News from the Loss Prevention Consultancy
Below are some recent announcements on fire protection and corporate
security. Bookmark this page and check back regularly to keep updated:
Recent Power Generation Assignments
We
have been contracted to undertake the development of a guide to the fire
protection of steam turbines and also invited to produce a review of
fire protection with a view to upgrading this at a large coal fired
plant in England.
National Trust Asks LPC to Undertake Second
Major Project
Following the major FRA project that the
consultancy carried out between July 2006 and March 2008, LPC is now
undertaking a pilot project to review business continuity planning in
one NT region.
Historic Scotland Entrusts Additional Fire
Suppression Project Work to LPC
In 2008, Historic Scotland
awarded a second contract to the consultancy to specify and oversee the
installation of an automatic fire suppression system in the Old Palace
at Stirling Castle. This is the first water mist system to fully protect
the whole of a Grade A listed building and when completed in late 2009,
it will be the largest historic building fully protected by a mist
system in the UK.
Other Heritage Work
Work is
now complete on a fire protection improvement project for the
privately-owned Grade II* listed Llantysilio Hall near Llangollen.
Current Insurance Assignments
As
the Burj Dubai nears completion, the consultancy continues to be
responsible for the insurance input in fire safety management of the
world's tallest buildings.
A new assignment in respect of construction site safety for three new coal-fire power generating plants in Holland and Germany has commenced.
A review of fire and security measures at a new, mothballed OSB mill in South Carolina was recently undertaken for a major international insurer.
The consultancy is providing on-going supervision o the fire safety on the London Bridge Tower project (The Shard of Glass) following the uneventful demolition of the PWC building on the same site.
The consultancy has been asked to join the insurance team for a series of major UK CAR projects over the next five years.
Other projects underway which involve the consultancy include seven major buildings in Dubai and Abu Dhabi as well as a bank’s corporate headquarters in the Bahrain Bay development
Current business continuity work includes an assignment to review the disaster recovery and continuity plans for one of the largest FTSE 100 companies.
Expert Witness Work
Recent
cases include a determination for responsibility for fire protection in
a major fire in a sports centre. Another case involved responsibility
for damage following discharge of a dry powder fire extinguisher. The
consultancy is presently advising on litigation relating to a large
warehouse fire and has just been instructed in a very large construction
site fire on a power station project.
