Northern Asbestos Services Ltd, has signed a contract approving them as one of three firms to provide asbestos remediation services for decommissioning work at Dounreay.
As part of a contract with DSRL (Dounreay Site Restoration Limited) Northern Asbestos Services will be one of three companies competing for all asbestos removal works on the Dounreay site.
Managing director of Elgin-based Northern Asbestos Services, Mark Watkins, said he was delighted with the business opportunity.
He said: "Being involved in this bidding process is a major achievement for us and our appointment to the framework agreement is testament to the growth, expansion and performance of Northern Asbestos Services over the past 12 months.
"With business activity remaining at a high level, the DSRL opportunity could make a significant increase to our turnover in the coming year. The nuclear industry and the asbestos industry are two of the most regulated sectors in the UK and we are looking forward to working with DSRL over the next three years."
Northern Asbestos Services recently reported a record turnover for the financial year to 2008 with revenue in excess of £1million and have increased staffing levels from eight to 24 over the same period.
Leading asbestos remediation and industrial cleaning company, Northern Asbestos Services Ltd has announced a record turnover in excess of £1 million for the latest financial year which ended on 31st May 2008.
Since October 2007, four key appointments have been made with Doug Courts joining as Operations Manager, Sam Taylor as Business Development Manager, Nobby Clark as Project Manager and David McRitchie as Project Engineer. Managing Director, Mark Watkins, said ‘The appointments were essential to cope with the extra workload and to allow the company to grow. The new team have many years experience in the asbestos, industrial services and the oil & gas industry and their appointment will enable Northern Asbestos Services to maintain their existing high quality service well into the future as well as expand into new business streams. During the same trading period operations employee levels have increased to eleven asbestos remediation staff and seven cleaning staff.’
Business activity remains at a high level and outlook for the coming year looks promising after the company secured a number of large value contracts over health care and commercial sectors.