Asbestos: IOM’s rapid, professional service saves client £100,000
Asbestos removal can be a key preliminary to refurbishing a building. In the retail sector, it is particularly important that this is done promptly and effectively. When the project manager of a large retail group contacted IOM, he had serious problems. The principal contractor was on site and had discovered sprayed asbestos in ceiling voids that had not been accessed by asbestos consultants. Consultants were called in again, took three samples and deemed that two entire floors were contaminated. Store disruption and costs were threatening to take off.
IOM was called in at this stage. We immediately undertook a detailed inspection of the areas concerned and this revealed that the sprayed asbestos was in fact limited to one part of one floor. Our report was used to provide a full scope of works on which accurate tenders were based. IOM remained on site to undertake the health and safety supervision during the asbestos removal (undertaken on night shifts). The end result was the safe removal of the asbestos, a minimum of disruption to the store and a happy client who had saved £100,000 on remedial work alone.