With temperatures dropping and the chance of snow on the horizon, are you ready for winter as a business owner? Here’s some tips to keep everything running smoothly so you can continue to provide great service, whatever the weather outside. Helping you plan for the worst If you haven’t already been inspired by the disastrous
Contractors have recently been left reeling from a huge price hike in building materials as a result of the shortage in September. While timber supply is finally catching back up to demand, there is still a long way to go before other materials are back to normal levels, with experts predicting we could be waiting
Great news! Lockyers nominated charity, The Well Project, has made it through to the final round of the AVIVA Broker Community Fund 2021. The Well Project is based in Normanton and offers “Somewhere to go, something to do, someone to talk to”. The charity organises lots of projects to benefit the local community including a
On Monday 1st November, 120 world leaders came together in Glasgow to launch two weeks of global negotiations to drive forward urgent action against catastrophic climate change. Negotiations, run by the UN, focused on securing the final parts of the Paris Agreement and set national targets to keep to the aim of 1.5 degrees of
Lockyers have raised an amazing £1043 to support our 2 chosen charities in 2021. In the summer, several members of the team ran 10K in aid of Hearing Dogs for Deaf People, followed up with a cake sale (very popular with neighbouring businesses on our office park!) to raise funds for the charity The Well
As many commercial and residential buildings remain empty over periods of lockdown, experts are concerned that these have the potential for a build-up of legionella bacteria, responsible for Legionnaires’ disease. Why it happens Legionella bacteria can grow and multiply in building water systems, particularly when water is left stagnant or tepid, or the system is
It’s Christmas day, and you wake up to open your presents. Brrr! It’s cold! You go to put the boiler on, only to realise that it’s not working. What do you do? Probably panic. You can avoid this worst-case-scenario by getting your boiler checked before winter is in full swing. Although you can’t guarantee your
People have been lighting bonfires and burning Guy Fawkes effigies on the 5th November for centuries. However, whilst these family-friendly Bonfire Night events are a source of joy for many, venues should ensure that they’re not only paying attention to the health and safety of their human crowd, but also for any unexpected prickly visitors. Since
Lockyers has partnered with Towergate Health & Protection to offer you specialist insurance cover for health, wellbeing and protection – for you, your staff and your business. The real risk of not protecting your business Small to medium-sized businesses face the most challenges when it comes to handling health issues among their people. If one
Halloween can be traced back as far as the ancient festival of Samhain when, on the 31st of October, the ghosts of the dead would revisit the mortal world. To ward off any evil spirits in their midst, large bonfires were lit in each village. Druids then walked from house-to-house with embers from the sacred bonfire
