Protecting historic buildings from fire – conservation vs life safety

Fire is still the greatest single risk to cultural heritage. Once established, and without robust control measures in place, a fire has the potential to destroy the historic fabric completely with inevitable damage to valuable and irreplaceable contents. In 1984 & 1986, there were two disastrous fires at Hampton Court Palace and York Minster respectively. …

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Fire Door Safety Week 2021!

It’s Fire Door Safety Week from 20th – 26th September.  First launched in 2013 in response to a legacy of fire door neglect, Fire Door Safety Week is a ‘mass market’ awareness campaign aimed at increasing the public’s understanding of the vital role that fire doors play in protecting life and property. The campaign is…

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Fire Door Safety Week 2021!

It’s Fire Door Safety Week from 20th – 26th September.   First launched in 2013 in response to a legacy of fire door neglect, Fire Door Safety Week is an awareness campaign to increase everyone’s understanding of the vital role that fire doors play in protecting life and property. The Fire Door Safety Week campaign is…

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Sentura Group attends the Fire Safety Event!

The team at Sentura Group exhibited as Firechief at The Fire Safety Event on the 7th – 9th September, showcasing our Lith-Ex range of products and our new PyroCloud range. The Fire Safety Event alongside the Health & Safety Event, Security Event and The Facilities Event is the UK’s largest event series dedicated to improving…

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Fire Blankets can save lives!

Fire Blankets are used to control fires that are not easily extinguished, maintaining a fire blanket for emergency fire situations at work in the office or other commercial premises could potentially save a company thousands of pounds in office equipment replacement or even someone’s life. A fire blanket is simply a sheet of flame retardant…

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Fire Extinguishers – Types & Uses

Fire extinguishers are a crucial element of comprehensive fire safety and, in commercial and industrial properties, are often required by legal health and safety regulations. However, fire extinguishers come in a range of types and, according to the kind of environment you live or work within, a particular model of fire extinguisher, or combination of…

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What is an F Class Fire?

Fireproof Blankets

Fires are separated into different classes.  Depending on the type of fuel that is burning, each of these classes requires a different type of extinguisher. If the wrong extinguisher is used for the wrong fire, it can be incredibly dangerous and increase the risk to the user. Class F fires are caused by the ignition…

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Congratulations to Emily – our new Customer Care Assistant!

Sentura Group is very proud to announce that Customer Care Apprentice Emily Russ has successfully completed her Level 3 Business Administration Apprenticeship with a distinction! Emily started at Sentura in September 2019 in a Customer Care Apprentice role and now joins the team as a fully-fledged Customer Care Assistant.  ‘I enjoyed studying towards my apprenticeship…

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Office Fire Safety

Office Fire safety

Office fire safety is always important – whether you are working in the office at the moment or not. There are many different aspects of fire safety that play their part in protecting those in the building from danger. According to the independent fire protection company City Fire Protection, the following is what you need…

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