July 31, 2015
In the UK, homeowners usually carry out radon testing using two passive detectors, one of which is placed in a living room and one in a bedroom. If the radon test results show elevated levels are present, these results are then presented to the radon mitigation specialist to use as a basis for designing a […]
Tags: Radon Case Study, Radon Contractor, Radon Diagnostic Test, Radon Grab Sample, Radon mitigation, Radon Profiling, Radon Specialist, Radon Sump System, Radon Testing, RadStar GM1-2
May 22, 2015
A Canadian widower has filed a lawsuit against her husband’s former employer after he died from lung cancer. The Columbian newspaper reports that Carl Murray, a fireman working for the city of Vancouver fire department died from lung cancer in 2013 and his wife, Wendy Murray believes this was due to radon exposure he received […]
Tags: Radon in the workplace; Radon risk assessments; Employer's Guide to Radon; Radon Lawsuit
April 1, 2015
propertECO are pleased to announce the launch of www.radonshop.co.uk, a new e-commerce site making it even easier for customers to access radon testing devices and specialist mitigation equipment. The product range available through the new website represents the widest range of radon testing equipment available in the UK, with everything from low cost passive monitors […]
February 4, 2015
Wednesday 4th February 2015 is World Cancer Day. Few people realise that a naturally occurring gas that can accumulate unnoticed within buildings is the second leading cause of lung cancer in the UK, and the leading cause of the disease in non-smokers. Radon-induced lung cancer claims over 1000 lives in the UK every year, yet […]
Tags: Lung Cancer, Radon, Radon Awareness, Radon Testing, UK Radon Association, World Cancer Day 2015
October 31, 2014
propertECO are delighted to have received hearty congratulations from the MP for Bath and Liberal Democrat Chief Whip, the Rt Hon Don Foster MP, following the company’s success in a recent national business competition. Mr Foster is a keen supporter of local businesses and was impressed by propertECO’s achievements over the last three years, which […]
October 27, 2014
As we hope you have seen, propertECO were crowned champions of The Pitch 2014 last week. Throughout the competition, we had the opportunity to create much-needed awareness of radon and the need to test properties to ensure that the health of the occupants is not endangered by the cancer-causing gas. With this new-found awareness, we […]
Tags: #thepitch14, 3 Month Radon Test, Cheap Radon Test, propertECO, Radon Detector Discount, Radon Detectors, Radon Test Kit, The Pitch
propertECO have been crowned champions of The Pitch 2014, the UK’s longest running small business competition. More than 1000 businesses entered the competition and propertECO were shortlisted in the top 100 earlier this year. To progress to the final, co-founder Rebecca Coates gave a 90 second pitch outlining the strengths of the business, that she […]
Tags: #thepitch14, Martin Freeman, propertECO, Radon, Radon Awareness, Rebecca Coates, The Pitch, UK Small Business Competition