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...
Sustainability in the Rail Sector
SOCOTEC’s sustainability consultancy supports businesses in becoming more sustainable by saving energy and reducing carbon emissions in an effort to assist the government to achieve its Net...
Government Response to Parliamentary Report on HSE’s Approach to Asbestos Management
The Work and Pensions Committee published its Sixth Report of Session 2021–22, The Health and Safety Executive’s approach to asbestos management (HC 560) on 21...
British Asbestos Awards – 2 September 2022 – King Power Stadium, Leicester
The British Asbestos Awards 2022 are co-located with the British Demolition Awards 2022. Held at the King Power Stadium in Leicester, publisher and owner of...