High-Rise Buildings: Fire Safety in Numbers

apollo Specialists in the manufacture of fire detectors and alarm devices, since 1980. HIGH-RISE BUILDING FIRE SAFETY WHAT IS THE COST OF WAKING WATCH? AVERAGE MONTHLY ENGLAND LONDON REST OF ENGLAND WAKING WATCH COST PER BUILDING £17,897 £20,443 £15,279 PER DWELLING £331 £499 £179 AND IN LONDON THE COST IS EVEN HIGHER! RAPHAEL HOUSE PADDINGTON WALK DEVELOPMENT £50,000 £21,000 Raphael House had no fire alarms when built. Examples of waking watch: A 5 person 24-hour patrol is costing approx. £50,000 per month, split between 154 flats. That's £300 a month each. Leaseholders at Paddington Walk development in London paid £21,000 per month. HOW MANY BUILDINGS IN THE UK STILL HOW MANY FIRES HAVE THERE BEEN IN HAVE CLADDING? THESE BUILDINGS SINCE GRENFELL? 246 300 buildings still have flammable aluminium fires have occurred at blocks with dangerous composite material cladding. cladding during the three years since Grenfell. WHAT IS THE COST TO REPLACE THERE IS GOOD NEWS THOUGH! CLADDING? £lbn Building Safety Fund £15 billion Ipn It is estimated replacing all dangerous cladding on high rise buildings in the UK will cost up to The Government has agreed the Build Safety £15 billion. fund to help with this cost in a £1bn scheme. AND UNTIL IT'S REPLACED. £30M RELIEF FUND They've also opened up a £30m Waking Watch Relief fund to help fit fire alarm systems and keep residents safe! RESOURCES: 1) https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/building-safety-programme-waking-watch-costs/building-safety-programme-waking-watch-costs 2) https://www.insidehousing.co.uk/insight/insight/the-watchers-behind-the-scenes-with-the-residents-doing-their-own-waking-watch-61530 3) https://www.insidehousing.co.uk/insight/insight/waking-watches-the-scale-of-englands-building-safety-crisis-unveiled-65882 4) https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8531415/Nearly-250-buildings-England-covered-flammable-cladding-similar-Grenfell-Tower.html 5) https://www.insidehousing.co.uk/insight/insight/waking-watches-the-scale-of-englands-building-safety-crisis-unveiled-65882 6) https://www.thefpa.co.uk/news/hclgc-estimates-15bn-fire-safety-repair-costs 7) https://www.gov.uk/government/news/end-of-year-stats-show-milestones-reached-in-making-homes-safer 8) https://www.gov.uk/guidance/building-safety-programme SAFETY DOESN'T HAPPEN BY ACCIDENT Find out how we can make your building safer! Visit www.highrisefiresafetysolutions.co.uk or email us at [email protected] .. ... ...- .... ...