About Us

At HBE, we have a simple, clear philosophy: We deliver a complete range of services on a local basis to assist the building / facilities manager in providing a safe and healthy built environment for employees and visitors alike.

Our staff hold qualifications in Microbiology, Legionella Risk Assessments and Cooling Tower Risk Assessments, Asbestos & Engineering Services, Fire Risk Management, Health & Safety and Construction Design and Management (PDSP) and Cleanroom / HVAC Management to name a few. We pride ourselves not only in the technical abilities and knowledge of our staff, but on their abilities to develop pragmatic working relationships with our customers.

Our people invest much of their own personal integrity in how they carry out their responsibilities to their customers, so that, in turn, our clients can fulfil their obligations to employees and visitors.

Our teams work hard to develop a fundamental level of trust with our clients. From here our staff and clients confidently build a solid partnership, where our clients know that the work we undertake, is being carried out the very highest personal and professional standards.

For over 15 years, HBE has continued to grow the number of services we offer and to build a network across the UK and Ireland to meet our clients’ needs.

We have developed a network of regional offices in Dublin, Cork, Newry, Liverpool, Glasgow and London. The company is privately owned by two directors, who both still work in the business.

HBE is now proven to be one of Ireland’s leading providers of Health, Safety and Compliance consultancy services.

With a philosophy of delivering the highest standards in service, HBE’s services can be broadly divided into the following key areas:

• Legionella
• Asbestos
• Health and Safety
• Safety at Height
• Fire Safety
• Indoor Air Quality
• Compliance Management Systems

We have extensive experience in delivering Health, Safety and Compliance services for the built environment across a number of sectors including Councils and local government, Health and Social Care sites, Universities and Education, Social Housing Schemes, Financial Services, Hotels and bars, Facilities Management & Property Management companies.

This spread of customers has given us huge experience in dealing with a wide range of different equipment, environments, personnel and requirements, enabling us to build up our reputation for providing a high quality service and outstanding value for money.

We also have an active involvement with outside expertise, through our links with organisations including:

• Legionella Control Association (LCA)
• Water Management Society (WMS) through our staff
• Charted Institute of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE)
• Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH)
• Association of Project Safety (APS)
• British Institute of Facilities Management (BIFM) Ireland Corporate Member
• UKAS and British Standards Institution (BSI)
• BOHS
• Institution of Fire Engineers (IFE)
• Institute of Fire Prevention Officers (IFPO)
• Institute of Healthcare Engineering and Estate Management (IHEEM)
• Irish Cleanroom Society
• Building Services Research and Information Association (BSRIA)
• CHAS
• Northern Ireland Safety Group

All HBE building inspections are undertaken to the same exacting standards and the information is compiled and recorded in our Compliance Management system, BlueZone manager thus enabling us to provide relevant information to our client’s partners & contractors, creating a clear information trail for audit purposes and importantly to ensure a strong continuity of standards within our service levels.

Our integrated Quality and Environmental Management Systems achieved registration to ISO 9001, ISO 14001 in October 2004 and the Occupational Health & Safety OHSAS 18001. We are also UKAS Asbestos Surveying and Asbestos Air Monitoring accredited with ISO 17020 and ISO 17025.

HBE holds full Employee and Public Liability Insurance as well as Professional Indemnity Insurance.

All UKAS accredited reports are issued by the Group Administration Head Office in Newry. Certification to the ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 management standards are applicable to services operated from the Group Administration Head Office in Newry.