, residential, education, healthcare and public sector properties.
End-to-end service
From initial survey through to ongoing re-inspections, air monitoring and management support.
Clear, practical reporting
Reports written in plain English, with clear priorities so you can take the right actions quickly and stay compliant.
Areas we cover
From our National Control Centre in Doncaster, we deliver asbestos management surveys across:
- Yorkshire & Humberside
- North East & North West
- East Anglia & East Midlands
- London, South East & South West
- West Midlands, Scotland & Wales
Wherever you’re based in England, Scotland or Wales, our local surveyors can attend your site quickly and cost-effectively.
Frequently asked questions about asbestos management surveys
Our Accredited Testing Services
Dear The Testing Lab PLC,
Many thanks for your prompt and professional asbestos survey report service, I would not hesitate to recommend your company in this regard.
This must be an absolute record for getting a report back, considering the surveyor arrived around 3pm – very well done!
Thank you for the very quick response for the quote and scheduling the survey. There’s never any fuss, and always straight forward. Thanks again.
Thank you for offering such a prompt turnaround for ACM testing and for your courteous service in doing so – I had a nervous client to placate and knowing the report would be back with them in such a short time was very reassuring to them, and for no more than a basic service from the competition!
Bradley, thank you for your efforts at short notice today, please pass on our gratitude to your surveyor Tim who did your company proud!
Thank you very much for the air sampling results – and please accept our grateful thanks for resolving this issue so quickly and for the promptness of the report.
Your analyst, Lee, was very helpful and his suggestions and advice appreciated.
We would have no hesitation in recommending The Testing Lab and will be in touch soon with regards arrangements for a full asbestos survey for the rest of the site.
TTL have been working directly as my analyst for the last 12 months on a very complex asbestos removal scheme, they have achieved all of their KPI’s without fail and on a number of occasions surpassed their SLA in acting for us on planning issues associated with the demolition in regard to contamination which cannot be removed as part of the normal sequence of operation.
There reports are always issued within timescales and they have policed the reports by the Licensed asbestos contractor faultlessly sometimes in very difficult circumstances.
