From the directory
The directory in figures
Counted from every company listed in the LevHQ directory. Services and qualifications are as each company states them. LevHQ does not verify them.
- Listed companies
- 177
- Say they hold BOHS P601
- 73 of 177
- Say they work across the UK
- 90 of 177
- Matched to Companies House
- 147 of 177
- Listed towns
- 130
- Towns with a company within 10 miles
- 89 of 130
Services listed by these companies
- LEV testing155 of 177
- Fume extraction96 of 177
- Ductwork94 of 177
- Dust extraction73 of 177
- LEV installation60 of 177
- LEV servicing60 of 177
- Workplace air monitoring59 of 177
- Welding fume54 of 177
HSE guidance HSG258 describes the test as a visual inspection, a review of technical performance and an assessment of whether the extraction still controls exposure as it is used. Give the examiner your commissioning report, logbook and last report, and keep the new record for at least five years.
Where they are based
Companies by region
| Region | Companies based there | Listed towns | Towns with a company within 10 miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Midlands | 14 | 10 | 7 |
| East of England | 16 | 13 | 8 |
| London | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| North East | 9 | 8 | 4 |
| North West | 28 | 16 | 14 |
| Northern Ireland | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| Scotland | 16 | 11 | 8 |
| South East | 17 | 19 | 10 |
| South West | 17 | 12 | 7 |
| Wales | 14 | 6 | 5 |
| West Midlands | 17 | 18 | 11 |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 19 | 12 | 11 |
A company counts once, in the region of the listed town nearest to its address.
Distance to a tester
How far towns are from a listed company
89 of 130 listed towns have a listed company within 10 miles, and 126 have one within 25 miles. These are the listed towns where the nearest listed company is furthest away:
| Town | Region | Nearest listed company | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poole | South West | Express Weldcare Services (EWS) | 29 miles |
| Perth | Scotland | Environmental Dust Solutions (EDS Scotland) | 27 miles |
| Plymouth | South West | A1 Extraction Systems Ltd | 25 miles |
| Bournemouth | South West | Express Weldcare Services (EWS) | 25 miles |
| Lancaster | North West | Oak Environmental Solutions Limited | 24 miles |
Company age
When the companies were founded
Based on the incorporation date in Companies House, which we hold for 133 of the 177 listed companies. The median year is 2010.
| Incorporated | Companies |
|---|---|
| Before 1990 | 11 |
| 1990 to 1999 | 12 |
| 2000 to 2009 | 36 |
| 2010 to 2019 | 49 |
| 2020 or later | 25 |
Method
How we work these out
Every figure on this page comes from the published listings and towns in the LevHQ directory at the moment the page loads.
Distances are straight-line distances from each company's address to the town centre. A company is within 10 miles of a town when that straight-line distance is 10 miles or less.
BOHS P601, services and UK-wide coverage are as each company states them. A company counts as working across the UK when its own website says so; its profile links to that page.
Incorporation dates come from Companies House, for the companies we matched to a Companies House record. Read about LevHQ for how listings are checked.
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