Asbestos is still found in a wide number of materials from obvious sources such as ceiling and roof panels and pipe lagging to bitumen products used on floors, artex ceiling coatings and even toilet cisterns.
The laboratory in Chelmsford, Essex, is on hand to provide testing and advice. The laboratory will test suspect items of asbestos and provide a next day response. Emergency samples are tested within a few hours.
Bulk samples can be taken by the laboratories’ technical staff or delivered by courier. All tests are undertaken in a controlled way and items are tested to identify what type of asbestos is present, if any at all. If asbestos is identified Cavendish Laboratories will recommend a reputable licenced removal contractor who will give advice on remedial action and removal.
There are three commonly found asbestos types. They are Chrysotile, Amosite and Crocidolite. Asbestos products have a varying degree of hazard associated with them, which is determined by the type of material and the asbestos content.
Using the asbestos bulk identification service it is possible to identify the type of fibres in the sample. Once the type of asbestos has been established a specific course of action can be recommended to the customer.
From property developers and contractors to local authorities, hospitals and schools, the laboratory has a diverse range of clients.
Providing sample testing, analysis and advice and site management, extensive experience in field and laboratory work makes it easy to boast excellence in a variety of environmental projects.
Millers Barn
The Warren Estate
Lordship Road
Writtle
Chelmsford
Essex
CM1 3WT
UKAS accredited mobile laboratories ensuring that asbestos fibre counting can be carried out directly on any site, at any time of day or night, with immediate results and still provide service distinction.
Cavendish laboratories are UKAS accredited. UKAS accreditation is against the international standard ISO/IEC 17025, Laboratory Testing Accreditation Number 1643.
