B.C.’S TOP 10 LEADING HOMEBUILDERS
Removall Remediation Services Ltd.
tackles challenging asbestos
and lead paint remediation
projects on Vancouver Island
Canadian Design and Construction Report special feature
Founded in 2009 with the intent to offer experience,
value and customer service for asbestos removal, Removall
Remediation began as a two-person team primarily serving
real estate and residential markets. Since that time, the
company’s scope has grown to become an abatement,
deconstruction and demolition company for developers,
builders, and renovation companies, as well as the real
estate and residential market.
Co-founder Summer Green says her 35 years of customer
service, business management and real estate background,
combined with husband Dave Robinson’s 20 years of
expertise in the hazardous materials field initially connected
the start-up with projects such as vermiculite removal from
attics and duct tape removal from forced air systems.
“Our growth over time has been a direct result of our
ability to get the job done efficiently, effectively, and at a
reasonable price,” she says.
Now with a staff of 17, Removall applies its experience
to projects requiring asbestos and lead paint abatement,
primarily on lower Vancouver Island. “We have a
streamlined process that ensures safety and compliance,
and also reduces client stress and ensures peace of mind.”
Green says WorkSafeBC requires a plan, including a
hazardous materials survey prior to any renovation work
beginning, to ensure the project is being managed and
carried out responsibly. “We walk our clients through the
process from beginning to end, helping smooth out the
edges of planning, ensuring the project is completed on
time with all appropriate documentation.”
The majority of Removall’s staff are long term
employees, she says. This means they are very efficient
and can do in one day what many homeowners and smaller
abatement companies might struggle to do in a week.
“There have been many instances where a homeowner
asks for guidance to do the work themselves and then calls
us back a few days later to finish because it is ‘not as easy
as it looks’.”
There is a liability risk to homeowners when they
organize projects themselves. “Most often when a property
owner hires a trade to work within their house, the
homeowner becomes the prime contractor and takes
responsibility for making certain that all trades are
compliant with WorksafeBC guidelines.” The WorksafeBC
website is a great resource for homeowners.
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Green says her team works closely both with the
homeowner, who may primarily be concerned about
cleanliness and safety, and the contractor, often more
focused on deadlines and completion dates. “All of these
details are very important to us and we want the whole
team to feel satisfied with our results.”
Right from the start of the process – visiting customers
when it is convenient to them, coming up with affordable
solutions to challenging projects, and walking them step
by step through the process – the focus is on the comfort
and peace of mind of the homeowner, she says.
“For all of our projects we have a third party environmental
company work with us from start to finish ensuring the air
in and around our containments and working area are
clean.” Safety and environmental compliance issues have
changed over the years. Green says Removall works
directly with WorksafeBC to be proactive, upgrading safety
protocols to ensure staff and clients are healthy and safe.
She says the company’s practices have earned them an
excellent reputation with WorkSafeBC, the Ministry of the
Environment, and the Ministry of Transportation.
Another challenge the industry faces is start-up
companies launching asbestos abatement services based
on a one or two-day course. Unfortunately, Green says,
these companies will go in with a low bid to secure clients,
but then lack of experience and an inability to do the job
properly can mean a second company must be called in to
finish the work. “Even worse, if proper containments were
not in place prior to asbestos material being disturbed
there is extensive hazmat cleaning required, sometimes of
the homeowner’s personal belongings. This is both costly
and inconvenient, not to mention emotionally taxing for the
client.” Removall has recently purchased a new building and will
be expanding its resources, including some more
instructional type services, this fall. “We are looking
forward to the upgrades to the building and invite you to
come in and discuss your abatement project with us,”
Green said.
For more information, visit http://www.removall.ca.
RemovAll Remediation
ltd ASBESTOS • MOULD • LEAD
Trusted Personal
Professional Fully Insured
Stress-free removal and transporting of
asbestos and other hazardous materials
Renovation and Demolition Experts
www.removall.ca 250.478.9998
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