Asbestos Awareness

Asbestos was extensively used in building materials for most of the 20th century, and it can still be found today in a range of common materials such as soffit boards, ceiling tiles, boiler cupboards and pipe lagging. Asbestos Containing Materials (ACMs) were potentially used in any home built pre-2000, and although there are some very…

In the decades following the Second World War and up to the turn of the century, hundreds of thousands of new homes, hospitals, commercial buildings and schools were constructed to accommodate the increasing population. Most of these building utilised asbestos to some degree in their construction. This means that for parents, children and teachers, the…

Asbestos was once the darling of UK industry. Its fireproofing quality and flexibility, and the fact that it could be easily added to a range of materials from textured wall coatings to gaskets for ocean liners, made it seem a miracle substance. Just like many apparent blessings, though, it had a terrible consequence. As we…