See our article in the Housing Association yearbook about the critical safety requirements of fire resistant doorsets. where we talk about manufacturing, installation and maintenance and the benefits of third party certification. Read the article here
Hailsham-based trade fabricator TRADESMITH and certification body BLUESKY used the FIT Show to highlight the impact of noise on everyday lives, using an ‘A’ rated acoustic Deceuninck window. Read the full article here
Bereco’s Director Nicola Harrison along with Simon Beer, Managing Director of Bluesky Certification presented a live seminar at the Fit Show 2019. The 40 minute seminar discussed the role that noise plays in our overall health and wellbeing, the impact it can have on us and answered the question can windows and doors really improve […]
Unwanted noise is a blight on people’s lives and more than one in ten house moves is reported to be to escape unbearable noise. For this reason, Tradesmith has worked with VEKA Halo, Warmcore aluminium and Deceuninck to engineer a range of windows which block out excessive sound. Tradesmith’s range has been independently certified through […]
A recent World Health Organisation study states that three in one hundred deaths in the UK are caused by exposure to noise. Noise is now ranked second amongst all environmental threats to public health. In response, Bereco has launched its Ambient Timber Window & Door Range to deliver a reliable noise reducing solution. The range […]
Washington & Riley has added Bluesky’s Fire Door Maintenance Scheme to its scope of certification. The Staffordshire based company wanted to stand out from others in the marketplace, and Bluesky’s certification has helped them to do this. Word of Bluesky’s Fire Door Maintenance Scheme has spread within facility management circles, leading to an expansion in […]
An Englishman’s home is his castle is a phrase that has been around for centuries. It means that English people believe that they should be able to control what happens in their own homes, and that no one else should tell them what to do there. Nowadays we have the ability to control much of […]
When fast-growing West Port’s full-time head of certification left the business, the company had a problem. Always priding itself on an uncompromising commitment to excellence across the board, the firm was suddenly left without someone to oversee a crucial aspect of its business at a time when fenestration firms were under the spotlight more than […]
Noise is increasingly becoming an issue in urban areas, and research is increasingly linking noise disturbance to serious mental and physical health issues, as highlighted by this article. Fitting noise reducing windows can make a huge difference, as the windows and doors are usually the main weak point in the building’s fabric for acoustics. https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/jul/03/sonic-doom-noise-pollution-kills-heart-disease-diabetes
