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Findings by the Building Research Establishment (BRE) has alleged substantial and significant shortcomings in the building’s 2016 refurbishment. Read about it in Construction Weekly here.  

  The Gas Safety (Installation and Use) (Amendments) 2018 come into effect today http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/139/introduction/made. The HSE webpages are being updated to reflect this and the changes will be live later today.  Here is a link to the revised version of L56 Safety in the installation and use of gas systems and appliances. http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/books/l56.htm  

In the wake of the devastating Grenfell Tower disaster, CORGI Technical Services and the Association of Electrical Safety Managers (AESM) are working together to offer free, confidential support to local and national government organisations, to help avoid similar incidents in the future. Claire Heyes, CEO of CORGI Technical Services stated: “The terrible disaster at Grenfell […]

Undertaking work on any gas appliances within a commercial catering establishment can be a very specialist activity. It is highly unlikely that a gas engineer who predominately works on a domestic boiler would have either the technical expertise, or the tools to be able to operate within this field. When ACS, Gas Assessments, were first […]

Fire protection is intended to firstly, and most importantly, preserve life and then to preserve property. It is also there to prevent the passage and spread of smoke and fire to allow for the safe escape of any occupants. Fire protection is also intended to reduce the amount of damage caused to the building structure […]

Flueless gas fires, you either love them or hate them. Bearing in mind that these gas appliances have now been around in the UK for more than a decade, and before that these were, and still are, exceedingly popular in other countries around the world (in particular Japan, Australia and USA), there are no signs […]

CORGI Technical Services are delighted to welcome Ryan Dempsey MIET to our growing team as Director of Electrical Safety. Ryan has a wealth of experience in the electrical industry. He started off his career in the Royal Navy and eventually went on to work for Leeds City Council as their Electrical Services Manager for 5 […]

Ian May, member of the Association of Gas Safety Managers (AGSM) has been rewarded for “services to Higher Education and the community in Reading” and presented with a British Empire Medal (BEM) during the Queen’s Birthday Honours. Ian has been a member of the AGSM since 2012 and has worked tirelessly as Head of Building […]

10/6/2016 The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) is supporting the AGSM (Association of Gas Safety Managers) Campaign to move to an MOT style of annual gas safety check for landlords and is putting in place a comprehensive consultation process on all aspects of the change. Since the launch of the Campaign in November 2013, the […]

18/5/2016 A new fund launches today, open to applications from not-for-profit organisations who can help engage people and communities across Britain with information about how to get and use smart meters.