by Admin | Dec 13, 2017 | News, Source Fire News
London Fire Brigade is calling for landlords to retrofit sprinklers in all high rise blocks and other buildings with vulnerable residents. The call comes as Waltham Forest Council pledges to install sprinklers in all 61 of its high priority blocks – something...
by Admin | Sep 28, 2017 | News, Prosecutions
Patients and staff were put at risk at a Norwich doctors’ surgery judged unsafe by inspectors, according to a new report. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) put Wensum Valley Medical Practice, which is spread across three city sites, into special measures following the...
by Admin | Aug 29, 2017 | News
A Guardian investigation finds number of specialist staff who check buildings against safety legislation down from 924 to 680 since 2011 The figures come after the government’s announcement of a review of regulations and safety following the Grenfell Tower fire in...
by Admin | Aug 29, 2017 | News, Source Fire News
A woman has been treated for smoke inhalation after being rescued from a fire in a block of flats in Bedford according to ITV.com. Firefighters were called to the 12-storey Beckett Court building on Thursday evening at shortly after 8pm and smoke was seen coming from...
by Admin | Aug 29, 2017 | News, Source Fire News
Cladding on six apartment buildings at a privately-owned site in Cardiff Bay has failed fire safety tests according to BBC.co.uk. Extra precautions are being taken at Prospect Place, following the tests introduced after the Grenfell Tower disaster. Warwick Estates,...
by Admin | Aug 28, 2017 | News, Source Fire News
A total of 228 high-rise buildings are fitted with cladding are considered to be ‘at risk’ and do not meet fire safety standards, official tests ordered by the Government in the wake of the Grenfell fire have concluded according to ITV.com. The latest...
