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It has been another busy month for Artisan. Not only have we been providing essential Asbestos services all over the South Coast but we have also been busy keeping up with the demand for our Non-Licensed training courses.    New starter Artisan would like to give a very warm welcome to Bradley Pannell.Bradley has joined the team as a Trainee Asbestos Surveyor. He is excited for ...

It has been an exciting month for Artisan. We once again have been busy all over the South Coast, conducting Audits, Management Surveys, R&D Surveys and much more.   CPD Webinars Our Managing Director Alec Smith has also been busy on the side putting the final touches together for his free CPD accredited Webinar. Going forward we will be giving people the chance to join us ...

This month has seen the Artisan team once again arrive at locations across the South Coast to conduct R&D surveys on a variety of different building types. One common theme at present would be the purpose of the survey; that being the majority of buildings are going back to shell, ready for refurbishment into accommodation. Commercial to residential refurbs are on the rise ...

Since the tragedy of the Grenfell Tower fire, the asbestos industry has been tasked with identifying both new and refurbished buildings which used the Aluminium Composite cladding and backing insulation that are believed to be the reason for the rapid spread of the 2017 fire. It has been a trend in recent years to refurbish both Public and Private sector high rise blocks to ove ...

April saw Artisan introducing our REACT-AIR air purification range and conduct independent site audits of licensed asbestos removal companies.

Artisan Environmental is delighted to welcome HSDC South Downs College student, Reece, to the team for an 8-week placement.

This month we're looking at the various tax relief options that are available through our partners; Catax. With this in mind Georgina Keys, Senior Specialist Tax Consultant at Catax, discusses the world of architecture and how some architects may have misconceptions when deciding whether they might be eligible to claim R&D tax relief or not. The architecture sector is huge ...

There is still a prevalent theme amongst property owners, investors and custodians of property that asbestos management is an ever-changing landscape, which although highly regulated, can be a minefield of information.

Did you know that every week 20 tradesmen die from asbestos-related diseases? If you carry out work on a building that was built or refurbished before the year 2000, you could be exposed to asbestos without even knowing it. A common misconception is that the term “asbestos” relates to one material, however, asbestos is actually a group of six, naturally occurring minerals; Chry ...

With the waivered stamp duty due to end 30th June, it’s no wonder that everyone is looking to upscale or downsize on their home. But what if you’re looking to buy, or are buying an older house? Asbestos is one of those words that no homebuyer wants to hear. Here at Artisan Environmental, we deal with asbestos-related enquiries on a daily basis, so we thought we would share our ...