Identify, quantify and manage hazardous materials on site.
Independent surveys, sampling and laboratory analysis for asbestos, lead paint, mercury, mould, radon, anthrax and fire residues — with proportionate, prioritised remediation guidance.
- Typical clients·Property managers·Local authorities·Demolition & strip-out·Healthcare estates·Insurance & loss adjusters·Heritage estates
Hazardous Materials — at a glance
Independent assessment
We survey and sample — we don't do the remediation. The findings are honest.
Risk-proportionate
Not every detection is an emergency. We tell you what's urgent, what's manageable, what's low-risk.
Lab-backed
Samples analysed in our own laboratory with full chain-of-custody documentation.
Operational continuity
Where possible, we work around your operations — schools, hospitals and live sites a speciality.
How we work
What you can expect from every hazardous materials engagement
Independent assessment
We survey and sample — we don't do the remediation. The findings are honest.
Risk-proportionate
Not every detection is an emergency. We tell you what's urgent, what's manageable, what's low-risk.
Lab-backed
Samples analysed in our own laboratory with full chain-of-custody documentation.
Operational continuity
Where possible, we work around your operations — schools, hospitals and live sites a speciality.
Services in this group
Choose the hazard
Each service below covers survey, sampling, analysis and a written remediation hierarchy.
Anthrax
Historic-site anthrax risk assessments and surface / dust sampling for demolition or refurbishment of former tanneries, hide mills, abatt…
Asbestos Surveys
Asbestos Management Surveys and Refurbishment & Demolition (R&D) Surveys to HSG264, with sampling, bulk identification and a clear, prior…
Drug Residue Sampling & Surface Testing
Independent drug residue surface and air sampling for properties suspected of having been used as clandestine laboratories, cannabis grow…
Fire Residue
Post-fire residue sampling and reoccupation risk assessment with a focus on char and soot microscopy — supporting restoration scoping and…
Lead Paint
Pre-disturbance lead paint surveys, personal lead-in-air sampling during stripping and demolition, and surface wipe testing — under the C…
Mercury
Mercury vapour surveys, surface sampling and remediation oversight for dental surgeries, laboratories, historic chlor-alkali sites, oil a…
Mould and Damp
Mould and damp investigations combining moisture mapping, spore-trap air sampling, tape-lift surface analysis and a remediation plan — ro…
Radon
Workplace radon screening with passive detectors, follow-up active measurement and mitigation oversight under the Ionising Radiations Reg…
Why Sysco
Why estates teams choose Sysco
Hazardous-materials work attracts contractors who quote on the assumption you'll need them to remediate. We don't. We measure, we tell you the truth, and we give you a remediation hierarchy you can put out to competitive tender.
That independence is why local authorities, heritage estates and major loss adjusters keep us on retainer.
- ISO 9001 accredited management system
- In-house laboratory for fast turnaround
- Surveyors familiar with HSG264, HSG282 and CAR 2012
- Risk-rated reports with photographic register
- Re-occupation clearance protocols
- UK-wide coverage
ISO 9001 accredited
Found something concerning on site? Send us a photograph.
We'll tell you whether it warrants sampling and what the survey would cost.
From the field