In another development underlining the saddening need for the utmost vigilance over asbestos safety measures, a property firm from Bradford has been fined £16,000 in relation to its use of unskilled and unprotected workers at a site in Hull. A heavy penalty for not...

A Welsh council has confirmed that material unearthed by coastal erosion on a beach in the town of Burry Port contains asbestos, following earlier fury about children allegedly using “flaking” pieces of the substance to build sandcastles. Carmarthenshire Council...

The existing memorial to asbestos victims in the Town Square in Barking is expected to be replaced over the course of the next year, with the stone and a stone mason having already been selected for the new monument. Barking, Dagenham and Havering Trades Union Council...

Netflix is suing a studio in north London for over £200,000, in relation to claims over the risk posed by asbestos during the production of Bridgerton. The streaming giant agreed a £2-million-a-year deal to use Neasden Studios for the creation of the eight-part period...

While there is no shortage of companies around the UK that offer asbestos surveying and consultancy services, when your business requires such a firm’s expertise, it is important not to be guided by cost factors alone. This is particularly vital when dealing with...

An asbestos removal company has admitted to multiple mistakes that culminated in the death of a worker in a horrific explosion at a derelict church. 23-year-old Pawel Urbanski lost his life in the blast at a convent in Newmains, Lanarkshire in October 2017, while his...