Sprinkler systems have been proven to save lives and minimise disruption for businesses by containing and controlling fires quickly, thus reducing fire and water damage. Yet, only 20% of industrial buildings up to 10,000 square metres have fire sprinklers installed. In England and Wales, sprinklers need only be fitted in larger single storey warehouses which…
DetailsAs we approach Winter, Quadra’s plans are at an advanced stage for the likelihood of further surge events following the widespread flooding experienced in the North of the country last year. The importance of advanced planning was borne by last year’s events when at one point in December we received the same level of new…
DetailsThe theft of metals from insured premises is a continuing challenge and has become somewhat of an epidemic affecting historic buildings, in particular parish churches. Ecclesiastical, a leading insurer of historic heritage properties, has seen a significant increase in metal theft claims over recent years, with the majority from Churches. Aside from the irreplaceable loss…
DetailsSpecialist Loss Adjuster – Quadra are pleased to announce the appointment of Janet Pritchard BSc (Hons) ACII Adv Dip CILA, who joins our Northern loss adjusting team. Janet, who started her loss adjusting career with Cunningham Lindsey in 1997, has amassed a wide experience and notably had a 2-year period working in New Zealand dealing…
DetailsEarlier this summer, John Carr, Quadra Director, attended a special Service of Thanksgiving at Gloucester Cathedral. This was to celebrate Ecclesiastical reaching the astounding figure of £50 million in charity donations. Over 3,000 charities have benefited in recent years with the money “going back into local communities and transforming lives for the better.” We are proud…
DetailsLondon flash floods: three people trapped #Wallington #Caterham #floods https://t.co/F33WTspYKc pic.twitter.com/uCubtTm9S3 — BBC London Newsroom (@BBCLondonNews) June 7, 2016 Whilst June was the first month of the meteorological summer it was typically a wet affair with some torrential, thundery downpours leading to localised flooding particularly in the South Eastern region which provided plenty of interesting…
DetailsAfter a long and fruitful career, Chris Rechtern has stepped down from his role as Director with immediate effect. Chris will continue to work with us as a consultant until March 2017. Simon Jones will now run our London team. Chris was a founding partner of Carr Greenwood Smith and has been a Director of Quadra…
DetailsRepairs to heritage buildings are often far from straightforward. In the case of St Aidan’s Church in Sudden, Rochdale the challenge was that the tower needed urgent repairs. The church itself is a Grade 2* building designed by Temple Moore. As reported on Rochdale Online: “The tower, which dates back to 1931, suffered from recent rain…
DetailsProtecting the unique architecture of their beloved town has become a top priority for the shop owners and building owners of Accrington, Hyndburn. The people of Accrington have been attending a series of free events designed to inform how the ‘unique and rich heritage’ of the area can be preserved, as Hyndburn council consults locals the on…
DetailsThe London Fire Brigade is 150 years old this year. In light of this milestone, they are looking back at significant and unusual events during this period. One of these events was a large warehouse fire close to Covent Garden Market in 1954. The blaze in a fruit and vegetable warehouse required 24 fire engines…
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