High Quality Retail Unit Design Consultants, Retailers & Landlords, Building Regs, Planning As flour is a staple of the human diet, its quality is not only about preference, but about safety also. Wheat flour is one of the most essential, basic food ingredients, and consumers these days are much more aware of quality. In an extremely competitive market, quality is one of the most important attributes of any consumable. For a flour producer to be successful, the safety of the product should be considered at all stages of processing. This is relevant from when the wheat is delivered to the m ..read more

Practical Retail Unit Design Consultants For Retailers & Landlords, Building Regs, Planning   Heat pump technology has been hailed as one of the key advances that will change how we heat, and produce hot water in our homes. People have been urged by green organisations and the government, to invest in them. The wider use of air source and ground source heat pumps will drastically reduce the carbon footprint of buildings all over the world. The government intend to provide grants for people to upgrade to green systems like heat pumps. Super sized heat pumps are being introduced into pa ..read more

Practical Retail Unit Design Consultants For Retailers & Landlords, Building Regs, Planning The requirements for membership of Competent Person Schemes [CPS] will change for new entrants in September 2021. These schemes exist in order to uphold standards within the electrical sector. The CPS say that existing members of schemes such as NICEIC and NAPIT won’t be affected by the changes and their membership will be honoured. The management committee of the Electrotechnical Assessment Specification [EAS], are responsible for shaping the specification. This lays out the minimum requirements fo ..read more

Practical Retail Unit Design Consultants For Retailers & Landlords, Building Regs, Planning   Technology in one form or another is a big part of our everyday lives, saving us time and making tasks simpler. It can also help to reduce our carbon footprint by introducing modern alternatives. The thing about technology is it’s always moving forward, producing better and more exciting solutions and innovations. Of course one of the most significant advancements has been in lighting, with the emergence of LED bulbs. These energy saving options have taken the lighting industry by storm by pr ..read more

Practical Retail Unit Design Consultants For Retailers & Landlords, Building Regs, Planning   Many homeowners in Bishops Stortford have been adapting their living spaces in the past year, especially while working from home due to the virus. There are lots of advantages to making your home more office like not least increased motivation. It’s easy to become distracted from facts and figures when your dog is doing handstands to impress you! Changing your surroundings can include things like utilising unused parts of the home, or developing outside areas. These alterations are not only u ..read more

Practical Retail Unit Design Consultants For Retailers & Landlords, Building Regs, Planning   Before we knew the wonders of keeping things cold, life was a bit more of a struggle to say the least! A significant proportion of time was spent trying to think of ingenious ways to stop food from ‘going off”. Strategies included storing it underground in cellars, outdoors in window boxes or even wrapped and placed in streams. Even then, trips to buy foods had to be made a lot more frequently, and just enough to last a few days was bought. Nobody knew about bacteria growth, and becoming a vi ..read more

Retail Design Consultants for Coffee Shops, Sandwich Bars, Tea Houses, Cafés, Restaurants, Shops, Retail Developments   Hopefully it won’t be too long before bars, restaurants, cafés etc can get back to normal, well the ‘new normal’! Before your business gets up and running smoothly, there are some additional checks you should make. Of course you will have your basic hygiene routines, but some areas may need closer attention. A Food Safety Management System should identify any risks, and they can be recorded in your Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) plan. Changes to the ..read more

Practical Retail Unit Design Consultants For Retailers & Landlords, Building Regs, Planning Aluminium window systems have long been the top choice for commercial applications like shops, offices and leisure facilities. Their impressive appearance and versatile nature has allowed companies to portray success and professionalism. This in turn improves customer confidence offering benefits to the business. In the last so many years, aluminium windows have been increasingly sought after as a home improvement. They are being installed in many new and existing homes across the UK for a number of ..read more

Practical Retail Unit Design Consultants For Retailers & Landlords, Building Regs, Planning Perhaps one of the most important aspects of modern life is the refrigerator, keeping food and drink fresh for longer. Try to imagine not having access to this ‘must have’ appliance and how difficult life would become. This scenario comes sharply into focus when the fridge breaks down or there is a power cut giving rise to panic stations. But what about the time before there were refrigerators? How did people cope, and what methods did they use to keep stuff edible and safe? Cool [‘scuse the pun] an ..read more

Retail Design Consultants for Coffee Shops, Sandwich Bars, Tea Houses, Cafés, Restaurants & Retail Developments Italy has produced a variety of fine historic buildings like St Peter’s Basilica, the Colosseum and Florence Cathedral. Many of us regularly travel to marvel at these wonders, never failing to be amazed at the sheer skill and craftsmanship of those ancient architects, designers and builders. But some parts of history can still be found in our own homes and businesses, and retain the same long lasting qualities. Terrazzo flooring for instance, is associated with a technique used b ..read more