First office – South Woodford, Essex
It all started in 1994 from offices in South Woodford, Essex, originally formed to undertake asbestos removal work for the London Borough of Havering.
2000
Investors in People
In 2000, AA Woods became ‘Investors In People’ accredited – the first asbestos company to achieve this.
2003
Acquired by David and Tara Petri
In 2003 the business was acquired by the current owners David and Tara Petri.
2004
On the move
In 2004 the growing business was relocated to larger offices in Harlow, Essex which is now the company HQ.
2005
First regional office
In 2005 we opened our first regional office to service new secured frameworks in the South West of England.
2010
Secured an 8 year, £15m contract
In 2010 we secured an 8 year contract to remove all asbestos from Glan Clwyd Hospital in Rhyl, the largest hospital in North Wales. The final contract value was in excess of £15m.
2011
40+ Public OJEU Tendered Frameworks
In years 2011 to 2014, the business secured in excess of 40 public OJEU tendered frameworks and term contracts, which significantly contributed to the growth of the business
2013
Cardiff Office
In 2013 a further regional office was opened in Cardiff, South Wales.
2014
Wellington Office
In 2014 we opened a further regional office in Wellington, near Taunton to service the growing demand in the South West of England.
2015
Electric vehicles
In 2015 we introduced our first electronic vehicles into our company fleet.
2017
Carbon Neutral
In 2017 we became Carbon Neutral.
2018
Acquired Crest Environmental Ltd
In 2018, the business acquired Crest Environmental Ltd, a leading remediation contractor based in St. Helens and re-branded as Woods to service clients in the North of England.
2019
25 years of Trading
In 2019 we celebrated 25 years of successful trading.
2021
Merger of Cardiff and Wellington offices
In 2021 the South West regional offices were relocated into one larger more central office in Bristol.
