When a business grows, a lot can change. Teams get bigger, services develop, staff move on or progress with the business, new technology is learned and implemented and clients’ expectations evolve and the way you work has to evolve with them. But some things shouldn’t change. At a recent Acorn Analytical Services managers’ away day, …
Football is a game of fine margins. While players focus on making the perfect tackle on the pitch, stadiums have another challenge to contend with off it – tackling the hidden risk of asbestos. As World Cup fever grips the country, we thought it would be timely to talk about the work we do at …
A trio of charities are celebrating after being Acorn staff presented them with cheques worth a total of £5,500. The money was raised by staff based at our Northampton/Southern office, who undertook fundraising events during 2025 in aid of Muscular Dystrophy UK, Mesothelioma UK and Cynthia Spencer Hospice. Over the course of 2025, the Acorn …
Acorn Analytical Services has announced a new agreement with Northampton Town Football Club for the 2025/26 season. The deal sees Acorn join as members of the Cobblers Business Club, run by Northampton Town Football Club, further strengthening its connections with the local business community. The membership will also see Acorn attend football matches and several …
We have appointed a new Operations Manager following a period of significant growth for the company, including relocating to larger premises in Northampton in April. This latest office move is the company’s third in the last two years, following a 20% increase in staff numbers during that time. In his role of Operations Manager, Kieran Clare works …
On Friday 4th July 2025, Acorn lit up its Northampton office to mark Action Mesothelioma Day and shine a light on mesothelioma, an aggressive cancer caused by exposure to asbestos. We joined other businesses charities and organisations from all over the UK to ‘Go Blue For Meso’, lighting up homes, offices and landmarks in blue lights …
The Acorn Analytical Services team has announced an ambitious charity challenge for 2025! Those based at the Northampton office have pledged to complete 10 charity events during 2025 to support its three charities – Cynthia Spencer Hospice, Mesothelioma UK and Muscular Dystrophy UK. The three charities have been chosen by the team and they all …
At Acorn Analytical Services we thrive thanks to the amazing efforts of our team. Without them we wouldn’t be able to be as successful as we are – so we wanted to tell you a little bit about them all. In the first of a series of blogs, we’re going to focus on the incredible …
It’s only January, but we have already welcomed five new trainees to our Northampton office. Liam Wood, Lewis Dawes, Casey Pickerill, Haidyn Ashley and Neil Howes are the latest learners to kick-start their career at Acorn. Haidyn and Casey are trainee asbestos consultants, and the remaining trio of Liam, Lewis and Neil are trainee surveyors. …
On this day, 25 years ago, asbestos was finally banned in the UK when the Asbestos (Prohibitions) (Amendment) Regulations 1999 (also known as the asbestos ban) came into force. This ban made it illegal to buy, sell, import, or export any materials containing asbestos. It was also banned in the construction of buildings. Fast forward …