CP42 Commercial Kitchen Gas Safety Certificate What is a commercial kitchen CP42 Gas Safety Certificate? This is the official term for a safety certificate that is issued annually by a registered Gas Safe engineer to cover all gas installation and…
Traditionally, building services were always supported on a building's flat roof-top using heavy concrete plinths to support their weight, these structures required several trades to build, using materials such as bricks piers and steelwork which could risk damaging the waterproof…
Our clients often ask ‘what are the minimum building maintenance requirements to stay within the law’. We think this largely stems from recent high profile cases where employees have been held personally libel for failings and have not been able…
Until 2013, the air conditioning industry used a ‘nominal’ ratio for cooling (EER) and heating (COP) but this resulted in a significant gap between predicted performance and what is actually achieved. Nominal efficiency gives an indication of how efficient an air…
This article discusses the biggest change ever to affect the air conditioning and refrigeration industry. Under EC Ozone Regulation member states have obligations to halt damage to the ozone layer by phasing out ozone depleting substances. The process began in…
Do I need a Commercial Gas Safety Certificate? It is very simple, if you have a commercial property with gas appliances, it is a criminal offence not to have a valid annual Gas Safety Certificate. We issue these whenever we…
The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 cover a wide range of basic health, safety and welfare issues and apply to most workplaces. This guide is based on extracts from the governments “Workplace health, safety and welfare - A…
Planning Permission for air conditioning units. Planning permission used to be commonly required for nearly all forms of air conditioning equipment. The main concerns of planning authorities was around the noise and external appearance of the air conditioning condenser units.…
What is a commercial EPC? From April 2008 all newly constructed non-dwellings will require an commercial Energy Performance Certificate and existing buildings with a floor area over 500m2 will require an EPC when sold or rented. The certificate will include…
Currently, a quarter of the UK’s carbon emissions come from our businesses, industry and workplaces. So the Green Deal is the latest environmental initiative from the British government. It aims to encourage domestic and business energy users to reduce their…
