A Management Survey is generally used for normal occupation and maintenance.

A Refurbishment Survey is required where building work will disturb the property.

Where work is limited to a specific area, a Targeted Refurbishment Survey may be appropriate.

If you are unsure, tell us what work you are planning and we can help.

If work is planned in a building constructed or refurbished before 2000 and materials that may contain asbestos could be disturbed, appropriate asbestos information should be available before work begins.

Intrusive refurbishment will commonly require a Refurbishment & Demolition Survey covering the affected areas.

No.

However, asbestos-containing materials can be present in buildings constructed or refurbished before 2000.

The age of the property indicates that asbestos may be present but does not confirm it.

No.

The only way to be 100% certain if a material contains asbestos, is to take a sample have it tested in a UKAS accredited laboratory.

Yes.

If you are concerned about one particular material, our sampling service may be more appropriate than a full asbestos survey.

For urgent situations, an emergency fast turn around service is also available.

Yes.

Where work is clearly defined, we offer targeted refurbishment surveys. These focus purely on the areas that will be disturbed by the refurbishment.

Areas outside the agreed scope are not covered by targeted refurbishment surveys.

Any asbestos survey will usually involve taking samples.  The level of disturbance sampling will cause will depend on the type of survey.

Management Surveys generally involve relatively minor disturbance.

Refurbishment Surveys can be intrusive because concealed areas may need to be inspected before building work begins.

We will discuss with you the expected level of disturbance before the survey is carried out.

Samples collected by JMP are tested in a UKAS accredited asbestos testing laboratory. 

Finding asbestos does not automatically mean it needs to be removed.

The appropriate action depends upon factors including the type of material, its condition, location, likelihood of disturbance and any proposed work.

No.

To ensure our surveys remain independant and impartial, JMP specialises solely in asbestos surveying and sampling.

This maintains a clear separation between identifying asbestos and any subsequent removal or remedial work.

The principal risk occurs when asbestos-containing materials are damaged or disturbed and fibres are released.

Materials in good condition and unlikely to be disturbed can often remain in place and be appropriately managed.

Yes.

We have considerable experience working in occupied properties and aim to treat residents and their homes with respect while keeping disruption to a reasonable minimum.

JMP works throughout Suffolk, Essex, Norfolk and Cambridgeshire.

Our regular working area includes Sudbury, Bury St Edmunds, Ipswich, Stowmarket, Hadleigh, Haverhill, Colchester and Braintree.

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