Category: News

Environtec celebrates 30 years in business

Jodie Bennett 1 October 2024 No Comments

If you own or manage a property in the Essex area (or perhaps even further afield), chances are you’ve heard of Environtec. Formed back in 1994 as a local asbestos…

How to deal with potential asbestos exposure at your site

Jodie Bennett 28 August 2024 No Comments

If you suspect that asbestos is present in your building, it’s your duty under the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 to take the appropriate steps to manage the material in…

Controlling Legionella in your building: What you need to know

Jodie Bennett 3 July 2024 No Comments

Environtec can help you develop a robust long-term scheme for preventing and controlling exposure to Legionella bacteria, including setting a series of measures in place to keep your water systems…

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…