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Overview
Originally simply an asbestos removal contractor, we have evolved to help our clients with many more hazards, including lead paint removal, guano accumulation, controlled ventilation hygiene, soil decontamination and general environmental cleaning.
With over three decades of experience working in both the public and private sectors and with clients located throughout Europe, we are the premier supplier to leading companies, authorities and utilities.
We have a wealth of experience in delivering tailored solutions across an array of challenging environments and have partnered with clients in varied market sectors from local authority housing to national utility upgrades. Our expertise is not confined to hazard abatement: after abatement has been completed there is often a need for reinstatement work to replace the hazardous materials with modern, safe alternatives. That’s where our mutli-skilled operatives come into their own, saving our clients the time and money involved in finding and appointing separate contractors.
With our head office in London and teams located throughout the UK we are well placed to serve our clients nationally, twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week.
Our mission is simple: To ensure that we develop and promote a culture of safety, quality and performance that is unmatched in the hazard abatement industry. We will achieve this through the drive and commitment of our people and investment in innovative plant and new technologies.
We utilise a number of tools to help us achieve our goals such as key performance indicators (KPI's). These help us to measure our performance both in terms of what we expect of ourselves and also what is expected from us. Our KPI's cover a wide range of topics, including safety, health and environmental performance; financial viability; clients satisfaction; people management and project management. These can be tailored to meet the particular objectives of our clients.
Experience
We’ve been around for over three decades – much longer than most asbestos and hazard abatement companies – and in that time we have seen a lot of changes in our industry in terms of regulations, techniques and primarily in attitudes. What was once the preserve of backroom staff with little authority, the issue of asbestos and hazard management has greatly increased in significance in line with the financial and legal penalties for getting it wrong. We have always prided ourselves on our ability to continually exceed our clients’ expectations. Our managers training, professionalism, expertise and commitment ensures that we deliver a level of service that is unsurpassed in our industry.
Each project that we undertake is different. At the very earliest stage of each enquiry we carefully choose the Contract Manager to control it, aligning their skills and experience to the project needs to ensure that the unique risk assessments, Safety Health and Environmental (SHE) plans and method statements allow us to build the project delivery on solid foundations. Our collaborative approach to the delivery of our projects underpins our objective of forming strong relationships with our customers. We have worked across a huge variety of fields, undertaking projects from small domestic sites up to several million pound contracts with national organisations. Whether it is a one off project or a fixed term national contract over several years we are adaptable enough to deliver.
We ask all of our clients for feedback on every job as part of our management system. This is not just a box ticking exercise; every piece of feedback we receive is reviewed individually in an effort to improve what we do for our clients.
People
At Asbestech we know that we are only as good as our people. That’s why we choose our team very carefully. Everyone from our Directors, including the ARCA Governing Council Chairman, to our site based teams have an important part to play in maintaining and developing Asbestech as the number one provider in the hazard abatement industry.
We can only develop and grow as a company if we strive to continually improve what we do, and that can only happen if we invest time and effort in our people. From regular personal development and review meetings to identifying the latest techniques and then training our team in them, we are always questioning the way that things are done to see if they can be improved.
Community
We realise that we are part of the community that we work in. That’s why we have developed our Corporate and Social Responsibility Policy. This commitment informs the way in which we seek to deal with those who work for us and the way in which we relate to our clients
Leading the way as a socially conscious business and promoting the highest ethical and professional standards is essential to the way that we operate. We seek to leave the community and the environment with a positive legacy from any activities that we undertake; which can be through employing local people, utilising local suppliers or reducing the amount of waste we generate through recycling. We often commit to reinvesting an element of our profits or making man hours available to local causes.
Our Commitment to Health & Safety
At Asbestech, we work hard to make sure that our team and anyone who interacts with our business is kept safe. Our people are empowered and encouraged at all levels to ensure that the welfare of all our stakeholders is put first. Leading practises and procedures including structured communication are the building blocks for our ‘beyond compliance’ attitude to Health and Safety which is demonstrated by our accreditation to OHSAS 18001 and the award of a full unencumbered 3 year Asbestos Removal Licence from the Health & Safety Executive. We’ve invested heavily in our internal I.T. infrastructure to make sure that we consider all risks associated with our projects at a very early stage of planning including assessing the competencies of our people.
Effective leadership with constant review and monitoring procedures are essential in making sure that we deliver safety as part of our works first time, every time with employee inclusion and a strong recognition and reward structure in place to highlight our people who go ‘above and beyond’.
