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Latest news - 19th July 2011:

Westcountry Environmental are pleased to announce that, following our recent asbestos license renewal meeting with the Health and Safety Executive, we have been awarded the maximum term of a 3 year license without conditions. This is testament to the hard work put into the last year (also its first year!) by the management and site staff and demonstrates our commitment to high standards of asbestos removal. Well done team!!!

Asbestos containing materials may have to be removed and disposed of in accordance with the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006. The easiest way to ensure that asbestos materials are removed and disposed of safely is to use a contractor that is licensed by the Health & Safety Executive. Westcountry Environmental Services Ltd are a licensed HSE approved contractor and hold a full licence.

How can we help?

We currently hold both a full Removal License and a Hazardous Waste Carrier’s License. Our approach to asbestos removal is intended to cause the least amount of inconvenience to all of our clients irrespective of the contract value.

We pride ourselves on offering a premium service within a highly regulated industry of asbestos removal and feel we can offer our clients a service which is unparalleled within the asbestos removal industry. We are experienced in working on some of the most demanding and technically intricate asbestos removal projects that have arisen in recent years.

We have extensive experience of:

• Domestic Contracts

• Housing Association / Local Authority Term Contracts

• Emergency Call Outs

• Project Management

• Soft Strip Demolition

• Principle Contractor

• Sub Contractor

In addition to asbestos removal we also offer the following remediation services:

• Asbestos Encapsulation

• Asbestos Disposal

• Reinstatement of replacement materials

• Asbestos cement sheet removal, disposal or repairs.

At Westcountry Environmental Services Ltd we believe in investing in people and use approved training providers to ensure our workforce is competent and fit for the works required. Our workforce is able to offer the following training qualification:

• UKTA trained Managers and Operatives

• CITB trained Site Managers

• Full First Aiders

• First Aid Appointed People

• Quill wet shot blasting

• Confined Space

• Oxy – Acetylene Burners

• CSCS qualified Managers and Operatives

• PASMA

• MEWP and Boom

Did you know?

It is not well known that if a company owns land or buildings which contain asbestos containing materials (ACM), where the ACM was incorporated prior to their ownership, if they have it removed they can set off 150% of the actual cost of removal against their tax. This concession was introduced in the 2001 Finance Act to give an incentive to use brown field sites. The concession only applies to companies and does not apply to sole traders, partnerships trustees or individuals.

So if a company spends £10,000 removing ACM, it can then obtain a deduction against profits, reducing its tax liability by up to £4500 (£10,000 x 150% x 30%). This can even mean that if the company made a loss there can be a tax rebate paid in cash. So if your building contains ACM and it was incorporated before you purchased it and you are a company speak to your accountant or tax adviser and ask how you can reclaim 150% of the removal costs of the ACM.

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Westcountry Environmental operate in the following areas:-

Avon, Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Birmingham, Cheshire, Cornwall, Derbyshire, Devon, Dorset, Durham, East Sussex, North London, Wiltshire, South London, East London, Essex, Fife, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Herefordshire, Hertfordshire, Lancashire, Leicestershire, Lothian, Manchester, Merseyside, Middlesex, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Oxon, Shropshire, Somerset, South East London, South West London, Staffordshire, Suffolk, Surrey, Sussex, Wales, West London, West Sussex, Wiltshire, Worcestershire, St Albans, Birmingham, Bath, Blackburn, Bolton, Brighton, Bromley, Bristol, Cambridge, Cardiff, Chester, Canterbury, Coventry, Crewe, Derby, Dorchester, Dudley, East London, City of London, Enfield, Exeter, Blackpool, Gloucester, Cheltenham, Guildford, Harrow, Huddersfield, Harrogate, Hemel Hempstead, Hereford, Kingston upon Thames, Wick, Liverpool, Lancaster, Wells, Manchester, Milton keynes, North London, Northampton, Newport,, North West London, Oldham, Oxford, Plymouth, Portsmouth, Preston, Reading, Reigate, Romford, Swansea, South East London, Stevenage, Stockport, Slough, Sutton, Swindon, Southampton, Salisbury, Stafford, Stoke on Trent, Stratford, South West London, Shrewsbury, Taunton, Telford, Tonbridge, Torquay, Uxbridge, Watford, Wigan, Worcester, Walsall, Wolverhampton.

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