AIRSAFE UK LIMITED

What AIRSAFE UK LIMITED does

AIRSAFE UK LIMITED is a privately-held UK asbestos remediation contractor founded in 2005 and headquartered at Unit 2, Redbrook Mill, Rochdale (OL11 4EE). The firm delivers licensed and non-licensed asbestos removal, testing and surveys, licensed waste collection and disposal, and property reinstatement works for residential, commercial, and industrial clients across the UK, with operational origin in Northwest England. Its customer base spans social housing providers (Jigsaw Homes, One Manchester, First Choice Homes Oldham, Emanuel Whittaker), local authorities (Bury Council), main contractors and building services firms (Excalon, GTM Electrical, Moffat & Riley, DLP Building Services, Casey Group, Wright Build), and private homeowners, with a flagship 15-plus-year continuous service relationship with Emanuel Whittaker evidencing high retention in regulated social-housing work.

The business is a labour-and-logistics services operation rather than a technology business; there are no software products, AI systems, or proprietary platforms. Its core capabilities rest on regulatory accreditation — ACAD and CHAS memberships alongside ISO 9001 (quality), ISO 14001 (environmental), and ISO 45001 (occupational H&S) certifications — which function as tender pre-qualification for public-sector and housing-association contracts. Service delivery is supported by a small employed team of 8, project-based quote pricing, a 24-hour emergency callout capability, and a subcontracted field-crew model that allows the company to scale from single domestic jobs to multi-site nationwide contracts. Leadership cites more than 50 years of combined managerial experience in asbestos removal, testing, and waste management.

The go-to-market is direct sales: customers initiate contact via phone (0161 653 8400), website enquiry form, or email ([email protected]), and the firm issues project-specific quotes. Revenue is generated entirely from professional-services fees across the four service streams (removal, testing/surveys, waste management, reinstatement). No funding, M&A, partnerships, subsidiaries, or institutional investors are disclosed; the company is founder-led and independent. Channel activity beyond direct sales is limited to a dedicated client-reviews page and word-of-mouth referrals from long-standing clients, which together act as the primary top-of-funnel driver.

Name

AIRSAFE UK LIMITED

Legal name

AIRSAFE UK LIMITED

Website

https://airsafeuk.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

AIRSAFE UK LIMITED, founded in 2005 and headquartered in Rochdale, is a privately-held UK asbestos removal, testing, waste management, and reinstatement contractor serving housing associations, contractors, local authorities, and private property owners nationwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Asbestos Removal & Management Services

NAICS

Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal (562211), Testing Laboratories and Services (54138), Building Inspection Services (541350)

SIC

Hazardous Waste Management (4955)

akta.pro primary industry

Asbestos Abatement & Removal (BPALALAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Regulatory Compliance, Permitting & Project Management (HazMat Abatement) (BPALALAG), Asbestos/Lead/Mold Inspection, Testing & Consulting (BPALALAD), Post-Abatement Clearance Testing & Documentation (BPALALAH)

Keywords

• Asbestos removal services
• Asbestos testing surveys
• Hazardous waste management
• Property reinstatement services
• Asbestos compliance consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Rochdale

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Asbestos Removal Services: Revenue generated from licensed and non-licensed asbestos removal services for residential, commercial, and industrial clients. Projects range from single property domestic work to large multi-site nationwide contracts. Pricing is quote-based, project-specific.
2. Asbestos Testing & Surveys: Asbestos testing and survey services delivered in partnership with trusted testing providers. Helps identify asbestos-containing materials before removal work begins.
3. Asbestos Waste Management: Secure collection, transport, and disposal of asbestos waste. Includes documentation and consignment notes for compliance.
4. Reinstatement Works: Property reinstatement services after asbestos removal, including replacement of ceilings, walls, floors, and finishes. Combines with removal services for full project delivery.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Airsafe UK provides licensed and non-licensed asbestos removal, asbestos testing and surveys, secure asbestos waste collection/transport/disposal, and post-removal property reinstatement. The company delivers end-to-end asbestos management for residential, commercial, and industrial clients, ranging from single domestic properties to large multi-site nationwide contracts, with full site assessments, method statements, controlled removal, air monitoring, clearance testing, and waste consignment documentation.

Product overview

Airsafe UK offers a single unified service portfolio focused on asbestos removal and management. The core offering consists of Licensed Asbestos Removal, Non-Licensed Asbestos Removal, Asbestos Testing & Surveys, Asbestos Waste Management, and Reinstatements. These services work together to provide a complete end-to-end solution from initial testing and risk assessment through to safe removal, compliant waste disposal, and property restoration. The company is based in Rochdale and serves residential, commercial, and industrial clients nationwide.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Licensed Asbestos Removal Safe removal of high-risk asbestos materials in strict accordance with current regulations, including full site assessments, method statements, enclosure and controlled removal, air monitoring and clearance testing. Targeted at residential, commercial, and industrial clients.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 15 years of trusted contractor relationships with major clients
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Lucion Group: Lucion Group is one of the UK's largest asbestos management and environmental services specialists, offering surveys, removal, and remediation. It is the most directly comparable operator to Airsafe UK given overlapping service lines and social housing client base, though operating at materially greater scale.
• Esoteric Group: Esoteric Group is a UK-wide asbestos removal, surveying and remediation contractor serving housing, construction, and commercial clients. It directly competes with Airsafe UK for similar social housing and contractor accounts in the Northwest.
• Peninsula Environmental Services: Peninsula is a UK asbestos removal and environmental services contractor serving commercial, industrial and residential clients. It is comparable in scale and service scope to Airsafe UK and competes for similar UK-wide contract opportunities.
• Kingfisher Environmental Services: Kingfisher is a UK asbestos removal and demolition contractor operating in the Midlands and North of England. Comparable regional specialist competing for similar housing association and contractor clients as Airsafe UK.
• Orbis Environmental Services: Orbis is a UK-based asbestos removal, surveying and reinstatement contractor. It is a similar-sized specialist operator competing with Airsafe UK for social housing and construction asbestos work across the North of England.

Broad incumbents

• SOCOTEC UK: SOCOTEC is a large international testing, inspection and certification firm with a substantial UK asbestos surveying and management practice. It competes on the testing/surveying portion of Airsafe UK's offering and serves overlapping social housing and construction clients.
• Bureau Veritas UK: Bureau Veritas is a global TIC (testing, inspection, certification) provider with UK asbestos consultancy services. While much larger and broader in scope, it competes for the same surveying and compliance work underpinning social housing asbestos contracts.
• ALS Environmental UK: ALS is a global environmental testing laboratory with UK operations offering asbestos bulk sample analysis and air monitoring. It is comparable to the testing sub-segment of Airsafe UK's offering through its partner-lab relationships.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/airsafe-uk-limited

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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