Building age & condition
CLASP, SCOLA and post-war system-built schools contain extensive ACMs — ceiling tiles, floor tiles, service risers, soffits and boiler-house lagging are commonplace.
Independent advice · Schools, MATs & higher education
Independent asbestos consultancy for schools, MATs & universities.
More than 80% of UK schools still contain asbestos. Our consultants advise school and college estates teams on how to discharge their duty holder responsibilities under CAR 2012 and DfE guidance — with evidence-based recommendations, not scope inflation.
Sector challenges
What makes asbestos compliance hard in education.
Term-time access
Survey programmes must respect school timetables, safeguarding requirements and minimal disruption to teaching, with most intrusive work scheduled out of term.
Duty holder evidence
Trustees, governors and CFOs carry personal duty holder responsibilities and need independently evidenced compliance — not just a report on a shelf.
How we help
A tailored asbestos service for the education sector.
Whole-estate management surveys
Programmed HSG264 surveys timed around the academic calendar, with full registers, detailed floor plans and risk scores.
Annual re-inspections
Condition monitoring of every known ACM, with photographic evidence ready for governors, auditors and the DfE.
Capital works advisory
Refurbishment and demolition surveys, removal scoping and independent oversight for refurbishment and new-build programmes.
Asbestos management plans
Trust-wide policies, duty holder training and incident response procedures aligned to CAR 2012 and DfE guidance.
DBS-checked qualified consultants, experienced in live school environments
Out-of-hours, weekend and holiday-period surveys as standard
Trust-wide framework pricing and consolidated reporting
FAQs
Education — common questions.
Will surveys disrupt the school day?
Rarely. Management surveys are routinely scheduled around the timetable — early mornings, weekends and holiday periods. Intrusive refurbishment and demolition surveys are always scheduled outside term where possible, and we plan resident liaison with the school's safeguarding lead.
Do you work with multi-academy trusts?
Yes — we can survey multiple schools under one instruction, providing consistent independent reporting and a single point of accountability across the trust.
Same-week mobilisation
UKAS 17025 lab analysis
coverage across the South East and East of England
Other sectors we serve
Commercial Real Estate
Independent, evidence-based asbestos advice for institutional landlords, asset managers and managing agents — covering pre-acquisition due diligence, multi-let compliance, dilapidations and tenant fit-out.
Healthcare
Independent, HTM-aligned asbestos consultancy for NHS Trusts, primary care networks, private hospitals and care homes — delivered with the clinical sensitivity these environments demand.
Housing Associations
Independent, resident-aware asbestos management for registered providers, ALMOs and housing associations — covering voids, re-lets, planned maintenance and Awaab's Law compliance.
Speak to a qualified consultant about your education estate.
Every enquiry is reviewed by a qualified consultant. We respond within one working day, in confidence.