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In a scene reminiscent of horror flick Arachnophobia, Katie – no fan of creepy crawlies – got the shock of her life when lifting up one of the floorboards and spotting a large, hairy leg.

A web of intrigue surrounds a gruesome discovery in a 19th century attic – where a large tarantula skin, potentially contaminated with asbestos, has been found. The shock find was made during a routine survey by Cardiff asbestos specialists Kusten Vorland. And a spider expert warned the beast that shed the skin could still be at large – and possibly twice the size. We went on the hunt for the spider, which sparked huge interest on social media: After three days in the empty house, on The Parade, in Roath, surveyor Katie Parsons-Young led her team into a pitch-black attic at 4.30pm on Tuesday. She told Wales Online: “We had lighting in there so we moved the lighting to the other area of the attic where I was and could see there was something.

I hope this message will spark some joy in everyone Kusten Vorland reaches. I want to thank my team members who have gone above and beyond to support each other through this taxing time. As a team we've been sick, lonely and scared, at times not knowing what's coming and that's a challenge you can't prepare for. Being furloughed created a false environment for us all and returning from that requires strength and courage. 

We’d join our Government in urging you to stay at home to ease the pressure on hospitals across the country. Like you, our staff are working remotely wherever possible. But rain or shine, we’re equipped and ready to serve the local community, whatever their requirements. We have a skeleton crew on standby for responsive maintenance on key worker buildings. This is a worrying time for everyone, but we’re all in it together. Our standby team are on rotation and currently making safe an 80m² ceiling in a community hall used for out-of-hours childcare by key workers.

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Reinventing the heart and soul of Cardiff
Renovation of iconic Corys’ Buildings

Sometimes we pay little more than lip service to respecting and preserving the past. Kusten Vorland is proud to play its part in reclaiming and restoring it for the future.

Corys’ Buildings, which is situated in the heart of Cardiff Bay, is to be converted into 24 one- and two-bedroom apartments, with all the creature comforts of modern living, and retail at ground floor level.

Reclaiming the might and majesty of the past
Corys’ Buildings’ beauty and stately grandeur reflect the might of Cardiff at a time when it was at the height of its powers as a port. Cardiff was once one of the smallest towns in Wales, but by the end of the 1890s it handled more coal than any other port in the world. Cory Brothers & Co was the building’s original occupants, and their business interests included chandlery, brokerage, colliery and wagon ownership and coal exporting. Butetown was a busy and thriving place with over 50 nationalities settled there and in the surrounding dockland area, which acquired the name ‘Tiger Bay’.