Category: News

Shifting the focus to asbestos compliance in schools

Jodie Bennett 28 May 2024 No Comments

Environtec was recently instructed to support a large Academy Trust in the North of England which is upgrading its schools across North Yorkshire and Leeds. During the upcoming May half…

Everything you need to know about Legionella risk assessments

Jodie Bennett 29 April 2024 No Comments

If you run or own a property, you are required to have a Legionella risk assessment under health and safety law, but the value it gives when completed in line…

Environtec then and now: Tye Brownlie’s perspective

Jodie Bennett 5 March 2024 No Comments

Tye Brownlie’s situation is a unique one. Having originally worked for Environtec for a two-and-a-half-year period as a Plan Drawer, Tye left us in late 2021 to take up a…

It’s #InternationalWomensDay – meet Rebecca Hodgson

Jodie Bennett 5 March 2024 No Comments

Rebecca is our National Office Manager, so she’s responsible for making sure our staff follow our administrative protocol and are working as efficiently as they can to support our operations…

A closer look at our lead paint surveys and lead services

Jodie Bennett 8 February 2024 No Comments

The Control of Lead at Work Regulations 2002 (CLAW) place a duty on employers to prevent, or where this is not reasonably practicable, to control employee exposure to lead. Employers…

Introducing Mark King, our new Water Hygiene Manager

Jodie Bennett 8 February 2024 No Comments

Mark joined Environtec in January and has taken charge of all our water consultancy, assessment, and control projects. With his responsibilities ranging from quoting and sales all the way through…

New asbestos safety and management resources now available from HSE

Jodie Bennett 8 February 2024 No Comments

In case you missed it, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has published new asbestos content online. The Executive recently removed its outdated web pages and replaced them with updated…

Environtec secures new housing association fire risk assessment contract

Sarah Chin-a-Loy 29 November 2023 No Comments

Our fire department continues to go from strength to strength in 2023 – and we’ve seen further success in recent weeks with the confirmation of a new contract with a…

New changes to fire safety legislation

Sarah Chin-a-Loy 29 November 2023 No Comments

Building Safety Act 2022 imposes new duties on Responsible Persons New fire safety regulations come into force from 1st October. In brief, the Building Safety Act 2022 amends the Regulatory…

Did you know that e-bikes – and specifically their batteries – are increasingly becoming a fire risk?

Sarah Chin-a-Loy 29 November 2023 No Comments

Recent data has shown that there has been a 60% rise in e-bike fires in London this year alone. The lithium-ion batteries used to construct electric bikes are designed to…