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Our Friends Electric: Hörmann Industrial Doors Help Warrington Buses Go Green

Hörmann UK's industrial doors at Warrington bus depot

A selection of industrial doors from Hörmann UK have been installed at a new, purpose-built bus depot in Warrington, designed to be home to the first all-electric bus fleet in the UK. The £10m facility, constructed by Preston based Walter Carefoot & Sons (Construction) Ltd, is fitted with Hörmann roller shutters, a high-speed spiral door and steel sliding doors. The new depot will eventually house Warrington’s new electric fleet of 120 buses and will be one of the largest all electric bus depots in Europe.


A Touch Of Class:
Stannah Helps Modernise Historic Entertainment Venue

It can be said that every entertainment venue has a sole purpose: to transport their patrons into another world where their cares can be forgotten, if only temporarily. For those venues that wish to transport their guests to a bygone era of glitz and glamour, it can be challenging to strike the right balance between modern conveniences and historical preservation.


Fires In Unsprinklered Buildings And The Disproportionate Use Of Resources

A fire crew attending burning building at night Tom Roche, Secretary of the Business Sprinkler Alliance.

In recent weeks the same pattern has been repeated in the news of industrial and warehouse fires; images of a significant fire, large plume of smoke, and significant resources drawn from across a wide geography to tackle them. It is clear that when a fire in a commercial or industrial building breaks out it can be devastating. If not suppressed quickly the results can be catastrophic with the fire service frequently unable to save the building. With recent figures showing the average cost of a large warehouse fire is £5.9m, businesses must consider the impact and scale of fire and its consequences.


Are Wellness Rooms The Key To A Happy, Healthy Team?

plants in an office wellness room

Staff rooms as we know them may become a thing of the past as more businesses opt to create ‘wellness rooms’ for their employees, according to phs Greenleaf, which has been supplying planting and landscaping services to businesses for nearly 30 years.

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