Asbestos services Aberdeen — start with the decision you need to make
Choose the service that matches the decision you need to make
Start with the reason for the enquiry rather than automatically commissioning the most intrusive service. The correct route depends on what you need to decide.
Asbestos surveys & re-inspections
Management, Refurbishment, Demolition and condition-review surveys for homes, historic buildings, commercial property, industrial premises and estates.
Asbestos sampling & testing
Professional collection of suspect materials with bulk identification through ASM's UKAS-accredited Sunderland laboratory.
Asbestos removal & air monitoring
Controlled work using the appropriate licensed, NNLW or non-licensed route, supported by analytical services where required.
Asbestos management & Regulation 4
Registers, management plans, responsibilities, contractor controls, actions and review programmes for dutyholders.
Asbestos in soils
Watching briefs, unexpected-find support, controlled excavation, sampling, monitoring, remediation assistance and validation.
Asbestos garage roofs
Testing and controlled asbestos-cement sheet removal for garages, sheds, workshops and outbuildings.
Service scopes matched to local property and project types
Aberdeen and the wider district contain a varied mix of older housing, traditional tenements and older commercial buildings, public estates, industrial property, commercial premises and redevelopment land.
Tenements & traditional property
Aberdeen's traditional tenements and older commercial buildings, older commercial buildings, sandstone tenements and traditional housing and converted industrial property can contain several construction phases and require carefully defined survey boundaries.
Commercial, education & public estates
Offices, shops, hotels, schools, colleges and healthcare premises need asbestos information that maintenance teams and contractors can use.
Housing, industry & wider Aberdeenshire and North East Scotland
Housing, engineering property, warehouses, former industrial sites and surrounding district centres create varied survey, management, removal and ground-risk needs.
From asbestos uncertainty to a controlled outcome
Send the site details
Provide the postcode, property type, reason for the enquiry and available photographs, plans or existing reports.
Agree the scope
ASM confirms the appropriate service, included areas, access, assumptions and intended outcome.
Complete the work
The appropriate surveying, analytical, consulting or project team undertakes the agreed scope.
Use the evidence
The findings support management, design, removal, tendering or the next controlled project stage.
Local asbestos services shaped around tenements, historic property, commercial estates and redevelopment
Tenements, Rosemount and West End & older housing
Sandstone tenements, Georgian and Victorian property, converted townhouses and older homes can contain multiple construction phases, shared service routes, roof spaces, basements and later refurbishment materials.
Hotels, universities & public buildings
Aberdeen's hospitality, education, healthcare, office and public-sector estates need survey information that can be used around live occupation, maintenance programmes and phased capital works.
Torry, Footdee & development sites
Dockland, former industrial land and wider redevelopment around Torry, Footdee, Dalmarnock, Woodside and Aberdeen Park can create linked building-survey, removal, analytical and contaminated-land requirements.
Local asbestos services for tenements, commercial property, industry and regeneration
Tenements, Rosemount and West End & city-centre property
Aberdeen's sandstone tenements, converted townhouses, shops, offices, hotels and older mixed-use buildings can contain multiple construction phases, shared services, basements, roof spaces and later refurbishment materials.
Schools, healthcare & managed estates
Universities, schools, healthcare premises, care settings and public-sector estates need asbestos information that maintenance teams and contractors can use around occupied buildings and planned capital works.
harbour, industrial and energy-sector & industrial redevelopment
Torry, Footdee, Tradeston, Dalmarnock and wider former industrial areas can combine older structures, demolition history and made ground, creating linked survey, removal, analytical and contaminated-land requirements.
Local asbestos services for granite property, industry, energy and redevelopment
Granite buildings & older city property
Aberdeen's traditional granite homes, flats, tenements, offices, shops and converted buildings can contain several phases of alteration, concealed services and later asbestos-containing materials even where the original structure predates widespread asbestos use.
Energy, marine & industrial property
Dyce, Altens, Tullos, Bridge of Don and harbour-linked areas include offices, workshops, warehouses, plant, service buildings and energy-sector support property where survey scope can extend beyond standard commercial rooms.
Aberdeenshire & redevelopment
Portlethen, Westhill, Inverurie, Ellon, Stonehaven and wider North East Scotland combine housing, industrial estates, rural commercial property and previously developed land with varied survey, removal and ground-risk needs.
Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire support through ASM's Scotland regional team
ASM supports projects throughout Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and North East Scotland through its Scotland regional team. UKAS-accredited bulk sample analysis is undertaken at ASM's Sunderland headquarters laboratory within the applicable accredited scope.
ASM Aberdeen & North East Scotland Support
Scottish regional asbestos support for Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and North East Scotland.
Aberdeen enquiries:
0330 433 9680
Survey:
survey@asbestosSM.co.uk
Monday–Friday
08:00–18:00
Accredited laboratory:
Sunderland HQ
UKAS Accreditation No. 32982
Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire coverage
Aberdeen City Centre, Union Street, Rosemount, West End, Ferryhill, Torry, Footdee, Old Aberdeen, Bridge of Don, Dyce, Bucksburn, Kittybrewster, Woodside, Mastrick, Northfield, Cults, Bieldside, Milltimber, Cove Bay, Altens and Tullos, with wider attendance across Portlethen, Stonehaven, Westhill, Inverurie, Ellon, Peterhead, Fraserburgh and Aberdeenshire.
Attendance is subject to project requirements, scope, access and availability.
ASM's defined asbestos inspection activities are accredited to ISO/IEC 17020 and defined testing activities to ISO/IEC 17025 under UKAS accreditation number 32982. Current UKAS schedules define the precise scope and locations.
Aberdeen asbestos services and guidance
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Aberdeen & Aberdeenshire FAQs
Which asbestos service should I start with?
A Management Survey normally supports occupation and routine maintenance. A Refurbishment Survey is used before intrusive alterations, a Demolition Survey before demolition and targeted sampling can suit one specific suspect material.
Does ASM have an asbestos laboratory in Aberdeen?
No. The Aberdeen regional support supports local clients and site attendance. UKAS-accredited bulk sample analysis is undertaken at ASM's Sunderland headquarters laboratory within its accredited scope.
Can ASM support a project after asbestos is identified?
Yes. Depending on the project, support can include management advice, removal planning, removal services, air monitoring, clearance support and contaminated-land services.
Do you cover areas outside Aberdeen?
Yes. ASM supports projects across Portlethen, Stonehaven, Inverurie, Peterhead, Fraserburgh, Dyce, Portlethen, Westhill and wider Aberdeenshire and North East Scotland, subject to project scope, access and availability.
Which ASM services are UKAS accredited?
ASM holds UKAS accreditation number 32982 for defined asbestos inspection and testing activities. The precise activities and locations are shown on the current UKAS schedules.
Start with the right asbestos service
Send the property postcode, building type, planned works, existing asbestos information and required date. ASM can identify the appropriate Aberdeen service and provide a written quotation.