We are republishing this advice in light of the fire in student flats over the weekend.   This Advice Note is written for building owners of residential buildings of 18m or more, although the principles may also apply to other...

This was the question which formed the basis of a recent survey we completed. We employ a team of over 40 fire risk assessors, who, in the previous 12 months, completed 4500 nationwide fire risk assessments in commercial and residential...

Published by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government This Advice Note is written for building owners of residential buildings of 18m or more, although the principles may also apply to other building types.   Quantum’s Advice In practice,...

An electric gate company has been fined after a six-year-old boy was fatally crushed whilst playing on a sliding gate installed by the company. Leeds Crown Court was told how, on 31 October 2015, the boy was playing with friends...

A self-employed builder, Grzegorz Glowacki, has been handed a suspended prison sentence after a three-year-old girl in a pushchair was hit on the head by a falling timber plank in Brighton. The child sustained life-changing injuries after the piece of...

A warm welcome to our new Principal Fire Engineering Consultant, Robert Bidgood, who joined us recently. Robert possesses a wealth of fire engineering expertise and who is looking forward to working with our property management clients in the coming weeks...

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...

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...

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...

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...