Delicious Foods Ltd, based in Eccles, Salford, have been fined a total of £13,000 for fire safety legislation breaches.
The company appeared in court on January 6 2012, and pleaded guilty to a total of nine breaches of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005. The restaurant, that also had living accommodation above the premises was found to have neglected its fire safety responsibilities.
The offences included not having undertaken an adequate fire risk assessment, failure to provide an adequate means of escape, failure to provide a fire warning system and fire fighting equipment. The only staircase from the upper floor lead into the commercial kitchen, should a fire have broken out in the kitchen the stairwell would have acted as a flue to draw toxic gas and smoke up to the upper floor. There was no emergency lighting and no working smoke alarms to alert occupants of the premises of a fire.
As always Budget-Fire are looking for ways to make the complex responsibility of fire safety easier for customers. The launch of our extinguisher rental and maintenance agreements will do just that.
The online system enables you to quickly select the extinguishers you require and choose the length of the rental and maintenance agreement you wish to have. The system is very clear and will immediately calculate the yearly payments.
If you do not know what extinguishers you need you can just call our service team on 0800 088 7309 and they will arrange a FREE site survey for you.
When you use the online fire extinguisher selection tool to order your extinguishers our BAFE certified engineers will carry out a free site survey to ensure that you have adequate cover under the legislation that applies to your premises.
The cost of the service includes the extinguisher provision, all basic spare parts and all maintenance activities. It also includes the environmentally safe disposal of the extinguishers at the end of the contract. Yearly Maintenance will take place without you having to remember. We will just contact you and agree a mutually convenient time.
The rental and maintenance contract can be cancelled at any time. The final value of the extinguisher would be charged to you in this case. We like to be so clear about all charges that we even display the potential cancellation charges as you are running through your order.
Our website has just received a facelift. The old site was starting to look a little tired and did not offer as many features, so we have created what is hopefully a more customer friendly site with more features. We have also given the extinguishers and fire safety products a bit more breathing space on the home page. Also, for the first time we are offering fire extinguisher contracts online. This is of course on top of the existing offer of fire extinguisher servicing on a as-you-need-it basis that has been available for a few years. The contract calculator is very easy to use and will give a very clear price for your fire extinguisher cover.
The owner of The Connoisseur Tandoori Restaurant, Abdul Hamid Choudhury, pleaded guilty to ten charges at Gloucester Magistrates’ Court on Friday.
The breaches of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 were brought to the attention of the fire service whilst they attended a fire at the property in the accommodation that was situated above the restaurant in November 2009.
Mr Choudhury was fined £2,900 in addition to costs of £1,500 and a victim surcharge of £15. The offences for which he was found guilty ranged from a kitchen that was sited in an escape route, failure to have fire resistant doors installed and the failure to have smoke alarms fitted. It was also found that workers at the restaurant had not been given any fire safety training.
Red the full story: www.thisisgloucestershire.co.uk/safety-breaches/story-12811891-detail/story.html
One of our key fire safety suppliers is Briton, a renowned manufacturer of quality door closers. The Briton overhead door closer range provides door closing solutions to suit all projects, door applications and budgets. From the simplicity of a mechanical non-fire door closer for basic functionality, to a microprocessor controlled low energy operator for special applications e.g for doors required to satisfy Part M of the Building Regulations, there are Briton products to meet your needs.
The Briton 121CE compact overhead door closer is suitable for the most popular door sizes. It has all the characteristics of performance, durability, functionality and quality that specifiers and users have come to expect from a Briton door control.
- Low usage: 2,000 -15,000 cycles/a
- Fixed strength size 3
The Briton 1100 series trimplate closers are designed to provide a mid-range product with choice of the most popular options, in a concise, cost effective package.
- Medium usage: 5,000 -25,000 cycles/a
- Adjustable strength sizes 2-4
The 2000 series offers adjustable and fixed power sizes providing a comprehensive package of solutions to suit the most popular door sizes.
The Briton 2003V was designed to help you meet the requirements of BS8300:2001 for DDA use, it has variable power allowing easy on-site adjustment to meet both access and fire requirements. As well as making access easier for all users, it has all the benefits you have come to expect from the Briton 2003 – reliability, ease of installation and full certification. Further enhancements have been made for this upgrade and the Briton 2003V features both adjustable back check and the award winning Accufit installation system as standard. A closer will only perform correctly if it is fitted correctly, so ensuring accurate installation is essential to meeting the requirements of any legislation.
