A DARLINGTON company which provides specialist asbestos management services has marked its tenth anniversary by expanding into Europe.

As part of its work with the Majestic Wine chain, Eton Environmental Services, carried out asbestos surveys at the chain’s two stores in Calais, France, and is now looking to offer its services across Europe.

The company, which has its head office above Majestic Wine in Grange Road and another office in Datchet, near Windsor, was set up in 2004 and has grown rapidly to employ more than 50 people across the UK.

Director Christian Shaefer, who established the company with his wife Joanna, said: “Over the years we have built up a large and distinguished client base and we are now looking to offer our specialist services across Europe.

“We have experienced excellent growth in the last ten years and as demand for our services grows, we are expecting this to continue further.”

The company provides an asbestos consultancy service to a wide range of managing agents, industrial and retail clients, local authorities and government departments for both commercial and domestic properties.

As well as detecting asbestos, it also has an asbestos testing laboratory in its Grange Road offices, and can create management plans and organise any necessary remedial work.

Eton also provides fire risk assessments, Energy Performance Certificates, air testing, soil analysis and recently launched a new service inspecting and testing for legionella

The company’s clients include the River Island clothing chain, the Toni & Guy hairdressing chain, Majestic Wine chain, Tesco supermarket chain, Post Office Limited, Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors, City of London Council, and Royal Institute of British Architects. It also works with a number of schools, local authorities and housing associations, including many in the North-East and Cumbria.

Mr Shaefer said: “The law requires anyone who maintains non-domestic premises to safely manage any asbestos that may be present in these buildings and when you consider buildings constructed or refurbished before the year 2000 most likely contain some form of asbestos, it is important to choose the right company to carry out surveys and testing. We are accredited to the highest national standards and our staff undergo continuous professional development.”

Eton Environmental can be contacted on 01325 366866.