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10Jun
Is fire safety competence an issue in the care home sector?
When it comes to some of the people who carry out the maintenance of fire safety equipment and installations in care homes, is there a lack of competence? It’s a worrying thought, but this was a question raised in a report made to CROSS-UK in...
23May
Landlords – are you complying with all your fire safety legal duties?
Landlords who fail to fulfil their fire safety obligations are putting the safety and potentially the lives of their tenants at risk. And they’re putting themselves at risk too. That’s something a landlord discovered in March when she was sentenced at Preston Crown Court to
23Apr
Retail crime levels are rising – how can you keep employees safe?
There are some shocking trends highlighted in the most recent British Retail Consortium (BRC) 2024 Retail Crime Survey. And one of the worst has to be the dramatic rise in the number of violent and abusive incidents that retail staff are facing – with...
05Mar
A potential for catastrophe: how a student accommodation block failed on fire safety
Hearing about any type of fire safety failing in any building is always worrying. This incident relating to student accommodation in Leeds is particularly shocking – and one which the judge involved in the subsequent prosecution quite rightly pointed out had the...
05Mar
Our Leeds branch went ‘above and beyond’ to help charity supporting unemployed women
Smart Works Leeds became the eighth centre to open in November 2019. They support women from a range of different backgrounds get back into employment by providing one-to-one interview coaching and appropriate clothing for the interview. They started with an empty shell of a building based...
18Jun
Fire alarm installation for leading Yorkshire estate agents
Jackson Fire & Security recently completed a new fire alarm installation for Linley & Simpson estate agents based in the Horsforth area of Leeds. Linley & Simpson first opened their doors in 1997 in Leeds and have grown their operation to a family of 16 branches...
16May
What’s the future of fire and rescue services in Greater Manchester?
Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service is currently reviewing the future of its front line emergency services. The review was announced last year following the publication of the Kerslake Report and also in response to concerns raised by firefighters themselves with the...
18Dec