Category: Asbestos

Asbestos in Your Loft? Why It’s Still a Real Danger in 2025

Published on April 1, 2025 by Paul McClenaghan

Asbestos Management Survey for Loft Installations

Think asbestos is a thing of the past? We wish it was. But here’s the hard truth: asbestos is still killing around 5,000 people in Great Britain every single year. Despite being banned in the UK back in 1999, it hasn’t disappeared. In fact, if your home was built or refurbished before the year 2000,… Read more »

Asbestos, A Silent Killer?

Published on June 14, 2019 by Dean Taylor | Updated on December 3rd, 2024

Asbestos work being carried out by The Loft Boys

What is Asbestos? Asbestos is the name given to a group of naturally occurring minerals that are mined from the earth. It is made up of long, strong, heat and fire-resistant microscopic fibres. Asbestos is a word derived from the ancient Greek meaning ‘inextinguishable’. This mineral has been mined and used since at least 2000… Read more »