After months of development we launched our ground breaking instant fire alarm system configurator. This system, which is the first of its kind, enables business and residential customers to put together a professional panelled radio- interlinked fire alarm system that will meet the requirements of legislation and EN54. No prior knowledge is required, the whole [...]
Mark Kennel has very little left from his home after a house fire except his charred wedding album after he, his wife, Amber and daughter, Kelsey managed to escape the flames with the help of a fire escape ladder. A fire broke out at their home in Ingham County. Mr Kennel stated that it was [...]
An investigation is underway to determine the cause of a severe fire at a Poundstretcher store in Newcastle-under-Lyme. The fire, which broke out on the morning of 28 February 2011, has rendered the building unsafe which will now have to be demolished. Residents of flats adjacent to the fire wrecked building have been evacuated and [...]
Across England on Shrove Tuesday hundreds of people will be cooking and eating pancakes. Pancakes are easy to make and many children will be cooking them themselves. Cooking pancakes can be a high fire risk, getting distracted with lathering your pancake in your favourite topping could lead to the frying pan being left unattended and [...]
The Caterex show has been running for 27 years and this year we made our debut appearance. The trade show is an opportunity for local and national suppliers to show the hotel and catering industry what they have to offer. There were stands from very local suppliers and also very large national companies, giving visitors [...]
A fire which broke out in the boiler room of the Beach Arms Hotel in Basingstoke, was detected at the early stages of onset due to a well maintained fire alarm system. The fire was detected and the alarm raised at around midday. Two staff members tried to extinguish the fire with an extinguisher while [...]
The Chinese New Year begins on February 3, 2011 and this year it is the year of the rabbit. For many Chinese this is a time to celebrate the end of an old year and the beginning of a new one. With it comes the opportunity to meet and gather with family members for meals [...]
In 1992, the Building Regulations were amended requiring every new build to allow for mains-wired, interconnected smoke alarms to be installed. With many alarms installed under this Regulation still in use and potentially approaching their twentieth year, it was necessary to research a recommendation as to when mains powered smoke alarms should be replaced. Current [...]
A Manchester hotel, Hallmark Manchester, part of the Hallmark Hotels Group, was found to have no automatic smoke detectors or manual call points on the third floor of the hotel as well as having defective smoke detection units on other floors and fire escapes that were not to standard. It was also evident that staff [...]
October 4 to October 8 2010 is National Schools Fire Safety Week. This campaign is aimed at raising fire safety awareness and to help educate children on fire safety issues. The annual event is organised by The Fire Fighters Charity and Fire Kills campaign. This year’s topic is called Matches and Lighters – Tools Not [...]
