B&ES WARNS THAT TOO MANY BUSINESSES ARE IGNORANT OF KITCHEN DUCTWORK FIRE HAZARD
B&ES warns that too many businesses are still ignorant of the fire hazard posed by kitchen extraction ductwork – yet the cost implications are enormous, with more and more insurance companies refusing to pay up if a fire is traced back to grease-laden or incorrectly fitted ductwork.18 June 2012 – B&ES (the Building & Engineering Services Association) is warning that too many businesses are still ignorant of the fire hazard posed by kitchen extraction ductwork. B&ES says it’s a case of ‘out of sight, out of mind’ but in a commercial kitchen, whether pub, fast food outlet, hotel or restaurant,