Category: Building

The Last Line Between Work and Catastrophe

Falls from height are still the largest single cause of work fatalities in the UK’s construction industry. Sometimes from corners cut, sometimes from equipment failure, but often from decisions made on the basis of what was known at the time but turned out not to be the case. And the fall arrest system is there

The Quiet Revolution in Rooftop Installation Safety

There’s a specific point that anyone who has ever worked on a solar panel installation will be familiar with. It’s the rather awkward dance across a sloping rooftop, solar panel in hand, attempting to balance your own footwork while at the same time trying to protect your expensive array of solar panel equipment. It’s the

Can You Fit Steel Doors to Standard Doors Frames?

Short answer, sometimes, most times it will involve some adjustments. Steel doors are much heavier, and are rigid, and are made to different tolerances than timber or uPVC doors. Residential, and lightly commercial, frames are built to be more relaxed. Steel door requirements firm up those tolerances, and this is where complications arise. What most

The Reason Roller Shutter Doors Are the Smartest Security Upgrade to Modern Homes and Businesses 

Security upgrades are also likely to have been noted by your insurance company last time you renewed. They always do. Majority of the population does not pay attention to these recommendations since it seems costly and complex to instal alarms or cameras. Fair enough.  Roller shutters doors fall in another category altogether. They’re visible, physical

The Quiet Power of Insulated Doors

There are things about a building that go unnoticed until something is wrong. A door that won’t shut. A draught creeping in. The murmur of traffic creeping through when all you require is tranquillity. And the inexorable increase in bills no one quite expects until the numbers alter. It doesn’t take much. A sealed gap.

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