News & Blog Articles Archive: May 2012

Engineers arrived at PHS Datashred at Rackheath Industrial estate on Wednesday to find bales of paper continuing to burn, 12 weeks after the fire. The paper was left to smoulder amid fears the building could collapse. Peter French, managing director of engineers, Canham Consulting said the paper held so much heat that when it was raked the...

At Canham Consulting we have, over many years, dealt with properties that have been subject to damage; be it fire, flood, storm, escape of water, impact or subsidence. Damage to property by fire or a burst pipe can lead to catastrophic damage and is inevitably very distressing to the homeowners and occupants. However, these types of causes are...

When purchasing a property, it is often advised that the below ground drainage should be surveyed. This is good advice as defects can be costly to repair and could lead to structural damage. The most reliable form of survey is a CCTV survey by a reputable company as air and water tests cannot identify the location or extent of any defects...