The Night Kim Kardashian's Alarm Never Sounded In October 2016, Kim Kardashian was held at gunpoint in her Paris hotel room. Her personal security team had gone with her sister to a nightclub elsewhere in the city. That left her alone when armed intruders, posing as police officers, forced their way in at around 3am. […]
Commercial Fire Alarm Maintenance: What the Law Requires and What BS 5839-1:2025 Recommends Picture this: a fire and rescue officer arrives for a routine audit. The panel's clean. No faults showing. Then they ask for the logbook. That's often where things get complicated. According to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG), fire […]
Crime and Policing Act 2026 - Will Your CCTV Evidence Actually Be Usable? Last reviewed: August 2026 Picture this: someone walks out of a shop with £180 of stock, twice in the same week. Under the old rules, that's a summary-only matter, often dealt with quietly if at all. The Crime and Policing Act 2026 […]
Fire Alarm Monitoring After BT Redcare: What Responsible Persons Need to Check Most Responsible Persons did not choose the signalling path on their Fire Alarm panel. An installer fitted it, a service contract covered it and for years it quietly worked. Then on 15 December 2025, BT Redcare shut down for good. And the question […]
Blake Contractors Ltd was delighted to team up with South Essex Homes for a fantastic children's drawing competition. Incorporating their creativity and sharing important safety messages. All young residents in the community were invited to take part by creating imaginative drawings based on safety themes.
Smoke does not wait for a fire to grow before it starts killing. According to the Home Office's detailed fire statistics for 2022/23, 259 people died in fires in England. Thirty per cent of those deaths - 77 people - were not killed by flames but by gas or smoke. They died because smoke found […]
Trusted Fire Stopping Surveys and Installation in Rayleigh We're Blake Fire & Security Systems, and we deliver fire stopping surveys and installation across Rayleigh and Essex. Our company is BM TRADA Q-Mark certified for Fire Stopping Installation, with the scheme licence held by Martin Blake, our Passive Fire Safety Manager. We map every penetration, match […]
Specialist Fire Stopping Surveys and Installation in Brentwood Blake Fire and Security Systems delivers specialist fire stopping surveys and installation across Brentwood and Essex. Fire stopping is the passive fire protection discipline that seals gaps, joints and service penetrations in fire-resisting walls, floors and ceilings to keep compartmentation intact during a fire. Our company is […]