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Sunderland asbestos specialist makes Hylton Park move

Asbestos and environmental management consultancy Franks Portlock is has expanded to larger premises in Sunderland.

The North East headquartered firm, which also boasts offices in Rosyth, Fife and Cumbria, has taken a new office in Hylton Park.

Providing a range of asbestos consultancy, inspection, testing and management services, the firm is matching ten years in business with the move as well as plans to grow its team.

Phil Franks, technical director at Franks Portlock, said: “Since our inception in 2007, we have grown our portfolio of consultancy, inspection, testing and management services; opened offices in the North East, Scotland and London, and increased our team to 29 staff.

“Our new office is ideally located and will provide us with the extra space required to support further expansion and our ambitious plans for future growth, while allowing us to offer an even better service for all our clients.”

Stephen Portlock, company director, added: “We’ve achieved so much as a business in the last 10 years, going from strength to strength and providing services for high profile services such as the NHS, Sellafield, local authorities in England and Scotland, and high street retailers.

“We’re seeing an increasing demand for our services and in addition to the office move, we have created new posts in commercial management and human resources. It’s an exciting time of growth for us and we’re very much looking forward to building on this success in the years to come.”