HM Gov serve fire safety enforement notice on itself!
It has been revealed today that the London headquarters of Communities and Local Government - the government department that steers fire safety policy in England and Wales - has been served with an...
View ArticleMagic Pens go live!
Last week our engineers underwent the Destiny pen training and we launched straight into the trial of the new digital engineers forms. So far it has been a great success and apart from a couple of user...
View ArticleFire Alarm Maintenance – What should you expect?
Now that the schools are back and the evenings are closing in the confusing array of maintenance options are back on the agenda, from a customers point of view, maintenance of a safety system is a...
View ArticleUniversal door stop?
This fire extinguisher was propping open a door to the fire escape stairs, what wrong with that? Fire doors are there for a reason, primarily to stop the spread of smoke and fire, this door being open...
View ArticleWhat do I have to do to stay legal?
1st October 2012 This a common question that I and my colleagues have from our customers; [Customer]“I have been told that I need to have a fire alarm, what do I have to do to comply with the law”...
View ArticleThe Law and Fire Risk Assessments – An Overview
November 2012 If you were unsure about Fire Risk Assessments (FRA) then read on and I will do my best to explain this to you in concise terms; The fact is that virtually all premises have to carry out...
View ArticleDo you check?
Customers expect that the specialist working on their life safety system is competent, but how many really check this out? This February make sure you have checked! If its a fire system that you are...
View ArticleSpot the difference….
In the latest Fire Alarm Standard BS5839 Part 1 has been replaced with the 2013 version The BSI (British Standards Institute) have replaced BS5839 Part 1 2002 with BS5839 Part 1 2013 (Spot the...
View Article1911 a Lion an Illusionist and the National Anthem
It may not be a surprise to learn that there are tight regulations surrounding the positioning and width of fire exits, and their location relative to workers’ desks, in a modern office. But the basis...
View ArticleWhat is ‘Open Protocol’?
A quick explanation of open protocol This is term used to describe if a fire alarm can be worked on by anyone other than the manufacturer and the varying degrees of ‘openness’, we have assumed that the...
View ArticleBuildings or People?
Fire and security systems are used within buildings for safety and security, however what or who should we be interested in, the buildings system or the people that these systems protect? The service...
View ArticleGet in and get it done now…. oh
We quote for fire alarm system modifications on an almost daily basis, each installed system has its own technical idiosyncrasies and sometimes it can be a real challenge to get the right information...
View ArticleBuyer beware
Ignorance by purchasers of what they should expect can produce dangerous results, it’s a bit like not reading the small print on contracts, (although I do admit to agreeing to Apples terms and...
View ArticleWho are you dealing with?
Knowing who you are dealing with is important, but how many of us check? We thought that it may be helpful to point out what you should be checking for from a Fire & Security business; Background...
View ArticleDo you see fire safety dangers?
Are our attitudes changing towards risk? After years of Health and Safety changes, employment law protection for employees, adherence to fire evacuations, weekly fire tests and other non fee earning...
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