Effective compartmentation within residential blocks is an essential element of a passive fire protection strategy and is a concept which has been around for a long time. Compartmentation works alongside fire resistant materials, safety equipment and an evacuation plan specific […]
The External Wall Fire Review process, commonly referred to as ‘EWS1’, evaluates external wall systems including cladding on multi-occupancy high-rise buildings and has been an important step towards fire safety. The Background to EWS1 The Grenfell Tower tragedy over four […]
Monday 10th January saw the government announce a change to their approach toward the cladding crisis by replacing the previously proposed loan scheme for affected 11m – 18m buildings with a limited grant scheme for leaseholders, up to a maximum […]
It seems that the issue of external wall cladding is never out of the media following the Grenfell Tower disaster. New to the table is a different type of assessment for external wall systems called FRAA – this stands for […]
Having recently announced a Financial Services contract and some excellent trading results, TPFG have now opened the door for their Franchisees to add Block Management (BM) services to their proposition using B-hive. The brands are Martin & Co, Ellis & […]
Fire Alarms The driver for a fire alarm within a multi-occupancy building starts with the requirement to keep the occupants safe from smoke and fire and to provide an early warning system which might include the need to evacuate. The […]
