Asbestos removal in Exeter
HSE-licensed asbestos removal for homes, businesses and the public sector across Exeter, with testing, disposal and a 24-hour emergency call-out - plus surveying, if you are not sure what you are dealing with yet.
Asbestos handled properly in Exeter
Exeter's building stock has a sharp dividing line running through it. The raids of May 1942 destroyed a large part of the city centre, and the rebuilding that followed ran through the late 1940s, 50s and 60s, precisely the decades when asbestos was specified most heavily. Much of the commercial and civic fabric of central Exeter therefore dates from the period when insulating board, sprayed coatings and asbestos cement were routine.
Around that centre sits an older ring of Victorian and Edwardian housing in St Leonards, Heavitree and St Thomas, and substantial later suburban growth at Pinhoe, Whipton and Exwick. In the suburbs what we find is far more ordinary: asbestos cement garage and shed roofs, soffits and rainwater goods, and textured coatings on ceilings in anything built or refurbished before the mid-1980s.
Exeter also carries a large institutional estate across its university, hospital and school buildings. Where a building is occupied and managed, the duty to manage asbestos usually makes a current management survey more useful than a one-off removal.
We are based in Poole and travel to Devon for planned work, so Exeter jobs are scheduled rather than same-day. We will be straight with you about dates when you call.
Not sure if you have asbestos?
A management or refurbishment survey confirms what's there in Exeter before any work starts.
Every asbestos service, one local contractor
Asbestos removal
Fully contained, HSE-licensed removal, from garage roofs to phased programmes.
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Asbestos surveying
Management, refurbishment and demolition surveys to HSG264.
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Asbestos testing
Controlled sampling and UKAS-accredited laboratory analysis.
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Encapsulation
Sealing and managing undamaged materials safely in place.
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Waste & disposal
Collection and disposal through our own EA-permitted transfer station.
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Emergency call-out
Disturbed asbestos? 24-hour response, answered day or night.
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Tell us what you need
Call or send the form. Photos help us quote accurately.
We visit and quote
A clear written quote after a no-obligation look at the job.
The work is done properly
Licensed work, documented disposal and the paperwork to prove it.
Exeter and the surrounding area
From our Poole Head Office we cover Exeter, the rest of Devon, Hampshire, Wiltshire and Berkshire, and travel across England for larger programmes.
Trusted by clients across the South
“Calm, professional and spotless. They surveyed our school, explained the findings in plain English and removed everything without disrupting a single lesson.”
“From the first call to the clearance certificate, ACL kept us informed at every step. Exactly what you want from a regulated contractor.”
“They handled our garage roof in a single morning. Tidy, polite and everything documented. I had the clearance certificate the same day.”
“A phased programme across our housing stock, managed without fuss. Clear reports, sensible scheduling and no surprises on cost.”
“We needed a refurbishment survey at short notice. The surveyor was thorough, calm and explained exactly what it meant for our works.”
“Genuinely reassuring from start to finish. They treated a stressful situation as routine and kept us informed every step of the way.”
All of Exeter and the surrounding villages. We cover Devon, Hampshire, Wiltshire and Berkshire as standard, and travel further for larger jobs.
We are based at Shapwick House in Poole and travel to Exeter for planned work, so this is usually scheduled rather than same-day. Tell us your dates when you call and we will confirm honestly what we can commit to.
Yes. Garage and shed roofs, soffits, textured coatings and materials found mid-renovation are our most common local jobs, alongside commercial and public-sector work.
If the material has not been identified yet, testing or a survey confirms what it is and how much there is. We will tell you honestly which route fits, including managing a material in place where that is safer.
Asbestos waste is double-bagged, labelled and documented, then taken to our own Environment Agency-permitted waste transfer station with a consignment note, giving a clear chain of custody.
Tell us about the work, we’ll do the rest
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