Property InformationHello and welcome to Matt Sibleys Property Maintenance Company.
We have over twenty years of quality experience in the trade. This is a family run business, which offers high quality and reliable service that we feel is essential, whether it be for domestic or commercial work. We will do any size job from fence erections to kitchen fittings, it doesn't matter to us. We provide the best quality for all jobs and we will ensure that it is done quickly and for a kind price.
So next time you need some property maintenance work give Matt Sibley a call for a quality service.
A guide to our services
Our company provides customers with a complete package of services that meet their requirements. We offer individual services that are designed to address specific needs for our customers. However, we can also offer a wide range of services to undertake projects requiring the expertise of more than one discipline.
Since the business began, we have worked with a wide variety of clients aand have sucessfully completed both small-scale and large-scale projects, as well as providing a ange of property maintenance services.
Our company provides numerous different services that can be combined or provided independently to suit our clients' requirements. We generally offer design and maintenance services although, we also offer more specialised services like Asbestos Management and Disability Access Audits.
Choosing a property
If you are looking for a location to set up your new business it is important that you research each feature of the move carefully. location is the most major and important feature.
Discovering the best premises for your new business is a vital first step, therefore, you need to choose carefully.
The following are a number of things you should consider:
> The location.
> The size and condition of the building or plot.
> The cost and terms of the contract being offered.
> Tlanning permission and development costs.
> The availability of skilled workforece in your choosen area.
> How close you are to your customers.
> The distance from your suppliers.
> The presence of any competitors.
>Transport links.
Opportunities for future growth
When researching for a suitable property to buy, you should seek advice from local specialists letting agents. The reason for this is that they know exactly what types of property are in demand in their area and what will be most suitred to businesses. They will also be able to find the tenents, help with decisions regarding the size of the property and they will collect the tenants deposits. Lettings agents will also help with the continous managment of the property once you have purchased it.
Asbestos Management
Matt Sibley's property services has a highly trained and skilled workforce that deals with the issues Asbestos Management.
Our staff is trained and able to undertake complete site inspections. They will provide detailed recommendations regarding the effective management of asbestos.
We can also offer a full consultancy service dealing with the safe management and removal of asbestos. This includes Risk Management Assessments and post removal advice and assistance.
For those of you that have heard of asbestos but do not really know much about it, this section is for you. Asbestos is the collective term given to a group of naturally occuring fibrous varieties of a number of silicate minerals. There are two groups of minerals of which, asbestos types occur. These are the serpentine minerals and the amphiboles minerals.
Chrysotile (white asbestos) is only member of the serpentine group minerals. This white asbestos accounts for approximately 95% of the world production of the world production of asbestos. Crocidolite (blue asbestos), amosite (brown asbestos), anthophyllite, tremolite and actinolite are all members of the amphibole group.
There are many dangerous health risks that are associated with the substance. Inhalation of asbestos firbre may lead to the following asbestos related diseases:
> Mesothelioma; cancer of the pleura (lining of the lung cavity) or peritoneum (lining of the abdominal cavity).
> Asbestosis (scarring of the lung tissues).
> Lung Cancer (similar to that associated with tabacco smoking).
> Other cancers (cancer of the larynx, oesophagus, stomach, bowel, rectum and kidneys).
> Generally, asbestos related diseases do not appear for a long time following exposure to the substance. Depending upon the asbestos type and magnitude of exposure, the period it takes to notice the effects can range from between 10 and 40 years.
Disabled Access Audits
One of our many services aims to meet the requirements of the Disability Discriminations Act 1995 by undertaking a disabled access audit.
This is a list of the areas that our audit assesses:
> Access and egrass routes into and out of the building.
> Provision of welfare facilities for disabled persons.
> Car parks
> Policies and procedures in place in relation to employment of disabled persons (where appliacable) and visitors to the building.
> Arrangements for evacuating the premises in the event of an emergency situation.
> Measurements of doors, staircases, lifts, welfare facilities etc, will be taken and measured against BS 8300:2001 and Part M of the building regulations to assist in assessing against current design criteria.
> A full report including an action plan will be provided with recommendations on any 'reasonable adjustments' required and a priority rating in which such recommendations should be achieved.