Thanks for your reply. One point to make is that I am not having to fund the setting up of the lab myself as the company have a budget set aside for this purpose. It is just that if they have not set aside enough (which I fear will be the case) then to accept a job offer would be a pointless exercise.
What I am ideally after at this stage is a 'one-stop shop' to go through the technical aspects such as design, waste disposal, regulations etc. as the other fact is that whilst I am more than capable of carrying out the required work, I have only been doing this kind of work for a couple of years there may be regulations stating that I am not experienced enough to run a small lab on my own.
I am just struggling to get enough information together at the moment.