John has almost 25 years experience in the asbestos sector and is a member of the RICS asbestos working group. He represents the RICS on the HSE Asbestos Liaison Group. John is a past Chairman of Asbestos Testing and Consulting (ATAC) and has sat on the Governing Council of the Asbestos Removal Contractors Association. Thames Laboratories is a specialist asbestos consultancy and John is currently working with a number of interest groups dealing with asbestos in schools and asbestos awareness training.