Construction site managers continue to suffer pressures from two main areas in early 2021 – the requirement to keep their risk management in order, despite an ever-changing pandemic picture and the ongoing issue of obtaining relevant insurance cover at an affordable price. COVID-19 site safety and the management of employees, sub-contractors and other workers in on-site situations, continues to be […]
Author: Tom Wood | Date: 01/06/2021
Author: Tom Wood | Date: 28/05/2021
Our Chairman, Kevin Wood, is celebrating 50 years in the insurance industry this month with a career founded on personal service and long-standing customer relationships. Kevin began his career joining L Wood & Co on 14th May in 1971 when we were based in Beckett’s Bank Chambers in the centre of Bradford. The company, founded in 1960 by Kevin’s father, […]
Author: Tom Wood | Date: 18/05/2021
Insurers continue to call for Loss Prevention Certification Board (LPCB) approved panels in warehouses in the wake of a fire on April 13th in the town of Seseña in Spain. Following on from our article on sprinklers being demanded in UK warehouses, the most common question from insurance comes in the form of panels. The building in Seseña, located in […]
Author: Tom Wood | Date: 17/05/2021
Will sprinklers become a requirement?
Categories: General
A leading insurer has called for new warehouse builds to have compulsory sprinklers following a massive surge in demand due to the pandemic. The e-commerce boom sparked by consumer demand throughout the coronavirus disruption has seen retailers look to secure more warehouse space with an increase in taking up units of over 100,000 square feet. Insurer Zurich has warned that […]