Gemini AMPM

Fire, security, ventilation & gas suppression for UK commercial & public-sector buildings. BAFE SP203-1 · NSI Gold · FIRAS · Employee-owned · Est 1997

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We've been quiet here. The work hasn't been: fire detection, gas suppression, security and ventilation for commercial and public-sector buildings across London and the South East, since 1997. Employee-owned since 2024. The new site: https://t.co/N5bIaS7oR6

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Two blocks handed over in 2013. Signed off, occupied, fine on paper. Thirteen years later the missing cavity barriers behind the walls are the subject of a £3.4m claim. A drawing tells you what was intended. Only a survey tells you what was built. https://t.co/pZdzDntvez

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New QBE research: solar fires on commercial premises up 46% in a year, industrial up 133%. Leading cause is DC cabling, not the panels. If your array went up after your last fire risk assessment, the assessment no longer describes your roof. https://t.co/5VvqfmVp5p

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Nobody in England needs a licence to sell a fire risk assessment. That is starting to change: new Level 3, 4 and 5 qualifications built on BS 8674 launched in September. The question to ask your assessor is no longer "qualified?" but "what level?" https://t.co/2Z2HIlTNvB

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PAS 9980:2026 is out. If your block has a competent 2022 external wall appraisal and the walls have not changed, you do not need a new one. Anyone telling you otherwise because the code has a new date on it is selling something. https://t.co/6OBopnM0An

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Approved Document B changed on 30 September. Worth knowing what it did not do: it did not make evacuation alert systems newly mandatory. Those came in with the 2022 amendments. The 2026 changes are second stairs and evacuation lifts. That is all. https://t.co/WFIkyKcA0m

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The 43 week gateway 2 figure doing the rounds is a year out of date. BSR's latest data: new build median 22 weeks, 92% approved. The number nobody quotes is internal works in existing higher-risk buildings. 32 weeks, and one in five rejected. https://t.co/e3HvNrMfdq

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The FIA has rewritten its aspirating smoke detection code for the first time since 2012. The line suppression owners should read twice: two alarm levels on one ASD detector is not coincidence detection. https://t.co/JhtVJGfKAI

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The old phone network closes on 31 January 2027. Your fire alarm will still sound with a dead line behind it. What stops is the call for help. How to find what in your building still dials out: https://t.co/EK7CURYAOq

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Worth checking today: when was your gas suppression room last integrity tested? ISO 14520 and BS EN 15004 expect a door fan test at commissioning and at least annually. A room that leaks will not hold concentration long enough to work. https://t.co/PFhz06QPYf

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A Somerset guest house was ordered to pay £33,700 this month. Inspectors found nine faults on the fire alarm panel and no fire risk assessment. The biggest single fine was for the missing paperwork, not the broken alarm. What to check: https://t.co/oA48IWJxSK

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The government updated its Fire Safety Order enforcement guidance on 3 July. There is now a formal route for resolving technical disputes with your fire authority, and it runs entirely on documentation. What responsible persons need to know: https://t.co/ADnrsRurYb

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Gemini is BS 8629 certified. What is BS 8629? It's a new code of practice for tall buildings that has been introduced by the government in order to make buildings safer in England. Contact us for a free overview of your new obligations.

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We're delighted to be exhibiting at Fire Sprinkler International in London today and tomorrow!

Dale Kinnersley and George Edwardes are on hand at Stand 44 to discuss your needs in relation to our sprinkler services.

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Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 introduce new duties under Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order for building owners or managers (ie ‘Responsible Persons’) https://t.co/VxNMffOMlS

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STOP THE PRESS! 👇👇👇

We've been recently featured @IFPMagazine, who reported on our successful installation of an innovative wireless system from Hyfire at the Unity Building in Liverpool.

Read the full story here: https://t.co/eYJAldg8GT

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