Daniel Chalkley
Managing Director
As Managing Director of Asbestech Daniel is responsible for the overall performance of the company, ensuring the company’s financial performance allows us to meet our goals. Daniel also controls the overall strategy and direction that we take. Daniel holds ultimate responsibility for Health and Safety, with his decision-making being driven first and foremost by ensuring the safety of all our stakeholders.
With a history in corporate finance Daniel has been in the asbestos sector since 1999. He acquired Asbestech in 2005 and since then the company has grown to become one of the UK’s leading providers of asbestos and hazard abatement solutions.
Daniel demonstrates the leadership skills necessary to bring the whole team with him in driving the business forward and Daniel’s focus is to ensure Asbestech is unrivalled in the industry, with others benchmarking themselves against us. Outside of work Daniel is a Governor at a local primary school, a position he has undertaken for the past 8 years. Daniel, unlike many school governors, does not have an educational background and this allows him to bring a different perspective to the role.
When he is not watching his beloved Arsenal Daniel still manages to play a bit of football. Other than that, he spends most evenings providing taxi services to his three daughters; it is his daughters involvement in girls football that brought about Asbestech’s ongoing sponsorship of Whetstone Wildcats Girls football club.
With a history in corporate finance Daniel has been in the asbestos sector since 1999. He acquired Asbestech in 2005 and since then the company has grown to become one of the UK’s leading providers of asbestos and hazard abatement solutions.
Daniel demonstrates the leadership skills necessary to bring the whole team with him in driving the business forward and Daniel’s focus is to ensure Asbestech is unrivalled in the industry, with others benchmarking themselves against us. Outside of work Daniel is a Governor at a local primary school, a position he has undertaken for the past 8 years. Daniel, unlike many school governors, does not have an educational background and this allows him to bring a different perspective to the role.
When he is not watching his beloved Arsenal Daniel still manages to play a bit of football. Other than that, he spends most evenings providing taxi services to his three daughters; it is his daughters involvement in girls football that brought about Asbestech’s ongoing sponsorship of Whetstone Wildcats Girls football club.
Sally Charles
Human Resource Director
Sally brings to Asbestech 25 years of experience in the people sector, more recently focusing on project delivery.
Working with the Senior Leadership Team Sally works to foster a productive and professional work environment. Sally believes in working collaboratively across all teams in pragmatically addressing the challenges that face businesses in today’s workplace.
Sally is passionate about supporting our teams in every respect, whether this be through learning and development or looking after their physical and mental health. Sally works across the whole employee journey from recruitment and onboarding through to offboarding. She takes the lead with the substantial amount of training that the company undertakes with team members, identifying providers and courses to suit the individual’s needs, and manages the company’s benefit package and reward systems.
Sally has to apply all her management skills in managing her hectic family life. You will find Sally every day of the week either at the side of a football pitch or a swimming pool watching her daughters.
Working with the Senior Leadership Team Sally works to foster a productive and professional work environment. Sally believes in working collaboratively across all teams in pragmatically addressing the challenges that face businesses in today’s workplace.
Sally is passionate about supporting our teams in every respect, whether this be through learning and development or looking after their physical and mental health. Sally works across the whole employee journey from recruitment and onboarding through to offboarding. She takes the lead with the substantial amount of training that the company undertakes with team members, identifying providers and courses to suit the individual’s needs, and manages the company’s benefit package and reward systems.
Sally has to apply all her management skills in managing her hectic family life. You will find Sally every day of the week either at the side of a football pitch or a swimming pool watching her daughters.
Phil Neville
Operations Director
Phil takes the lead with all operational matters for Asbestech and is a key influencer on the commercial performance of Asbestech, leading our commercial and bid teams. Phil also leads on compliance and there can be no doubt his industry compliance knowledge is second-to-none.
Phil is Vice Chairman of the ARCA Governing Council, and Chair of the ARCA Training and Competence Committee, and a Fellow of the Asbestos Management Institute. These positions see him playing a key role in raising standards within the overall industry and provide a great platform to drive best practice.
Phil has been in the asbestos industry for nearly twenty years, having spent the previous decade in management roles within multi-national building materials companies. Phil has successfully overhauled and manages Asbestech’s operational systems and procedures, fostering sustainable transformation within the company, all of which helps ensure the company operates to the highest standards.
As another Arsenal obsessive Phil can be found at the Emirates stadium on every possible occasion. When he is not at the Emirates he is a keen horologist (that is he makes and repairs clocks and watches), where his attention to detail is put to excellent use.
Phil is Vice Chairman of the ARCA Governing Council, and Chair of the ARCA Training and Competence Committee, and a Fellow of the Asbestos Management Institute. These positions see him playing a key role in raising standards within the overall industry and provide a great platform to drive best practice.
