Absolute Property Services Join BIFM
Absolute Property Services today announced that they have joined the British Institute of Facilities Management. With over 13,000 members BIFM is the leading facilities management organisation in the...
View ArticleWarning About Stone Fireplace Surrounds
APS has just become aware of a new warning from the Health and Safety Executive concerning stone fire surrounds; “HSE is aware of several instances where heavy stone components forming part of a modern...
View ArticleAPS Launches Walk-In PAT Service
Pat Testing Almost every person responsible for Health and Safety in the workplace as part of their statutory compliance work has, at some point, had to consider the importance of PAT testing for their...
View ArticleAbsolute Property Services June News
Well it was another busy month for Absolute Property Services especially for the reactive maintenance department. With the British weather finally hotting up it came as no surprise that there was a...
View ArticleLet the Air Conditioning commence.
British summer time is upon us and this year is set to be a scorcher. Britain is typically a country of radiators, but it is much more common to have air conditioning in the work place. Your control...
View ArticleMake sure your Gas engineers are Gas Safe registered
The increasing number of reports of unsafe gas work being carried out is shocking. Families are being left at high risk every time an unregistered Gas Safe engineer carries out any gas work. Anyone...
View ArticleIllegal cigarettes – The UK’s number one cause of fire deaths
The majority of you will have seen all over the news the E-Cigarettes catching fire or exploding in peoples face causing bodily burns or fire in their properties, here is some information I bet most...
View ArticleFrequently Asked Questions surrounding electricity usage and terms
There are many question marks over some technical terms for energy consumption, most of the time we aren’t really too sure about what each ‘term’ means. Your electricity bills are the most complex...
View ArticleHow you can save with LED Lights
Typically your modern domestic kitchen light fitting uses 5 spot lamps. The table below illustrates the results of using three different kinds of light bulbs for 8 hours a day, 7 days a week for an...
View ArticleCreative Energy
The government plans to plug holes in energy efficiency by enforcing regular audits for the first time. The Energy Saving Opportunity Scheme (ESOS), it is one of several elements in the 2012 Energy...
View ArticleThe Ambassador is back – Shannon’s American trip is over.
Shannon Walton is back in the UK from her trip across the Atlantic and we are pleased to report she found the trip both fun and educational. Shannon describes the trip as ‘the best experience of her...
View ArticleLightning Protection is extremely vital to your business.
Objects struck by lightning experience heat and magnetic forces of great magnitude. The tallest building in Europe was struck by lightning in the recent storms the UK has experienced. The 87 storey...
View ArticlePhasing out R-22 or HCFC – Are you ready?
After the 1st January 2015 R-22 or HCFC will be banned from the use in the service or repair of all air-conditioning systems. R-22 or HCFC is commonly used in air conditioning and refrigeration. R-22...
View ArticleSonic BOOOOOOOOOOM!!!!
Well yesterday was an experience that I can safely say most of us would not want to revisit. The whole of Peterborough and as far out as Market Deeping and Huntingdon heard the sonic boom that left...
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