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The extent of the damage caused by the fire that swept through HWP is there for all to see but it has been the resilience and determination of the staff to get the business back on its feet that has really come to the fore in the aftermath of the dis...

A company’s worst nightmare: Fire destroys its computer network and wipes out vital data on customers, accounts and inventory. HWP faced that very scenario this week. The company is taking steps to try to recover as much data as it can, but for now ...

HWP Group chairman Don Mackenzie said the preservation of the company remains top priority as operations resumed three days after Monday’s devastating fire. Automotive and cycle sales, mechanical service, parts and cycle service are all up and runnin...

Droves of residents headed to HWP to see the devastation yesterday as the remnants of the fire-ravaged building were torn down. Residents ignored police advice to stay away and descended on St John’s Road in Pembroke to see the scene that everyone w...

A business owner has told how staff grabbed everything of value before fleeing the building they thought would be destroyed in the HWP fire. Karolina DeCosta feared the worst as she saw the “smoke turn to flames” in the HWP showroom just metres from...

About 78 percent of HWP staff will return to work today as the company fights back against the massive blaze that threatened its future. The company will reopen for business “on a restricted basis” with 90 of its 115 staff working from buildings on t...

A call centre has been set up to help motorists whose vehicles were destroyed in the HWP fire. Company boss Jonathan Brewin said staff have been struggling to contact some customers as phone lists were burned in the blaze. People are encouraged to ri...

The Ministry of Health yesterday said the situation was “ideal” to prevent the spread of asbestos following the HWP fire. However, members of the public are being warned that they may need to clean out their water tanks if their homes were affected b...

More than 24 hours after the HWP fire began, smoke was still in the air on St John’s Road yesterday. Area residents who spoke with The Royal Gazette expressed concern that chemicals released in the fire could have washed into their water tanks. One S...

A business owner told today how staff grabbed everything of value before fleeing the building they thought would be destroyed in the HWP fire. Karolina DeCosta feared the worst as she saw the “smoke turn to flames” in the HWP showroom just metres fr...