Welcome to Gary Whitehead.
PA Group are pleased to announce that Gary Whitehead will be joining the company from Monday 10th May 2010. Gary was selected following an extensive recruitment exercise and we are very excited that Gary decided to join us.
Gary will have a multi function role in the company. drawing on his extensive experience. Gary's primary role will be as an Asbestos Surveyor. Gary will also be involved in the management or our asbestos removal projects.
Gary was previously employed for the last 7 years by Ayerst Environmental where his role included, Asbestos Surveys, Asbestos Sampling, Asbestos Air Monitoring and Asbestos Removal supervision.
Welcome Gary, we all hope you enjoy your time at the PA group.
PA Group Advertise.
In order to help with promotion of the website PA Group have take a directory entry with Build.co.uk (Largest Construction Directory in Scotland, UK & Ireland) which boasts 310,000 Unique Users per calendar month & almost 900,000 pages viewed which is the highest in Europe on any dedicated Website Directory. The "Industry News Feed" is sent to all the major decision makers in the construction industry. Visit the PA Group page here and the home page of Build.co.uk here. We are confident that this entry will result in increased traffic to our site converting into new enquiries.
PA Group Achieve 18001
Press Release
13th January 2010 PA Group BSI OHSAS 180001 Certification
PA Group (UK) Ltd, the asbestos services company today announced their pride in receiving certification for OHSAS 18001. Chris Miller-Hanna said “the whole company worked very hard to achieve this very important accreditation “. The certification has been issued by the British Standards Institute. Chris added “Implementing an Occupational Health and Safety Management System will protect and reduce the risks for our employees and clients alike. This accreditation is compatible with our 9001 and 14001 accreditations and will help us meet our health and safety obligations in an efficient manner. The asbestos industry is, like the whole construction industry, a dangerous industry. Our clients are not just interested in competitive pricing. They want us to demonstrate that our business is managed in an efficient and responsible way. That we can provide a professional service not hampered by outdated or unsafe working practises”.
The areas addressed by OHAS 18001 include, planning, risk assessment and risk control of hazard identification. Management programmes, structure and responsibility. Training, awareness, competence, consultation and communication. Operational control. Performance measurement, monitoring and improvement.
An OHSMS promotes a safe and healthy working environment by providing a framework that allows the organisation to consistently identify and control its health and safety risks, reduce the potential for accidents, aid legislative compliance and improve overall performance.
PA Group carry out asbestos surveys and asbestos removals throughout the UK. The company also provides asbestos training, asbestos consultancy and asbestos advice. The company believes that this accreditation will add huge benefits to their business given the health, safety and legislative requirements of the asbestos industry.
A download copy of the certificate is available from the company website, www.pagroupuk.com .
Keith Kelly
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New Asbestos Awareness Initiative
6th January 2010
PA Group are pleased to announce their new Asbestos Awareness Initiative. This is designed to assist in spreading awareness of asbestos issues in commercial and domestic properties. PA Group will provide free training in asbestos awareness to all new clients. "We want to help our clients be aware of where the danger from asbestos can be found" said Chris Miller-Hanna, Managing Director. " The course also includes topics relating to the forth coming changes to MDHS100 in the very near future." PA Group have supplied training to existing clients and have now extended this to include new clients.
UKAS again.
14th December 2009
Following a three day inspection, UKAS have confirmed PA Group's accreditation.
"UKAS is the only organisation recognised by government, to assess against internationally recognised standards. Organisations that gain UKAS accreditation have demonstrated through a rigorous assessment, that they are working to the highest standards."
PA Group are very pleased and proud to be accredited by UKAS. "Our clients demand and expect the highest standards when handling Asbestos. The renewal of our accreditation demonstrates that as a company PA Group are committed to ensuring that we work to the professional high standards that are a direct result of accreditations such as UKAS."
Leeds Castle get the PA treatment
19th November 2009
PA Group are delighted to have successfully quoted Leeds Castle for a Type 2 Asbestos Survey. The purpose of the survey is to identify and locate any asbestos containing materials prior to any works being carried out. PA Group have on many occasions surveyed Listed or National Trust buildings.
Safestore UK in safe hands.
11th November 2009.
Chris Miller-Hanna said “Its great news”. He was talking about the news that Safestore UK have expounded on the services that PA Group can provide them.
Having surveyed Safestore’s outlets throughout the UK for a number of years PA Group will now be carrying out asbestos removals, full demolition and enabling works.
