A few years ago I was travelling in Central America and I took the opportunity to visit an active volcano. After a few hours of hiking up some near vertical rock faces, I was able to see red hot lava at 1000°C spewing out to form new layers of rock and continuing this spectacular cycle [...]
This week I moved to a new flat, and I as spent ages trying to find the gas meter to take the reading, I thought about all the things I need to know when moving into a new property (and at the time didn’t), such as utility mains switch offs which are part of my [...]
Hello all, Here is something we came across the other day that we thought would be worth flagging. Some incredibly bright engineers have invented 24 hour concrete shelters for use in crisis situations, while still at university. You can find out more by clicking on the image below – very impressive stuff and hurrah for [...]
Were not ones to normally toot our own horn but we are proud of our team and what they do. So when one of us wins an award, it’s a big thing to celebrate. Jonny Gibaud, one of the EFS team, was recently was awarded the Future 100 Award for demonstrating outstanding entrepreneurial flair and [...]
Overview: What to include in your 72hr Kit So, last week I talked about what 72hr survival kits were and why they are important, and this second part is about what should be in one. There are many different shapes and sizes of kit out there and many lists of things that people recommend to [...]
Whenever I talk about emergency preparedness, food storage or 72hr kits, people often laugh and ask me why I would bother with it as nothing bad ever really happens here in the UK. Unfortunately, history tells a different story and there is a Wikipedia page which lists all of the natural disasters in the UK, [...]
As the country is gripped by the wonderful wedding and celebrations of the new Duke and Duchess of Cambridge over the weekend, and enjoying yet another four day weekend, we can easily overlook the other events happening around the world. © The Mirror Please spare a thought, and perhaps a prayer, for the families [...]
