Asbestos services Dundee — 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
Dundee and the wider Tayside area contain a varied mix of traditional tenements, former mills, older commercial buildings, public estates, industrial property and redevelopment land.
Tenements & traditional property
Dundee's tenements, former mills, older commercial buildings 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 Tayside and East Central 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, 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
Dundee'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.
City Quay, Broughty Ferry & development sites
Dockland, former industrial land and wider redevelopment around City Quay, Broughty Ferry, Dalmarnock, Maryfield and Dundee Park can create linked building-survey, removal, analytical and contaminated-land requirements.
Local asbestos services for jute-mill heritage, waterfront regeneration, housing and public estates
Historic mills & converted industrial property
Dundee's jute, textile, engineering and dockside history left a substantial stock of mills, warehouses and industrial buildings. Later conversions can retain asbestos in roofs, fire protection, service ducts, plant areas and internal fit-outs.
Waterfront, port & commercial development
The Waterfront and Port of Dundee combine modern development with older industrial land and infrastructure. Refurbishment, demolition and redevelopment projects may need coordinated survey, removal, analytical and contaminated-land support.
Universities, healthcare & housing
West End, Perth Road, Ninewells-area property, student accommodation, schools, healthcare and residential estates create a mix of occupied-building, maintenance and capital-project requirements.
Dundee and Tayside supported by ASM's Scottish survey, analytical and project teams
Dundee projects are coordinated through ASM's Scottish regional team. James Brown, Regional Manager Scotland, coordinates Scottish enquiries with ASM surveyors, analysts and project teams. East and Central Scotland support is based from Edinburgh, with additional Scottish resource from Glasgow. UKAS-accredited bulk sample analysis is undertaken at ASM's Sunderland headquarters laboratory within the applicable accredited scope.
ASM Scotland Team
James Brown
Regional Manager Scotland
Edinburgh office
Third Floor
3 Hill Street
Edinburgh
EH2 3JP
0131 202 4096
Glasgow office
Suite 2-3, 48 West George Street
Glasgow G2 1BP
0141 212 9351
National: 0330 433 9680
Monday–Friday
08:00–18:00
UKAS Accreditation No. 32982
Dundee, Tayside & East Central Scotland coverage
Dundee City Centre, Waterfront, City Quay, West End, Perth Road, Blackness, Hilltown, Stobswell, Maryfield, Lochee, Charleston, Menzieshill, Downfield, Kirkton, Fintry, Whitfield, Douglas, Broughty Ferry, Barnhill and Invergowrie, with wider attendance across Monifieth, Carnoustie, Arbroath, Forfar, Kirriemuir, Perth, Newport-on-Tay, Tayport, Cupar and the wider Tayside / North East Fife area subject to project requirements.
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 accredited locations.
Dundee asbestos services and guidance
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Dundee & Tayside 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 Dundee?
No. The ASM Scotland team supports Dundee 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 Dundee?
Yes. ASM supports projects across Carnoustie, Arbroath, Perth, Tayport, Cupar, Invergowrie, Newport-on-Tay, Monifieth and wider Tayside and East Central 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 Dundee service and provide a written quotation.