Posts by Cath Smith

A recent article by the Safety and Health Practitioner has revealed some rather sobering statistics about the leading causes of warehouse fires. Find out the 5 main causes of warehouse fires.

Last year alone fires in non residential premises in the UK resulted in 17 fatalities and 1061 non-fatal casualties. If you’re responsible for a commercial property it could be you who needs to meet the various obligations of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 to ensure the safety of anyone using the building.

We recently carried out the refurbishment of two warehouses in Croydon where the Asbestos Refurbishment or Demolition Survey identified asbestos containing materials (ACM), which had to be removed by one of our approved specialist sub-contractors.

If you’re responsible for the maintenance of commercial premises where asbestos is present, even those that are vacant or derelict, you have a ‘duty to manage’ it, failure to do so could result in a significant fine or prison sentence.

Whilst the dust is still settling at the large warehouse refurbishment in Redditch carried out by D Hammond earlier this year, due to market interest the landlord has requested a very large variation to the contract.

We've identified 12 areas of essential maintenance for keeping commercial property compliant and created a Happy Building Checklist. If compliance is your responsibility download it and check that your building complies.

If you’re responsible for a commercial building here are four very good reasons to improve the EPC (Energy Performance Certificate) rating of it, which could all benefit you in some way.

Premier Scaffolding Specialist Ltd are committed to safety, sustainability and finding new uses for retired scaffold boards.

Scaffolding is up in Portland Place where Darenth Valley is carrying out an exterior refurbishment at the Nursing and Midwifery Council.

Switching to LED lighting can reduce impact on the environment, help to achieve carbon reduction commitments and improve the working environment.

In our drive to reduce our carbon footprint we have just invested in our first BEV (Battery Electric Vehicle)

Interested in attending future L8 sessions at Darenth Valley?