Asbestos removal in Reading
HSE-licensed asbestos removal for homes, businesses and the public sector across Reading, 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, close to home
Reading's rapid growth as a business and tech hub - Green Park, the station quarter and the wider regeneration around the town centre - sits alongside a lot of older housing stock in Caversham, Tilehurst and East Reading, and it's common for garages, soffits, textured coatings and older insulation to turn up asbestos-containing materials during renovation or redevelopment work, in both domestic properties and the commercial units that make up so much of the town.
We carry out surveying, testing, HSE-licensed removal and disposal across Reading and the surrounding area, for homeowners, landlords, businesses and public-sector clients. If you already know asbestos is present, we can usually move straight to a licensed removal quote. If you're not sure, our BOHS P402 surveyors can confirm it first.
Every job is fully documented, from the initial site visit through to disposal at our own Environment Agency-permitted waste transfer station, so you have a clear paper trail throughout.
Not sure if you have asbestos?
A management or refurbishment survey confirms what's there in Reading 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.
Reading and the surrounding area
From our Poole Head Office we cover Reading, the rest of Berkshire, 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 Reading and the surrounding villages. We cover Berkshire, Hampshire, Wiltshire and Berkshire as standard, and travel further for larger jobs.
We work across Berkshire daily from our base at Shapwick House in Poole, so Reading is close to home. We confirm timescales when you call, and urgent jobs are prioritised through our 24-hour emergency line.
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
Request a quote or survey
Two minutes is all it takes. Prefer to talk? Call us, we’re happy to walk it through.