UK-wide asbestos specialists
UK Asbestos Surveys, Testing, Air Monitoring & Removal Services
UKAS-accredited asbestos inspection and testing, supported by our Sunderland laboratory and regional teams across the UK. From one suspect sample or a domestic survey to complex demolition, removal and contaminated-land projects, ASM provides clear information and practical next steps.
- UKAS No. 32982
- ISO/IEC 17020 inspection
- ISO/IEC 17025 testing
- England, Scotland & Wales
Start with what you need to achieve
Find the right asbestos service quickly
You do not need to know the technical name of the service. Choose the situation closest to your project, or send us the details and we will help define the correct scope.
Buying, managing or altering a building
I need an asbestos survey
Management, refurbishment, demolition and re-inspection surveys for domestic, commercial and industrial property.
Choose an asbestos survey →One suspect material
I need a sample tested
Arrange controlled sample collection or submit a sample to our UKAS-accredited Sunderland laboratory.
Book sampling or testing →Confirmed asbestos
I need removal advice
Assessment, pricing and controlled removal routes for non-licensed, NNLW and licensable asbestos work.
Explore removal services →Urgent concern
Asbestos may have been disturbed
Stop work, restrict access and avoid sweeping or vacuuming. Speak to the team about the appropriate next step.
Call 0330 433 9680 →One team from identification to completion
Asbestos services across the UK
Use the specialist page for detailed scope, costs, FAQs and booking information. Each service is planned around the property, material, intended work and level of risk.
Asbestos surveys
UKAS-accredited management, refurbishment, demolition and re-inspection surveys.
View survey services →Sampling & testing
Controlled sampling and reliable identification of suspect asbestos-containing materials.
View sampling services →Sunderland laboratory
UKAS-accredited bulk asbestos identification from our laboratory at Sunderland HQ.
View laboratory testing →Air monitoring & clearance
Background, leak, reassurance and personal monitoring, plus four-stage clearance where applicable.
View analytical services →Asbestos removal
Controlled removal, encapsulation, waste management and project handover for work of every scale.
View removal services →Asbestos in soils
Investigation, watching briefs, air monitoring, remediation support, capping and validation.
View contaminated-land services →Management plans
Registers, risk-based action plans, re-inspection programmes and duty-to-manage support.
View management support →Garage roof removal
Testing, controlled asbestos cement sheet removal and compliant disposal for garages and outbuildings.
View garage roof removal →Useful information, not just a report
Inspection and testing that supports the next decision
The best asbestos information is correctly scoped, clear about limitations and usable by the people managing the property or carrying out the work.
- Survey scope matched to occupation, maintenance, refurbishment or demolition
- Representative sampling and clear material and location references
- Laboratory analysis linked to the relevant sample and project records
- Practical recommendations for management, repair, encapsulation or removal
- Regional attendance supported by national technical and quality systems
Independently assessed technical competence
UKAS-accredited inspection and testing
Asbestos Surveying and Monitoring Limited is accredited by UKAS under number 32982 for the defined inspection and testing activities shown on its current schedules.
Important scope note: UKAS accreditation applies to the specified inspection and testing activities—not to asbestos removal or remediation itself. Our accredited bulk identification laboratory is located at Sunderland HQ.
ASM is part of the wider F&I Group, whose 450-plus staff work across specialist construction, roofing, access, solar and energy divisions. This wider resource can support coordinated delivery on complex refurbishment, infrastructure and development programmes.
Evidence of practical delivery
Experience on complex UK projects
Our team has supported domestic clients, national organisations, construction teams and major land projects. These examples show the range of conditions our staff have worked within.
Healthcare estate asbestos management
North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust
ASM supports asbestos management across the Trust’s healthcare estate, including asbestos surveys, planned re-inspections, asbestos-register and statutory-compliance support, and technical or removal support where condition or planned works make intervention necessary. Delivery is planned around occupied clinical environments, access restrictions, infection-control arrangements and continuity of patient services.
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Infrastructure & unexpected ground conditions
Sunderland Strategic Transport Corridor Phase 3
Survey, site-investigation and compliance support where significant buried asbestos from former shipbuilding and demolished buildings was encountered. Work included managing amosite and crocidolite findings, removal where practicable, and controlled retention and capping where supported by the site strategy.
See asbestos-in-soils support →
Schools, colleges & academy trusts
More than 120 schools supported nationally
ASM works with academy trusts and education providers throughout the UK, delivering asbestos management, surveys, programmed re-inspections, sampling and air monitoring. Portfolio experience covers more than 120 schools across areas including Durham, Newcastle, Doncaster, London, North Yorkshire and Peterborough, helping estates teams maintain consistent records and plan work safely across multiple sites.