“We are over the moon that we can offer these services. We have been carrying out demolition and strip out works for many years but have never pushed that side of the business. However our clients are telling us that an all in service is preferable. The new website, www.pagroupuk.com , will detail more of the type of works that we are providing to company’s like Safestore. We will be clearing sites prior to the erection of a new outlet and we are excited to be working with a growing fast moving business like Safestore”.
PA Group raises a glass to Britvic PLC
9th November 2009.
PA Group announced today that Britvic PLC have confirmed a number of continuing projects at their bottling and production plants.
PA Group have over the last 12 months carried out numerous asbestos related services on behalf of Britvic PLC. These included Asbestos Surveys and Removals. Having submitted quotations for continuing these services the company was very happy that Britvic PLC confirmed that PA Group would act as its asbestos consultant and contractor over the coming year.
PA Group Goes Nationwide AGAIN
PA Group, based just outside Dartford, announced today the successful securing of a number of nationwide environmental service contracts that will ensure the excellent growth displayed so far, continues.
13/10/09. PA Group of Longfield, Kent were pleased to announce today that they have secured retail contracts for nationwide surveys and re-inspections for Focus DIY, Virgin Media, Safestore and the RAF. Environmental surveys and re-inspections of Asbestos Containing Materials is a legal requirement. These household name companies continue to ensure that their staff works in a safe clean environment by maintaining and managing the risks associated with this extremely dangerous material. PA Group will be visiting over 400 retail stores in the coming months.
Chris Miller-Hanna PA Group managing director said today “We wish to express our thanks for the continued trust our clients show in retaining our services in these difficult trading conditions. These contracts show that we as a company we can compete on service with some of our more well know competitors”. Continuing from Particle Analysis, PA Group have achieved a number of milestones including UKAS accreditation, a three year Asbestos removal licence from the HSE, ISO 9001 and 14001 18001 and CHAS accreditation among others. These milestones express a desire to approach the management and handling of asbestos and all of the services we provide, by considering the safest most practical route to achieve the objectives defined by health & safety, cost, environment and responsibility.
Chris also said on job creation, “National contracts such as Virgin and Focus enable us to grow, develop our existing staff and bring new people in. Small businesses are the largest employer in this area and we need to keep winning business such as this to secure the local jobs we create.” In the current economic climate, small business face an even harder challenge by having to compete against not only their usual competitors but also they are finding the larger companies chasing work that a year ago they would not have considered. “We will continue to strive for service and growth. We are committed to the promotion of continued awareness of the prevalence of asbestos in buildings. We fully support the initiatives of the HSE and their efforts to prevent needless deaths. We are constantly surprised to read in the news of court cases where lives are put at risk by shortcuts of unscrupulous companies who poorly manage or remove asbestos without the proper procedures in place, all to save a few pounds.”
Young Kent Based Environmental Services Company Goes Nationwide
PA Group, based just outside Dartford, announced today a number of nationwide environmental service contracts that has secured local jobs and continues excellent growth.
13/10/09. PA Group of Longfield, Kent were pleased to announce today that they have secured contracts for nationwide surveys and re-inspections for Focus DIY, Virgin Media, Safestore and the RAF. Environmental surveys and re-inspections of Asbestos Containing Materials is a legal requirement. These household name companies continue to ensure that their staff work in a safe clean environment by maintaining and managing the risks associated with this extremely dangerous material. PA Group will be visiting over 400 retail stores in the coming months.
Chris Miller-Hanna PA Group managing director said today “ We wish to express our thanks for the continued trust our clients show in retaining our services in these difficult trading conditions. These contracts show that as a new dynamic company we can compete on service with some of our more well know competitors”. Since 2007 PA Group have achieved a number of milestones including UKAS accreditation, a three year Asbestos licence from the Health and Safety Executive ISO 9001 and 14001 and CHAS accreditation. These milestones express a desire to approach the management and handling of asbestos by considering the safest most practical route to achieve the objectives defined by health & safety, cost, environment and responsibility.
Chris also said on job creation, “National contracts such as Virgin and Focus enable us to grow, develop our existing staff and bring new people in. Small businesses are the largest employer in this area and we need to keep winning business such as this to secure the local jobs we create.” In the current economic climate, small business face an even harder challenge by having to compete against not only their usual competitors but also they are finding the larger companies chasing work that a year ago they would not have considered. “We will continue to strive for service and growth. We are committed to the promotion of continued awareness of the prevalence of asbestos in buildings. We fully support the initiatives of the HSE and their efforts to prevent needless deaths. We are constantly surprised to read in the news of court cases where lives are put at risk by shortcuts of unscrupulous companies who remove asbestos without the proper procedures in place, all to save a few pounds.”
