Inspections carried out at 1,000 schools and universities over the past two years showed 67% of schools across England have poor fire protection, with only 5% being recorded as having excellent protection. The inspections were carried out by Zurich Municipal, who insures around half of all schools and universities across the UK. Inspectors looked for […]
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London Fire Brigade Calls For Sprinklers to be Mandatory in Schools
The London Fire Brigade has called for Sprinklers to be mandatory in all schools and colleges. Figures revealed that no sprinklers were fitted to any school or college that suffered fire in London during 2019. Since January, there were 57 reported fires across London within schools and colleges that were attended by firefighters. None of […]
Keep Your School Safe This Summer
The National Fire Chiefs Council have stated that the government should make it mandatory for all new build and refurbished schools to have sprinklers installed. England is currently lagging behind Scotland and Wales for including sprinklers in building designs, with only one in five new build schools having sprinklers installed. Latest figures show UK fires […]
Flat Fire in Dorset Causes Full Block Evacuation
A flat fire occurred on April 22 after around 7:30 pm in the Dorset area of Bournemouth. The flat fire which caused a complete residential evacuation occurred on the top floor of a block of flats on Commercial Road. The flat which sourced the fire was on the top floor and was home to a […]
Sprinkler Systems Save Lives!
Fires are mostly, unexpected and unpredictable, but can they be stopped sooner and therefore made less detrimental? Find out below examples and affirmations to why your business premises needs a sprinkler system. We are forever hearing about stories where the detriment of fire, has had the most horrifying consequences. But what about the fires where […]
School Sprinklers to be made Compulsory
Disputes are being made into the building regulations of school sprinklers. Disagreements have advanced regarding the proposed opposition to fire sprinkler suppression systems being required in new and refurbished schools. A proposed guidance for new and refurbed school buildings to have sprinkler systems was suggested in the draft as no longer ‘expected’. The requested change […]