Phil has been in the asbestos industry for nearly twenty years, having spent the previous decade in management roles within multi-national building materials companies. Phil has successfully overhauled and manages Asbestech’s operational systems and procedures, fostering sustainable transformation within the company, all of which helps ensure the company operates to the highest standards.
As another Arsenal obsessive Phil can be found at the Emirates stadium on every possible occasion. When he is not at the Emirates he is a keen horologist (that is he makes and repairs clocks and watches), where his attention to detail is put to excellent use.
Gary McComb
Technical Director
Some would say that Gary’s experience in the industry in second-to-none. Over the years he has been in the industry Gary has successfully delivered projects of all sizes across many industry sectors. More recently Gary has specialised in delivering highly complex projects in the Higher Education and Historic Estate Sectors, and is one of the most experienced managers in the industry working within listed structures alongside specialist heritage contractors and collaboratively with heritage organisations.
Within the industry Gary is known for his integrity and attention to detail, which is a large part of the reason why he enjoys such strong and lasting relationships with our clients. Gary has delivered some of the most technically challenging projects that we have undertaken over his 12 year’s service with Asbestech. His transparency, alongside his technical knowledge and accommodating nature has won the commendation of clients and consultants alike, who repeatedly request his services on projects year on year.
Gary is self-driven and ensures he delivers on every aspect of a project. He works with his teams, is approachable and provides robust support, whilst demonstrating strong unfaltering leadership.
When he has the time Gary can be found out and about on one of his many motorcycles or perhaps out on the water somewhere aboard one of his boats. He loves the outdoors life and likes nothing more than heading off in his campervan to explore new places and pursue his various leisure interests.
Within the industry Gary is known for his integrity and attention to detail, which is a large part of the reason why he enjoys such strong and lasting relationships with our clients. Gary has delivered some of the most technically challenging projects that we have undertaken over his 12 year’s service with Asbestech. His transparency, alongside his technical knowledge and accommodating nature has won the commendation of clients and consultants alike, who repeatedly request his services on projects year on year.
Gary is self-driven and ensures he delivers on every aspect of a project. He works with his teams, is approachable and provides robust support, whilst demonstrating strong unfaltering leadership.
When he has the time Gary can be found out and about on one of his many motorcycles or perhaps out on the water somewhere aboard one of his boats. He loves the outdoors life and likes nothing more than heading off in his campervan to explore new places and pursue his various leisure interests.
Jason Gillett
Contracts Director
Jason takes an overview of the execution of the Contracts delivered by Asbestech, ensuring we successfully deliver the high standards demanded by ourselves and our clients.
Jason has been in the industry for over twenty years, starting as a trainee operative and working his way to his current position. In doing so Jason has accumulated a wealth of project knowledge and brings an enormous amount of site experience to his management toolkit.
Jason’s ‘can do’ approach to the business ensures we continue to not only meet but exceed client expectations. Key to Jason’s success in his role of Contracts Director is leading by example, in leading our contract management and site teams Jason is respected and his team always know he will have a solution to any problem they can throw at him, however unusual that may be.
His ability to communicate at all levels ensures he gets the very best from his team and those around him. Jason leads from the front and his relentless drive means that even the most challenging of projects are delivered successfully.
Jason applies his problem-solving skills to the myriad of DIY projects he undertakes at home. Jason with his family enjoy undertaking a variety of activities, with a favourite being hiking, with the whole family recently climbing Mount Snowdon. That said, if you want to find Jason early morning you will usually find him in the gym where he likes to go before his day really gets going.
Outside of work, Jason is also a Governor at a local primary school, currently fulfilling the role of Vice-Chair of Governors.
Jason has been in the industry for over twenty years, starting as a trainee operative and working his way to his current position. In doing so Jason has accumulated a wealth of project knowledge and brings an enormous amount of site experience to his management toolkit.
Jason’s ‘can do’ approach to the business ensures we continue to not only meet but exceed client expectations. Key to Jason’s success in his role of Contracts Director is leading by example, in leading our contract management and site teams Jason is respected and his team always know he will have a solution to any problem they can throw at him, however unusual that may be.
His ability to communicate at all levels ensures he gets the very best from his team and those around him. Jason leads from the front and his relentless drive means that even the most challenging of projects are delivered successfully.
Jason applies his problem-solving skills to the myriad of DIY projects he undertakes at home. Jason with his family enjoy undertaking a variety of activities, with a favourite being hiking, with the whole family recently climbing Mount Snowdon. That said, if you want to find Jason early morning you will usually find him in the gym where he likes to go before his day really gets going.
Outside of work, Jason is also a Governor at a local primary school, currently fulfilling the role of Vice-Chair of Governors.