Risk Assessment

Risk Assessment

It is fair to say that most Brits are now just about full to the back teeth with the winter weather. It has dominated every news channel for days o...
Students learn the hard way

Students learn the hard way

It’s that time of year again as thousands, nay tens of thousands of fresh faced students leave home, many for the first time in their lives, to att...
Introducing the World’s largest Fire Extinguisher

Introducing the World’s largest Fire Extinguisher

Possibly the smallest fire extinguishers available are our 0.6kg Dry Powder and 0.8litre AFFF foam disposables which pack a small but mighty punch ...
Making Hay whilst the Sun shines

Making Hay whilst the Sun shines

At this time of year our local farmers are working virtually round the clock gathering in the hay in preparation for the winter ahead. Improbable l...
Getting to Grips with the new Fire Regulations

Getting to Grips with the new Fire Regulations

The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 rumbles on out into the business community and increasingly solicits frantic enquiries as to what it...
Avoiding Holiday fire hazards

Avoiding Holiday fire hazards

Returning from holiday came as quite a shock. The moment we stepped off the plane the heavens opened and the rain seemingly, has not stopped since....
Get Ready for a Grilling

Get Ready for a Grilling

For anyone who missed the various TV and press announcements last Sunday was Midsummer Day 21st June. If you believe the Weather men then we are in...
Shell Shocked

Shell Shocked

The news that Shell International that pillar of the industry and one of the world’s largest companies was fined a record £300,000 over deficiencie...
Chip Pan Fires

Chip Pan Fires

The great British chip has a lot to answer for. Statistics show that on average 35 fires a week result from cooking chips prompting our Governm...
The ultimate home fire extinguisher

The ultimate home fire extinguisher

In writing this blog I have studiously tried to avoid unnecessary and blatant plugging of the products and services we offer. I am breaking this r...
Home Fire Safety Checks for free

Home Fire Safety Checks for free

In a previous missive I bemoaned the fact that the role of Fire and Rescue Services (FRS), aka the Fire Brigade, had changed insofar as fire risk a...
Fire Extinguisher Ratings Explained

Fire Extinguisher Ratings Explained

We are asked this question so many times. These mystical codes that are printed on all quality-approved fire extinguishers are there to indicate, not j...