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Residential redevelopment
Former Barrow shipyard and marina land
Remediation support with Redstart North West to address asbestos-impacted soils and help create a safe platform for new housing. The work used controlled picking, managed placement, capping and validation evidence suited to the agreed remediation approach.
Explore remediation options →
Industrial legacy site
Cape Insulation / Turner & Newall works, Washington
Extensive experience associated with the former asbestos-manufacturing location, supporting the identification, assessment and safe management of complex asbestos contamination and industrial legacy conditions.
Sunderland and North East expertise →
Energy infrastructure
Battery energy-storage developments
Asbestos and ground-support experience on major battery-storage sites, including a Sheffield development with approximately 150 energy-storage units. Services can include pre-start review, watching brief attendance, sampling, air monitoring, remediation support and validation.
Discuss a similar project →Project descriptions summarise the team’s previous delivery experience and do not imply client endorsement. The precise scope, contracting arrangements, permissions and current accreditation coverage are confirmed separately for each new instruction. Hospital photograph: Philip Barker / CC BY-SA 2.0. The education image is an illustrative stock photograph and does not identify an ASM client site.
From a garage to a major industrial programme
Removal planned around the material and the site
Finding asbestos does not automatically mean that everything must be removed. The appropriate response may be management in place, repair or encapsulation, controlled removal, or a combination of measures.
- Review of surveys, sample results, photographs and proposed works
- Correct classification as non-licensed, NNLW or licensable work
- Work planning, access, waste routes and analytical requirements
- Controlled completion with the relevant handover records
National coverage with regional response
Find asbestos services near you
Sunderland is our headquarters and accredited laboratory location. Regional offices and teams support projects across England, Scotland and Wales, coordinated through the same company systems.
We also regularly support clients in Durham, Carlisle, Aberdeen, Sheffield, York, Hull, Middlesbrough, Barrow-in-Furness, Nottingham and Doncaster.
Clear starting points for budgeting
Asbestos cost guides
Use the guides for initial budgeting, then send the property or project details for a written quotation matched to the actual scope.
Inspection
Asbestos survey costs
Typical pricing, survey types and the factors that affect domestic and commercial survey quotations.
View survey prices →Testing
Asbestos sample costs
Collection and laboratory-analysis pricing for individual materials and larger batches.
View sample prices →Remediation
Asbestos removal costs
Guide ranges from small domestic items and garage roofs to complex commercial removal.
View removal prices →Answers before you instruct work
Practical asbestos guidance
Our guides answer the questions people commonly ask immediately before arranging a survey, test or removal quotation.
My survey found asbestos—what happens next?
Understand the findings and decide whether the material can be managed, protected or needs removing.
Read the guide →Do I need a survey before refurbishment?
Learn when intrusive work needs targeted asbestos information before contractors begin.
Read the guide →Asbestos removal cost 2026
See the principal cost factors and the information needed to obtain an accurate removal price.
Read the guide →Before you request a quotation
Common questions
Which asbestos service do I need?
A management survey supports normal occupation and routine maintenance; refurbishment and demolition surveys are matched to planned intrusive work. If you only need one suspect material identified, sampling may be appropriate. Confirmed asbestos may be managed, protected or removed depending on its condition, location and future disturbance. Send the postcode, photographs and intended work if you are unsure.
Are all ASM services UKAS accredited?
No. UKAS accreditation applies only to the defined inspection and testing activities on ASM’s current ISO/IEC 17020 and ISO/IEC 17025 schedules. It does not accredit asbestos removal or soil remediation. Where removal is legally licensable, the work must be completed by an appropriately licensed asbestos-removal contractor.
Do you cover the whole UK?
ASM supports projects throughout England, Scotland and Wales through its Sunderland headquarters, regional offices and national project teams. Availability and mobilisation depend on the service, site and programme, so include the postcode and required date with your enquiry.
What information gives me the most accurate quotation?
Provide the full site address, property type, intended work, approximate size, access details and required date. Attach existing asbestos reports, drawings and clear photographs where available. For removal, include dimensions and material condition; for surveys, provide the refurbishment or demolition scope.
Does asbestos always have to be removed?
No. Asbestos in good condition may sometimes remain safely managed where it is protected, recorded and unlikely to be disturbed. Removal may be appropriate where material is damaged, vulnerable, obstructs planned work or cannot be managed reliably. The decision should follow a suitable assessment.
Fast, properly scoped pricing
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