The response to your query is detailed below: We have been able to
deliver parts 3,4 and 5 of your request but not parts 1 and 2. From our
preliminary assessment listed below, we estimate that compliance with your
request would exceed the appropriate costs limit under section 12 of the
Freedom of information Act 2000. This is currently £450.
Question 1
“Copies of all asbestos surveys for the Heartlands/East Birmingham
Hospital (including but not limited to the Yardley Green site and Arden
Lodge”
Information not provided on the grounds of cost exceeding £450 and time to
compile information exceeding 18 hours, as per justification below;
Labour costs
4,160 A4 pages of information in total comprising a mixture of loose leaf
and bound pages
Time to extract, unbind, copy, re-bind and file 4,160 pages of surveys =
27.7 Hrs
Band 3 Clerical Assistant (£17,794pa) = £9.12/Hr
Labour costs = 27.7Hrs x £9.12/Hr = £252.62
Stationery costs
£2.17 per 500 A4 sheets of paper
Paper Costs = 4,160/500 x £2.17 = £18.05
Folders, sleeves, etc = £20
Stationery costs = £38.05
Printing Costs
£0.05 per black & white print
£0.21 per color print
Assuming 3% of original pages/plans require colour printing then,
Colour print cost = 4,160 x 0.03 x £0.21 = £26.21
Black & white print costs = 4,160 x 0.97 x £0.05 = £201.76
Printing Costs = £227.97
Total Cost to produce information request No 1 – £518.64
Question 2
“Copies of all records, plans, surveys, correspondence and memoranda
regarding the removal of asbestos from premises (including but not limited
to the Yardley Green site and Arden Lodge”
Information not provided on the grounds of cost exceeding £450 and time to
compile information exceeding 18 hours, as per justification below;
Costs for Heartlands Hospital and Yardley Green sites only (does not
include Chest Clinic, Solihull or Good Hope hospitals)
Labour costs
6,240 A4 pages of information in total comprising a mixture of loose leaf
and bound pages
Time to extract, unbind, copy, re-bind and file 6,240 pages of information
= 41.5 Hrs
Band 3 Clerical Assistant (£17,794pa) = £9.12/Hr
Labour costs = 41.5Hrs x £9.12/Hr = £378.48
Stationery costs
£2.17 per 500 A4 sheets of paper
Paper Costs = 6,240/500 x £2.17 = £27.08
Folders, sleeves, etc = £30
Stationery costs = £57.08
Printing Costs
£0.05 per black & white print
£0.21 per color print
Assuming 3% of original pages/plans require colour printing then,
Colour print cost = 6,240 x 0.03 x £0.21 = £39.31
Black & white print costs = 6,240 x 0.97 x £0.05 = £302.64
Printing Costs = £341.95
Total Cost to produce information request No 2 – £777.51
Question 3
“Details of the contractors used for asbestos removal”
Contractors used for asbestos removal works at Heartlands Hospital and
Yardley Green sites only (does not include Chest Clinic, Solihull or Good
Hope hospitals)
A.J.Mills & Sons Limited
Lagfast Insulation Services Limited
J.Cullen Thermals Limited
ICL Limited
Asbestos Abatement Services Limited
Asbestech Limited
Coleman & Company Limited
Forrest Environmental Limited
Central Insulation & Environmental Services Limited
DSM Demolition Limited
ICS Limited
Question 4
“Details of all contractors employed to work on the premises at the
Yardley Green site and Arden Lodge from 1983 to date (including but not
limited to details of the contractors responsible for the demolition and
site clearance).”
Contractors used for asbestos related works only at Yardley Green site are
listed below (does not include Chest Clinic, Heartlands, Solihull or Good
Hope hospitals). A list of contractors used for all other works at Yardley
Green site from 1983 is not available.
A.J.Mills & Sons Limited
Lagfast Insulation Services Limited
J.Cullen Thermals Limited
ICL Limited
Asbestos Abatement Services Limited
Asbestech Limited
Coleman & Company Limited
Forrest Environmental Limited
Central Insulation & Environmental Services Limited
DSM Demolition Limited
ICS Limited
DMW Environmental Safety Limited
Management UK Limited
YJL Environmental Services Limited
YJL Construction Limited
OHS Limited
Envirocare Limited
Midland Environmental Laboratories
Birmingham City Laboratories
Industrial Research Laboratories – City of Birmingham Engineers Department
DMW Environmental Consultants
Tersus Limited
Monitor Environmental Limited
Bradley Environmental Limited
Envirocare Midlands Limited
Ownership of Arden Lodge and part of the Yardley Green site transferred
from HEFT to North Birmingham Mental Health Trust prior to the demolition
of Arden Lodge.
HEFT does not have any records associated with the demolition of Arden
Lodge because this work was conducted on behalf of North Birmingham Mental
Health Trust and not HEFT.
Question 5
I attach the last two years of minutes from the Asbestos management group.
AMG Notes 9.1.14 AMG Notes 11.10.13 AMG Notes 18.4.13 AMG Notes 27.6.13 AMG Notes 29.1.13 AMG TofR(updated) AMG Minutes 8.11.12 AMG Minutes 10.10.12 AMG Minutes 15.5.12 AMG Minutes 20.6.12 AMG Minutes 28.8.12 AMG Minutes 30.7.12 AMG Notes 6.12.12 AMG Notes 8.3.13
