Schools & Education
Specialist asbestos services for schools, academies, colleges and universities, with careful planning for occupied buildings, holiday programmes, refurbishment and phased works.
What We Do
Managing asbestos within schools and educational buildings requires careful planning, clear communication and an understanding of the particular sensitivities of an occupied learning environment.
HB Insulations provides asbestos services for schools, academies, colleges, universities and education estates, ranging from individual maintenance requirements to substantial refurbishment and asbestos-removal programmes.
Many education buildings contain asbestos-containing materials because of their age and construction history. These materials may be safely managed in place where appropriate, but accurate asbestos information is essential before maintenance, refurbishment or other intrusive work takes place.
HB can support education clients with asbestos surveys, sampling, management advice, encapsulation, licensed and non-licensed removal, decontamination and waste disposal.
Planning Around Occupied Environments
Our approach starts with understanding the building, existing asbestos information and the work that needs to be achieved. In occupied environments, segregation of the work area and protection of building users is fundamental. Programmes may also need to be planned around term dates, holidays, exams, access requirements or wider refurbishment works.
Larger education projects can require asbestos work across several buildings or areas, with phased completion allowing other contractors to progress behind the removal programme.
For refurbishment projects, appropriate investigation before work begins is particularly important. Hidden asbestos discovered once contractors are on site can create safety concerns and significant programme disruption.
Where asbestos is unexpectedly identified, HB can also provide specialist advice and establish an appropriate route forward.
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Safe segregation from pupils, staff and building users
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Clear site controls and communication
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Working around occupied or partially occupied buildings
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Phased and programme-critical delivery
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Coordination with estates teams and principal contractors
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Licensed and non-licensed asbestos works
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Appropriate independent clearance and handover
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Accurate project and waste documentation
Experience Across Commercial Sectors
HB’s commercial experience spans a broad range of sectors. Each sector presents its own operational, technical and programme challenges.
Commercial Property & Facilities
Asbestos surveys, management and removal for commercial property, facilities teams, landlords and managing agents, from one-off maintenance issues to multi-site refurbishment programmes.
Learn moreHousing & Social Housing
Asbestos services for housing associations, councils and contractors, from individual properties and voids to planned maintenance, refurbishment and multi-property programmes.
Learn morePublic Sector & Healthcare
HSE-licensed asbestos services for public buildings, healthcare estates and sensitive occupied environments, from targeted works to phased refurbishment and major programmes.
Learn moreConstruction & Refurbishment
Asbestos surveys, enabling works, licensed removal and remediation integrated into construction and refurbishment programmes, from single buildings to complex multi-phase schemes.
Learn moreDemolition & Decommissioning
Specialist licensed and non-licensed asbestos removal ahead of demolition and decommissioning, including complex ACMs, major enclosures, plant rooms and phased handovers.
Learn moreIndustrial, Infrastructure & Remediation
Specialist licensed and non-licensed asbestos removal ahead of demolition and decommissioning, including complex ACMs, major enclosures, plant rooms and phased handovers.
Learn moreExperience At Every Scale
HB’s experience ranges from smaller individual school requirements to larger, technically demanding projects.
With over 40 years of asbestos experience, an HSE asbestos licence and three years of ARCA Gold recognition, we provide education clients with a technically capable and dependable asbestos partner.
