What is the ASG?
The Asbestos Surveyors Guild was founded with a clear mission: to standardise and professionalise the asbestos surveying industry across the United Kingdom. For decades, asbestos has posed one of the most significant health risks in the built environment, and accurate, reliable surveying is the cornerstone of effective management and removal. Yet, the industry has long faced challenges—fragmented practices, inconsistent training, and varying levels of competency—that compromise safety and compliance.
The Guild exists to address these gaps by setting uniform standards, promoting best practices, and ensuring that every surveyor operates with the highest level of technical expertise and ethical responsibility. Through rigorous accreditation, continuous professional development, and a commitment to transparency, we aim to build trust among clients, contractors, and regulators alike.
By fostering collaboration and knowledge-sharing, the Asbestos Surveyors Guild is not just raising the bar—it is creating a culture of excellence that protects lives, safeguards property, and upholds the integrity of the profession. Together, we are shaping a future where asbestos risks are managed with precision, accountability, confidence and integrity.
Who is behind it?
The Asbestos Surveyors Guild has been set up by Paul Beaumont, an asbestos training provider, consultant, CEO of the IATP, former director of marketing (non-exec.) UKATA with experience of the asbestos industry spanning over 4 decades.
Assistance in forming The Guild has also been provided by and with the support of many asbestos industry and health and safety professionals.
A word from the founder
"For many years, there have been several attempts to professionalise, standardise and improve the surveying sector of the asbestos industry.
Until now, nothing firm has been achieved. Many talks have been had, even a suggestion of making surveying a UKAS mandatory requirement, many have suggested doing something, but nothing has been done, the time of procrastination is over, the Guild is here to make a difference."