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Professional Asbestos Surveys and Asbestos Management Plans in Bolton

The expert asbestos contractors at Pillars Environmental have been working with property managers and owners to identify and inspect the risk of asbestos within their Bolton locations for almost a decade.

As stated in the UK law, it is the responsibility of building owners and managers to accurately inspect their property for any potential Asbestos-Containing Materials (ACMs). While it can be a troublesome task, our surveyors enlist their expertise to help! The Pillars Environmental team provides professional and reliable asbestos services across Bolton and the surrounding areas. We have the important skills to offer tailored asbestos solutions for your particular circumstance. We are very proud of being effective, dependable and always compliant with Health and Safety Executive (HSE) requirements.

Asbestos Surveys in Bolton

Our knowledgeable team at Pillars Environmental carry out two types of asbestos surveys:

The Refurbishment and Demolition Asbestos Survey (R&D Asbestos Survey) is an essential process for any buildings built before 2000, and will undergo refurbishment works, including full or partial demolition soon. For R&D surveys, it is necessary for full access to be given in order to fully inspect the building which may have ACMs. To maximise the value of our R&D Surveys, we carry them out with both visual and intrusive methods.

By comparison, an Asbestos Management Survey (AMS) is a significantly less intrusive process. As the building in question is likely to have occupants throughout the surveying process, complete access is not required. We would only require enough to extract, then replace the suspected ACMs. Where we do have access however, these materials will be examined by a UKAS-accredited lab. If we cannot gain access to a specific area of the property for any reason, we will presume that asbestos is present. Should a certain material be found to contain asbestos, other similar materials would also be deemed as asbestos-containing.

Asbestos Management Plans in Bolton

The key function of Asbestos Management Plans is to detail how you intend to properly contain and manage any asbestos present in your property. It notes the required steps which you will take to manage the asbestos, who is the necessary person responsible for each stage, and any essential training required to fulfil the tasks successfully. These steps are vital in ensuring the safety of anybody who enters the building wherein ACMs are present.

Our Asbestos Management Plans are able to make a record of any ACMs within your Bolton building, whether it be a domestic or commercial property. Then, it will describe the correct course of action to follow. These steps can include: monitor and review, conduct remedial works, or asbestos removal.

Your bespoke Asbestos Management Plan will provide you with the correct tools to mitigate your asbestos risk and enables you to fulfil your legal obligations as building owner or manager.

Asbestos Removal Management in Bolton

Asbestos removal is certainly a complex task, which is why the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) strictly denotes that a licenced asbestos contractor is required for the majority of safe asbestos removals. Our expert team will plan and oversee the removal of asbestos within your Bolton property, whilst always staying compliant with the Control of Asbestos Regulations. We can relieve the weight off your shoulders and deal with the job from the beginning, including:

Preparing the specifications,
Managing the tendering process,
Undertaking regular site audits during ongoing work,
Providing continuous feedback,
Review documentation provided by the removal contractor to ensure information is correct and there is nothing outstanding.

Asbestos in Bolton

Located in the foothills of the West Pennine Moors, Bolton is a town in Greater Manchester. Known for its rich industrial heritage, the town’s canals, coal, cotton and railways continue its manufacturing leniage. Some of Bolton’s most famous tourist spots include the Barrow Bridge Village (a former industrial village home to three mills and one chimney), Botlon Town Hall and the Bolton Steam Museum (home to 30 of the old stationary steam engines that once powered the cotton mills of Lancashire and Yorkshire).

Unfortunately, with industrial history comes a higher risk of asbestos exposure. In fact, as of June 2022, nearly 50 council buildings in Bolton still contain asbestos. Asbestos in soils is also a huge problem in Bolton, partially due to asbestos being illegally dumped in brownfield sites and left to contaminate the soil. But, how did asbestos in Bolton become such a significant issue?

During the 1500s, Bolton became an industrial hub for textile manufacturing, making a name for itself as a big producer of coarse yarns and cottons. Using this long-standing experience, during the Industrial Revolution (1740-1860), Bolton expanded rapidly within the textiles sector – building its first spinning mill in 1780. By 1850, there were 250,000 power looms in the UK. Power looms were mechanised looms powered by water, steam, or electricity – these were a key development in the industrialisation of weaving during the early Industrial Revolution within the textile manufacturing sector. However, across several textile industries, power looms may have contained asbestos. When asbestos dust was produced by these looms, this was easily blown into the air, exposing those working in the loom fixing and cotton spinning professions.

Demographics Susceptible to Asbestos Exposure in Bolton

An estimate from 1838 stated that approximately 8,621 people were working in the cotton trade in Bolton. Another from 1911 stated that there were approximately 15,000 men and 21,000 women employed in the textile industry in Bolton as a whole. As factories sprung up across the town after numerous cotton mills were built along the River Croal and other waterways, an influx of people from all over Lancashire came to work in these factories to help shape Bolton into what it is today. The downside of Bolton’s industrial heritage is that many factories during that time, were surrounded by asbestos lagging, particularly for pipes and boilers. Additionally, power looms were htought to have contained asbestos that readily became airborne when using the machinery. This likely exposed the following demographics to asbestos in Bolton:

Factory workers
Boilermakers & pipe fitters
Loom fixers
Cotton spinners & textile workers
Mechanics
Electricians
Plumbers
Builders

Demographics susceptible to asbestos exposure in Bolton

Our priority is safety for all involved

By offering tailored solutions for a variety of asbestos-related issues, our reliable asbestos team will work alongside you to ensure everybody stays safe and compliant at every stage of the survey.

If you are interested in how we are able to tailor our asbestos services to suit your individual needs, contact our team today for your Bolton property. We are always available to answer any queries you may have about our asbestos services, or even asbestos in general.

Our Greater Manchester Office Also Covers…

On top of Bolton, our asbestos surveys are available across the rest of the Greater Manchester area, including:

Altrincham
Birkenhead
Bury
Buxton
Cheshire
Chester
Crewe
Holmes Chapel
Alderley Edge
Knutsford
Liverpool
Macclesfield
Manchester
Merseyside

Oldham
Rochdale
Runcorn
Sale
Salford
St Helens
Stockport
Tameside
Trafford
Warrington
Widnes
Wigan
Wirral