Whether you are moving into your first office or relocating due to growth, the process of moving office comes with many tasks. From setting up desks and phones to ensuring everyone who needs access has it, the list goes one. However, one thing many businesses forget to do when moving is to make sure they
Your place of work needs to be a productive, safe environment in which staff members feel comfortable. This is why ensuring business properties are 'fire-safe' is essential. Below, we look at ways you can prevent fires at work. Conduct your annual fire risk assessments While there are hundreds of ways you reduce the risk of
If you have been tasked with building a fire safety plan for your business, you will naturally look into fire extinguishers and fire alarms, being the first products that spring to mind. However, in reality, there is much more to consider when it comes to fire protection, with systems categorised into Active Fire Protection (AFP)
Every business in Wales has to conduct an annual Fire Risk Assessment by law. However, a huge 34% of businesses fail to keep up with theirs, resulting in 28% of Welsh business owners being fined and in some cases, imprisoned. In a mission to make becoming compliant an easier, stress-free process, Cardiff-based fire and security
Summer 2019 is proving to be a real scorcher, with last Tuesday reaching temperatures of 27 degrees in Wales. While great for accentuating those tan lines and our Vitamin D intake, the blistering heat does have its cons; one being an increase in fire risks for businesses. This applies to all types of businesses, so
If you run your own business, your mind will be filled with everything from profit margins and expansion ideas to ways in which you can make the office more productive, with the role of a boss being rather diverse and stressful. This is why things like fire safety often get overlooked. However, if you do
Nurseries, schools, colleges, and universities are places where people should feel safe, inspired and passionate about learning; environments that help craft students into the best versions of themselves they can be. Where any fire is regretful, for schools they can have devastating effects on staff, students and parents alike. This is why ensuring such
Most commercial businesses in Wales and England have a whole bunch of fire safety regulations its owners/managers have to abide by. However, if a premises has more than 5 people using it regularly, an annual fire risk assessment will be required, with evidence of this needing to be recorded by law. This is why at
Investing in a Buy 2 Let student property is an avenue many Landlords go down, with apartments, flats, and HMOs generating great sums in rental income. However, with great reward comes great risk. This is why as a Landlord, you need to do everything you can to limit the risk of fire in
In recent months, the news has been filled with stories of rogue Landlords not taking the subject of fire safety seriously, many being hit with huge fines and in some cases, imprisonment. Today, we look at the biggest culprits in the UK, highlighting just how important fire safety is and the need to be compliant!
