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.
24 – Summer 2017 — The Canadian Design and Construction Report