Anderstore’s New BS EN ISO 9001:2015 Certification
30/08/18Anderstore has always maintained and developed its excellent
accreditations. Read more about our most recent BS
EN ISO 9001:2015 certificate here. Read
The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (“ASA”) and Britannia Fire
21/08/18Read about the ongoing issues with the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (“ASA”),
and Britannia Fire's advertising of their P50
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The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (“ASA”) and “Service-Free” Extinguishers
22/03/17Read about the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (“ASA”),
our complaint, and their involvement with Britannia Fire's advertising
of their P50
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The New BS 5306-8 Now Published
29/10/1212 years after the last revision, the new BS 5306-8:2012 is
published today. Read more about this on this page.
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New Standard for Risk Assessments Launched
31/08/12BSI publishes the new PAS 79:2012 today. Read more about this
on this page.
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Happy 65th Birthday to Us! ...and no sign of
retiring!
01/01/12
We had our sixty-fifth birthday on New Year’s Day this year with parts
of our group having been trading since 1947!
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Responsible Person and his Risk Assessor both Jailed!
12/07/11
A normal fire
Authority inspection led to a
Responsible Person
being jailed along with his risk-assessor under the
Fire Safety Order.
The fact that the
Responsible Person
had paid at
least £150 for this third party to undertake what transpired to be
inadequate risk assessments was no defence for the
Responsible Person!
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Maintenance Engineer Prosecuted
23/12/10
The latest Fire Safety Order
prosecution following a fatality serves an important reminder of the
need for the Responsible Person
to ensure the competence of all of their fire safety suppliers. Read
about a third-party maintenance engineer’s prosecution under the Fire Safety Order
for his sub-standard work, and the implications for the
Responsible Person.
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Regulator Falls Foul of its own Regulations!
20/09/10
Read about how the head quarters of the CLG,
the governmental department with responsibility for fire, got served a
Crown Enforcement Notice in connection with its own breaches of its own
fire legislation, the Fire Safety Order.
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FIA Meets Business Secretary, Vince Cable
01/09/10
The FIA recently met with the UK Government’s Secretary of State for
Business, Innovation and Skills and President of the Board of Trade, The
Rt Hon Dr Vince Cable MP. Find out about their discussions.
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Major High Street Chain ‘New Look’s Appeal Dismissed - Record Fine
of £400,000 Upheld
21/06/10
Read more about New Look’s failed attempt to appeal
their record
fine previously imposed for their admitted breaches of the
Fire Safety Order.
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Expanded Scope of BS EN ISO 9001:2008 Certification
18/06/10
Anderstore has always maintained and developed its excellent
accreditations. Read more about the developments of our most recent BS
EN ISO 9001:2008 certificate here.
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Tesco Prosecuted under the Fire Safety Order
16/06/10
Read more about one of the UK’s largest retailer’s admission of guilt
and subsequent prosecution under the Fire Safety Order.
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88% of Fires Put Out by Extinguishers
16/06/10
Find out about FIA’s latest research showing that 88% of all fires are
put out by fire extinguishers.
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All Change at Communities & Local Government
21/05/10
Following the recent change of Government, The Rt Hon Eric Pickles MP
becomes Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (“CLG”)
and Bob Neill MP becomes the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State with
responsibility for
Fire &
Resilience.
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National Chip Week 2010
15/02/10
February 15th sees the start of 2010’s National Chip Week, which also
serves as a good reminder of the need for proper firefighting
protection.
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Landlord Breaches Fire Safety Order and is Jailed for 2½ Years
12/05/10
Read more about the jail sentence handed down to Landlord Michael
Billings in a distressing case involving offences under the Fire Safety Order.
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BS EN ISO 9001:2008 Certification
25/01/10
Anderstore has always maintained and developed its excellent
accreditations. Read more about their most recent BS EN ISO 9001:2008
certificate here.
Read
High Street Chain ‘New Look’s Given Record Fine Under the Fire Safety Order -
Ordered to pay more than £500,000!
27/11/09
Read more about one of about one of the UK’s major high street chains,
‘New Look’s admission of offences under the Fire Safety Order
and their subsequent record fine.
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Shell ordered to pay £345,000 in fines and costs for breaches of the
Fire Safety Order
08/06/09
Read more about one of the world’s largest petrol retailer’s admission
of guilt and subsequent prosecution under the Fire Safety Order.
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Watchacre Properties fined £21,000 and its Director Imprisoned for breaches of the
Fire Safety Order
24/10/08
Read more about how the landlord, Watchacre Properties Limited, was
fined £21,000 and one of its directors, Mr Mehmat Parlak, imprisoned for
4 months in the first custodial sentence under the Fire Safety Order.
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