Duty To Manage
South Wales, Newport, Cardiff

The company, which was started by Richard Long, has worked with Cynon Taf and its predecessors for 15 years. Long was later joined at the helm by his brother Owen and the two men, who are both from a trade background, have overseen the company’s growth.

RJ Environmental Services has come a long way since those early days and is now keen to extend its client base and share its expertise with other organisations in the social housing sector as we are now approved housing association building contractors.

“Over the years we have progressed from little bitty jobs to this kind of work,” says Long. “We get good feedback from tenants when we carry out work in their homes and that is why we have progressed the way that we have. We have built up a good reputation for ourselves and Cynon Taf like to work with companies that are reliable, that won’t create problems for them.”

Creating a good impression and considering tenants’ needs is important to RJ Environmental Services and that extends to any sub contractors that the company employs. “We use regular sub-contractors,” says Long. “And we like to use contractors who will do a good job for us and we are achieving that.”

Asbestos Panels
South Wales, Newport, Cardiff

“We are a multi-disciplined company,” says Long. “All 10 of our staff are trained in all aspects of the business including asbestos removal.” For example, sometimes asbestos in Artex ceilings can be found, as in the past small amounts of the substance were at times added to the material to improve strength.

Identifying Asbestos
South Wales, Newport, Cardiff

To the right is a diagram of a typical property and the areas that may contain asbestos. Please follow the key for an explanation of each area. Simply click the image for a better view of the areas that could contain asbestos.

  • 1. Roof sheets, slates and tiles
  • 2. Guttering and drainpipe
  • 3. Wall cladding
  • 4. Soffit boards
  • 5. Panel beneath window
  • 6. Roofing felt and coating to metal wall cladding
  • 7. Lagging on boiler, pipework, caloriier etc.
  • 8. Damaged lagging and associated debris
  • 9. Paper lining under non-asbestos pipe lagging
  • 10. Gasket in pipe and vessel joints
  • 11. Rope seal on boiler access hatch and between cast iron boiler sections
  • 12. Paper lining inside steel boiler casing
  • 13. Boiler flue
  • 14. Spray coating to ceiling, walls, beams/columns
  • 15. Loose asbestos in ceiling/floor cavity
  • 16. Tile, slats, canopies and firebreaks above ceilings
  • 17. Textured coatings and paints

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Asbestos Sources
  • 18. Loose asbestos inside partition walls
  • 19. Partition walls
  • 20. Panel beneath window
  • 21. Panel lining to lift shaft
  • 22. Paneling to vertical and horizontal beams
  • 23. Panel behind electrical equipment
  • 24. Panel on access hatch to service riser
  • 25. Panel lining service riser and floor
  • 26. Heater cupboard around domestic boiler
  • 27. Panel behind/under heater
  • 28. Panel on, or inside, fire door
  • 29. Bath panel
  • 30. Floor tiles, linoleum and paper backing, lining to suspended floor
  • 31. Lagging
  • 32. Gaskets
  • 33. Anti-vibration gaiter
  • 34. Gaskets, rope seals and panels in domestic boilers
  • 35. 'Caposil' insulating blocks, panels, paper, string etc. in domestic heater
  • 36. String seals on radiators
  • 37. Fire blanket
  • 38. Water tank
  • 39. Brake/clutch lining

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