- High usage: 100,000 -1,500,000 cycles/a
- Adjustable strength sizes 1-4
A recent addition to the range is the Briton 2700 series, a precision manufactured cam-action slide channel closer, in a compact, overhead, surface fixed unit. Providing exceptional ease of use by reducing the resistance encountered when opening the door, the Briton 2700 Series bridges the gap between the requirements for fire and smoke control and ease of operation required for accessibility. As with the 2003V the 2700 door closer comes with the Accufit installation system to ensure correct fitting.
Briton Electromagnetic Door Controls
Linked to the building’s alarm system, electromagnetic door controls eliminate the illegal practice of wedging doors open. This dangerous practice prevents a fire door functioning as it should in stopping the spread of flames and smoke in the event of a fire.
The Briton 996 Series is a range of fixed power closers with an integrated electromagnetic hold open mechanism. When connected to the building fire alarm or detection system each unit can be set to either ‘hold-open’ or ‘swing-free’ operation. In either case the power of the closer can be temporarily disabled to allow free passage. When de-activated, the electromagnet disengages and the door closer closes the door in the normal manner to maintain fire safety.
The new Briton 1130B.TE has been designed to hold the door open during normal use whilst connected to the building fire alarm or smoke detection system having an electromagnet in the slide track. On sounding of the fire alarm, or in the event of a power failure, the electromagnet will be deactivated and the door will close in the normal controlled manner.
A lorry, traveling along the A359 in Somerset, caught fire last week causing the load of 24 tonnes of cheese to be lost in the blaze.
The fire is suspected to have been caused by a fault on the lorry. The driver was on his way to have the fault repaired at a garage at the time of the blaze.
Four fire crews attended the blaze and the A359 at Galhampton Hill was closed for several hours.
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We receive occasional calls from our customers with regards to additional product and manufacturer details for our UltraFire extinguishers. Our UltraFire extinguisher ranges consists of quality kitemarked fire extinguishers with 5 year warranty made in the UK (UltraFire Blackline fire extinguishers) and in China (UltraFire Redline).
This site contains information a customer might require about extinguishers in the UltraFire fire extinguisher range. The site’s new look makes it easier to read and locate information.
View the UltraFire site
Every month Budget-fire offers its customers the chance to win £25 worth of ‘Love2shop’ high street vouchers. Customers are asked to fill out a customer survey questionnaire after purchasing fire safety products from www.budget-fire.co.uk and each month a winner is randomly selected.
In March the lucky winner was Mr Hibbs from London. Having completed the customer survey questionnaire his entry was immediately entered into the prize draw.
He commented ” ‘In taking over an old shop with various fire hazards, I was keen to make sure that we had efficient and up to date fire extinguishers from the start. Budget-fire delivered quickly when they said they would and offered a value for money quality product that got us off to a good start. I’m pleased that we have not had to use the extinguishers – but they are there just in case!
‘Love2Shop’ is a highstreet gift voucher that is accepted by over 80 leading retailers with 20,000 stores nationwide. Shops include House of Fraser, WH Smith, HMV and New Look
Don’t miss the chance to enter, simply place your fire safety order at www.budget-fire.co.uk
Good Luck !
Every month Budget-fire offers its customers the chance to win £25 worth of ‘Love2shop’ high street vouchers
The customer survey winner for February was from London, after ordering from Budget-fire he completed the customer survey questionnaire and was entered into the prize draw. After being selected randomly he was the lucky winner of the £25 Love2Shop vouchers.
‘Love2Shop’ is a high-street gift voucher that is accepted by over 80 leading retailers with 20,000 stores nationwide. Shops include House of Fraser, WH Smith, HMV and New Look
Don’t miss the chance to enter, simply place your fire safety order at www.budget-fire.co.uk
Good Luck !
A Surrey pest control company, Cleankill Pest Control, has warned home owners to be vigilant for signs of squirrel infestation in lofts.
This rodent finds its way into loft spaces and makes nests there, chewing through electrical cables and roof joists. The company warns that squirrels are very determined rodents and once they have earmarked a loft for nest building are very difficult to evict.
The company claims that March is the onset of a surge of calls to help deal with squirrel infestations in their area. If there are squirrels in your neighbourhood, look for any signs of nesting. Damaged electrical cables can cause a fire, resulting not only in damage to the property but also endangering lives.
To read the full story follow this link: http://www.info4fire.com/news-content/full/squirrels-to-blame-for-serious-house-fires
