History of Asbestos

Asbestos is one of the most commonly used building materials of the twentieth century. Its flexible properties, cheapness and easiness of processing made it ideal for a great many building applications.  Its use only declined when terminal illnesses were associated with its usage. Its supply and use in the UK has now been banned.

However most premises constructed between 1950 - 1980 will contain some asbestos. In addition, premises that were refurbished, or have had extensions added to them within this period are also likely to contain some asbestos products.

Asbestos is a group of microscopic natural minerals that are naturally fire resistant and flexible. These qualities were used widely several years ago in many applications such as pipe and building insulation, roofing, carpet underlay, ceiling, wall and floor tiles, patching compounds, vehicle brake pads, ironing board pads, electrical wiring, textured paints, cements, and many more applications across both domestic and industrial environments.

Usually there are other materials present which prevent the asbestos particles from being released into the air. However, when these materials become damaged, the danger becomes very real.

Our Asbestos services

Local authority approved contractor
Asbestos Consultancy
Asbestos replacement
Asbestos Disposal
Industrial, commercial and private
Fully trained professional staff
Fully Licensed
MDHS 100 asbestos survey
Encapsulating and removal re insulation

Mac Environmental (UK) Ltd are based in the North East and offer a range of environmental services to meet our clients requirements. We aim to provide a high standard of services from quotation to completion, ensuring at all times the relevant health and safety requirements are met.

Call Mac Environmental Services and you will be utilising an organisation that has the expertise and resources to provide the complete solution, efficiently, with the minimum of disruption and, most importantly, with complete safety.

We have experience of almost every imaginable type of location -  Schools and collages to banks, from industrial plants to office blocks, from housing estates to care homes.

We will only ever recommend a course of action based on the facts and your obligations, rather than our commercial interests. If wholesale removal is not necessary - and quite often it isn't - then that's exactly what we'll advise.

It may not be necessary to remove your asbestos roof or even walls. The procedure requires minimal to no down time while the secure asbestos encapsulation process encases the fibres and renders them benign.