by Admin | Oct 21, 2023 | News
The owner of an Abingdon hotel has been fined for serious breaches of fire safety legislation that put the lives of guests in danger according to oxfordmail.co.uk.Roknor House, based in Bath Street, Abingdon housed a takeaway business on the ground floor and a hotel...
by Admin | Jun 6, 2023 | News
Government injects £18.6 million to fund common alarm system installations THE GOVERNMENT has announced a further £18.6 million to fund the installation of a common alarm system to replace ‘Waking Watch’ measures in all residential buildings where a ‘Waking Watch’ is...
by Admin | May 23, 2023 | News, Source Fire News
Living in a newly built block of flats deemed not fit for purpose by surveyors has been a “daily living nightmare,” residents have said according to bbc.co.uk. Leaseholders at 53 Agar Grove in Camden claim they have spent hundreds of thousands of pounds in...
by Admin | Feb 14, 2023 | News
Plans for new tall residential buildings in London will need to incorporate a second staircase in order to be signed off, the mayor of London has announced according to InsideHousing. An update on the Greater London Authority’s (GLA) planning pages said that planned...
by Admin | Jun 28, 2022 | News, Prosecutions
A man has been charged with fraud by police after a 19-month investigation into ‘EWS1’ cladding safety assessments. A man has been charged by police after a 19-month investigation into fraudulently signed building safety forms. Merseyside Police confirmed yesterday...
by Admin | Sep 14, 2021 | Grenfell Tower, News
LONDON’S FIRE Commissioner Andy Roe has called for urgent change in the building industry at the same time as the number of blocks of flats in the nation’s capital city with fire safety failings passes an “unacceptable milestone” of 1,000. The latest London Fire...
