Our core service involves taking a small, safe sample of any suspected asbestos-containing material (ACM) from your property. This isn't a DIY kit; it's a professional, trained service designed to prevent fibre release. Our experienced technicians come to you, carefully collect the sample following strict HSE guidelines, and then swiftly send it to a UKAS-accredited laboratory for analysis. This rigorous process ensures you get accurate, certified results, telling you definitively whether asbestos is present and, if so, what type it is.

Touching or disturbing asbestos can release microscopic fibres into the air, which, if inhaled, pose significant health risks. This is why attempting to take a sample yourself is incredibly dangerous. Our fully trained team uses specialised equipment and follows strict safety protocols to contain the area and collect samples without risking exposure. By trusting Southern Asbestos, you’re not just getting a test result; you’re ensuring the sampling process itself is carried out safely, protecting you, your family, or your employees from potential harm.

Asbestos was used in thousands of building products up until the year 2000, so it can turn up in almost any older property. We commonly test materials such as textured coatings (often known as Artex) on ceilings and walls, asbestos cement sheets found in garages, sheds, or drainpipes, old vinyl floor tiles and their backing, asbestos insulating boards (AIB) around boilers or in partition walls, and even pipe insulation. If you’ve found something suspicious in your domestic or commercial property, we can help identify it.