Asbestos Management in the UK
The Control of Asbestos Regulations (CAR) came into force in 2012, updating and replacing the previous 2006 law. They contain requirements for work with asbestos, as...
Asbestos Management in the Rail Sector
Asbestos management in the UK remains a pressing issue as it continues to pose a significant threat to the general public, with an average of...
SOCOTEC UK Ltd, BECOMES No1 in BUILDING CONTROL IN THE UK AFTER 2 ACQUISITIONS END OF 2022: SHORE AND QUADRANT
SOCOTEC UK is a leading Testing, Inspection and Certification Company in the UK. As a major platform of the SOCOTEC Group (the €1.2bn global group...
Eddie Stobart fined after exposing builders to asbestos
Transport giant Eddie Stobart has been fined £133,000 after work at one of its sites exposed builders to asbestos. The firm was sentenced for a...
Principal Sponsor for the British Asbestos Awards announced
We are delighted to today announce that last year's principal sponsor Empire Asbestos have taken up their option to renew for next year's British Asbestos Awards. The...
The European Asbestos Forum: Join the International asbestos network for professionals
5th international asbestos conference: at the Van der Valk Hotel Oostzaan, 10-11 November 2022, Amsterdam At the exciting EAF conferences, you can truly learn more...
HM Queen Elizabeth II
It is with deep sadness that Asbestos Hub colleagues learned the death of our wonderful monarch had occurred not long after leaving the office this...
British Asbestos Awards 2022
The debuting industry awards for all sectors within asbestos was held on Friday the 2nd September at Leicester City FC’s King Power Stadium. The debuting awards...
Kwasi Kwarteng says biomass wood imports are “not sustainable”
Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng told a private meeting of MPs this week that Drax’s imports of US-made wood pellets to be burnt for energy are...
New Antarctic study shows levels of ‘forever chemicals’ reaching the remote continent have been increasing
New evidence from Antarctica shows that toxic ‘fluorinated forever chemicals’ have increased markedly in the remote environment in recent decades and scientists believe CFC-replacements could...
