As previously advised, all our office based staff are now working from home. However, we are still open for business and our production team are still working on live projects. Our office phone has no one available to answer it, so if you’d like to get in touch for any queries, please email: jane.embury@wrightstyle.co.uk I’ll […]
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Statistics and compartments
Jane Embury looks at recent statistics and how compartmentation is a critical issue. Statistics published by the Home Office show that there has been a 10% drop in the number of fires attended by fire and rescue services (FRSs) in England. However, to September 2019, there was a 9% increase in dwelling house fires in […]
Deliberate and malicious
Chris Peters, chief design manager, looks at the impact of arson in the UK I wrote recently about arson in schools, and how it’s an issue that is more common than many people suppose. Indeed, in England alone, there are about 700 school fires a year. Most attacks are carried out by children and the great majority of […]
Fire and regulation
Learning from past catastrophes: improving fire safety. This year marks the 35th anniversary of one of the UK’s worst fire disasters. That’s when 56 people died at Bradford City’s football stadium. Over 250 other supporters from both Bradford City and Lincoln City were injured, many seriously. The fire was most likely caused by a dropped […]
Fires that have shaped regulation
Fires shaping safety regulations. Fires shaping safety regulations in the UK stretch back to William the Conqueror in the 11th century who required house fires to be extinguished at night. The easiest way to put out those fires, generally in the centre of the main room, was to cover it with a metal pan. This […]
