Alex Painter is Director and Co-Founder of Adex Asbestos Consultants, drawing from 16 years of industry experience and a passion to be the best in the industry.

Alex joined the asbestos industry as a trainee site analyst in 2010, after completing a degree in Environmental Sciences.

Following qualification as an Analyst he worked on a number of complex abatement projects in the UK, as well as in Uzbekistan, before training as an Asbestos Surveyor and naturally migrating into Client Management. 

Over the following decade Alex oversaw complex abatement and survey projects, including a large package of works in The Gambia for one university client and a number of large packages of work for well known UK brands and public institutions. He completed his CoCA with merit in 2017 and was subsequently appointed Deputy Technical Manager, alongside his on-going consultancy work.

In 2019 he was invited to join the board of Adams Environmental and served as one of 3 directors until the business was bought out by Environmental Essentials in late 2022.

In 2023 Alex moved across to the client side of the industry, as Asbestos Manager for the John Lewis Partnership, where he managed asbestos compliance for a portfolio of circa 550 buildings.

 In 2024 Alex joined the committee of the National Organisation of Asbestos Consultants, showcasing his commitment to improve the industry from within. In 2025 Alex was elected Chairman of the committee and sits on a number of committees with the HSE, UKAS and wider industry stakeholders.

Alex has woven this depth of experience and passion for quality into the DNA of ADEX.