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    Check What Matters: The Details That Decide...

    If It Protects Them, Check It The Familiar Door That Isn’t Always Safe It’s a quiet morning. You’ve walked this hallway hundreds of times. You open the door; the weight feels reassuring, familiar. But familiar doesn’t always mean safe. You might not notice the damaged hinge. The latch that doesn’t fully engage. The peeling intumescent seal. A door propped open “just for a minute”. None of it shouts for...
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    Reopening after lockdown. Are you ready for any...

    Just the other day I noticed the first signs of Spring. My lawn had started growing again, so I decided to get the old lawnmower out and give it its first cut. Except I didn’t, because for some reason the thing wouldn’t start-up! We’ve all been there in one way or another, because anything that’s been out of action for a while can very easily stop working properly. With 67% of small to medium sized businesses being forced to stop trading at some point during the pandemic, this got us...
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    Converting a Manual Door into an Automatic –...

    The main reason why someone might choose to convert a manual door into an automatic one, is for greater ease of access and simple convenience.   Many commercial buildings have automatic doors, not only because it’s easier for their customers to use but also for energy saving reasons. If you’re wondering whether you should invest in this, you should be aware of additional considerations you might need to make. Door Preparation and Equipment Check When you’re converting a manual door...
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    Workplace Building Regs - Part B: at a glance

    Approved Document B of the Building Regulations Act 2010 is concerned with fire safety. Every decision, when it comes to hardware and fixings within your workplace, has to comply with regulations. With this in mind it’s worth considering what provides the best solution for your work situation – be it office, school, hospital or nursing home - and how best to comply.   With fire doors there are a few practicalities to take on board. They need to be used to create protective areas, so that...
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    Getting the acoustics right

    Within the workplace – be it an office block, school or hotel room; the space must be designed so that the internal environment can be controlled. Environmental factors need to suit the occupants so they can operate at the optimal level throughout the day and these include both the heating and cooling of a room, and the sound transmission between other rooms or from corridors. You might be looking at acoustics particularly if you working with a space where loud noises are inevitable (schools, music rooms,...
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    A Practical Alternative to a Conventional Door...

    If you are a landlord, with either a long or short term rental property, you may find one of your biggest bugbears is keys, particularly if your building has several entrances or you have more than one property to deal with. On long term rental properties as one tenant leaves and others move in you could find yourself replacing door locks pretty frequently.  For short term rentals, a holiday let for example, keys could become a real inconvenience, for more than one reason: ...
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    5 Tips For Renters

    If you rent a house your home security needs are likely to be pretty much the same as they would be if you just bought a house; you need to ensure that both yourself and your valuables will be safe and secure. However, if you rent an apartment in a block, your needs are probably a little more complicated. You will be living in close proximity to multiple other tenants and probably have a high volume of visitors to the building. This could mean that you have an increased risk of home burglary but possibly with...
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    THE BURGLAR’S CHECKLIST

    One of the most prevalent crimes today is home burglary and the main reason is that many people fail to incorporate even the most basic security measures into their lives, leaving their homes vulnerable to an invasion.  It’s a fact that most burglars are keen on the easy targets because they certainly don’t want to get caught.  Therefore, it makes sense to imagine just for a moment what kind of things a professional burglar is on the lookout for, which may mean that your home has a big green light shining over...
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