Blake's Fire & Security Blog

This guide includes:

An overview of the fire classes
The different types of Fire Extinguishers and which fire class they are used for
Which Fire Extinguisher types you need in your commercial premises based on their recommended use

The last thing any business owner wants to do is browse the web for hours on end trying to find and make sense of Emergency Lighting regulations.
You've got important tasks to do and deadlines to meet. Why can't everything you need be in one place?!

Blake's were recently contacted by Hertsmere Borough Council, who needed to upgrade the Access Control Systemat their offices in Borehamwood - without causing disruption to their neighbours.

The latest phase of a three year contract to install bin stores for South Essex Homeshas just been completed.
The criteria for this project, which began in 2015, was to comply with the Fire Risk Assessment and South Essex Homes' commitment to:

get the refuse outside of their properties;
reduce the risk of an arson attack causing a fire inside the building; and
prevent the wheely bins from being moved to block a fire exit route.

The Blake Group is proud to show off the new training room at our HQ in Southend-on-Sea, Essex - completed shortly before Christmas 2016.

In one of our latest projects, we've been installing a commercial CCTV systemin three Balmoral Estate Tower Blocks in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex. The Estate was infamous last year for the tragic loss of a pregnant woman, killed in a fire which started on the 9th floor of Grampian Flats.

Are you a concerned business owner that suspects criminal activity in the workplace?
Whether it's the new employee stealing from the cash register or the customer service adviser being verbally abusive to the customers, covert surveillance cameras may be able to pick up on evidence that your standard CCTV system cannot.