Advice Note on Balconies on Residential Buildings Published by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government This Advice Note provides advice on the risks arising from balconies on residential buildings. This Advice Note is written for residents and building owners of residential buildings with multiple dwellings...
BS 5839-6: 2019 – Quantum’s Advice This latest Q Briefing has been produced following requests from clients wishing to further understand the practical implications of this new British Standard in relation to existing residential properties and to new / refurbished residential properties. Note: This latest guidance...
Building Water Systems Requiring Disinfections January to May of 2019 saw three different premises, managed by Quantum clients, returning with Legionella results of above 1,000 CFU/L (samples taken by Quantum during Legionella Risk Assessments). As you may be aware 1,000 CFU/L is the Health and...
BS 5839-6 2019 – What has changed? Fire detection and fire alarm systems for buildings. Code of practice for the design, installation, commissioning and maintenance of fire detection and fire alarm systems in domestic premises The BSI’s recent update of the domestic fire detection and alarm system...
Grenfell Tower: Government to pay £200m for safer cladding The government is to cover the £200m bill of replacing Grenfell Tower-type cladding on about 150 private blocks in England with a safer alternative. Housing Secretary James Brokenshire had previously said the bill should be footed by the owners, not...
Qnote – Poor Standards Of Fire Safety In New Build Homes Houses developed by Persimmon Homes and Bellway Homes have potentially dangerous fire safety issues, BBC Watchdog Live has found. New-builds constructed by the firms were sold with missing or incorrectly installed fire barriers, which are designed to inhibit the spread...
External Cladding Inspections Non-loadbearing external cladding systems have for many years been used to increase the thermal performance of multi-storey residential tower blocks and hence the buildings lifespan. Increasingly, these systems are being used in new build with the cladding systems being fixed...
BAFE Fire Detection and Alarm System Provider Scheme (SP203-1) As a BAFE Registered company we are keen to share this information video. A provider that is third party certificated and BAFE registered to the BAFE Fire Detection and Alarm Systems (SP203-1) scheme will be able to assist you in...
What is Third Party Certification? As a BAFE Registered company, we are keen to share this information video regarding UKAS Accredited Third Party Certification. The BAFE Fire Safety Register is the independent register of quality fire safety service providers nationwide. The BAFE Fire Safety Register...
BAFE Fire Extinguisher Service Provider Scheme (SP101) As a BAFE Registered company we are keen to share with you the below information video, provided by BAFE, relating to the BAFE SP101 scheme. The scheme exists to ensure that organisations and the technicians they employ are competent to...