Do I need to worry?

Did you know that the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order applies to virtually all premises and covers nearly every type of building, structure and open space. For example, it applies to:

- Offices and shops
- Premises that provide care, including care homes and hospitals
- Community halls, places of worship and other community premises
- The shared areas of properties several households live in
- Pubs, clubs and restaurants
- Schools and sports centres
- Tents and marquees
- Hotels and hostels
- Factories and warehouses

If you're still not sure if it applies to a building you're associated with in some way, then just give us a call: 07900 405000

The experience and skills to fix faults

In large premises, you need to know that your fire alarm will activate, alert and do all of the things you’d expect.

For the past 12 months, GOW Systems has been supporting one of our clients, working our way through their customer’s London multiplex cinemas and clearing longstanding faults.

Many fire companies with national clients struggle to find the experience and skills required in their service engineers and require a little more in these circumstances – and this is where GOW Systems can help.

Premises managers are rightly demanding fault free systems and it can be an issue meeting the standard required.

We’re happy to go in on a priced or daywork basis and solve issues, leaving a happy customer and a service controller able to focus on routine issues. In addition, fault prevention means fewer call outs and, therefore, fewer difficult conversations when unexpected invoices arrive.

Contact us on gowsystems@gowsystems.com or 07900 405000 if you’d like to know more.

Fun in the sun

GOW Systems had a very busy day at the Crowborough Summer Fun Day on Saturday 1 June. A big 'thank you' to Crowborough Chamber of Commerce for hosting the event and to everyone who took the time to say ‘hello’ to us. The hot sunny weather brought out thousands of people.

We shared a fire-related quiz, which went down really well. You can see this on our Facebook page.

As ever, we'd be delighted to hear from anyone responsible for a building and needing fire equipment serviced.

Marathon man!

Massive congratulations to our owner Gareth Owen-Williams for finishing the London Marathon!

He completed this epic challenge in aid of the charity Spotlight YOPD - set up to support young people with Parkinson's.

Spotlight YOPD was founded because Young Onset Parkinson’s (YOPD) had somehow slipped through the net, certainly in the UK – with a perception that it’s a condition of the elderly. The charity offers those with YOPD the information, support and confidence to get the help they need for their own life with Parkinson's.

Spotlight YOPD is all about shining a light on the condition and specifically how the impact is very different for young onset as opposed to the age more traditionally associated with the condition.

Gareth has hit his fundraising target, but you can still sponsor him here: https://www.facebook.com/donate/303331320560460/

Mayor's lunch

Our owner Gareth Owen-Williams attended the Crowborough Mayor's Lunch on Wednesday 10 April (with Mayor, Greg Rose) at Crowborough Beacon Golf Club in aid of local Cancer Research UK fundraising committee, Acorns for Cancer Research UK.

The speaker was Dr Melanie Flint, who talked about cancer and stress. In her research, Dr Flint, a Rising Stars awardee at the University of Brighton, is focused on investigating the effects of stress on cancer progression, cancer immunology and on the efficacy of cancer drugs.

The event raised a fantastic £1400!

Summer's coming

We are excited that GOW Systems will once again be taking a pitch at Crowborough's popular Summer Fun Day! It's only three months away, so make a date to come along and find out more about the support and services we provide.

Organised by Crowborough and District Chamber of Commerce, this year's event is being held on Saturday 1 June and will feature the ever-popular French market, plus lots of stalls and entertainment!

Click here to find out more.

London Marathon

GOW Systems' owner Gareth Owen-William is busy training for this year's London Marathon and will be raising money for  Spotlight YOPD - a charity set up to support young people with Parkinson's.

Spotlight YOPD was founded because Young Onset Parkinson’s (YOPD) had somehow slipped through the net, certainly in the UK – with a perception that it’s a condition of the elderly. The charity offers those with YOPD the information, support and confidence to get the help they need for their own life with Parkinson's.

Spotlight YOPD is all about shining a light on the condition and specifically how the impact is very different for young onset as opposed to the age more traditionally associated with the condition.

You can sponsor Gareth here: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/gareth-owen-williams5

FIREX International

We had a very useful day at FIREX International in London recently, where we enjoyed meeting up with contacts old and new. It was great to find out about some new products coming onto the market and to generally network.

Out and about

We are looking forward to visiting FIREX International at ExCeL in London this week. It will be a great opportunity to catch up with industry contacts and discover the latest trends in fire safety equipment - which we can share with our customers.