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In a recent FIREX International webinar, Ian Moore, CEO of the FIA, presented findings from the 10th FIA Market Condition Review. Moore replied to questions from attendees on 'grandfather rights', FIA training, Brexit and whether recommendations made in the Hackitt Review are likely to be implemented. Read More
October 11, 2018
The construction industry has seen myriad improvements to fire safety since the Grenfell Tower fire, but there is frustration that the government has responded too slowly, a new study reveals. Read More
October 5, 2018
Featuring the latest life-saving technologies and education on the latest best practice plus updates to guidance and standards, Europe's largest annual fire safety trade show is a must-attend for everyone across the fire safety supply chain. Read More
October 2, 2018
The document, which complements existing RIBA work plan methodology, represents the culmination of work that began when the ASFP convened a stakeholder panel drawn from the built environment to explore ways to enhance fire protection throughout the construction cycle. Read More
September 12, 2018
The campaign, which runs between 24-30 September, will also witness the introduction of a 'fire door alert' system by the Fire Door Inspection Scheme (based on the five-step check launched during the 2015 campaign) and a seminar – 'Are you fire door sure? – held in London on 27 September Read More
September 5, 2018
Dame Judith Hackitt’s Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety made recommendations for the prescribed use of building information modelling […] Read More
August 29, 2018
The fire protection industry is changing and recognises the need for new legislation and guidance to keep pace with the rapid shift in building design, materials and specification. Bob Glendenning of Sherwin-Williams Protective & Marine Coatings examines the issues. Read More
August 10, 2018
Tom Roche, senior consultant for international codes and standards at FM Global, says that current English building regulations might be clear, but the guidance is not and there's a gulf between perception and reality in the commercial sector. Read More
July 18, 2018
The Fire Protection Association (FPA) is collaborating with US-based safety science organisation UL LLC to boost UK capacity for testing and certification of facades and building envelope products. Read More
July 13, 2018
More than 30 organisations from around the world have united in a single group – The International Fire Safety Standards […] Read More
July 12, 2018
There was standing-room only at a presentation given last month by the Fire Protection Association’s (FPA’s) Principal Consultant Howard Passey, when he talked about the Hackitt Review and the FPA’s research into the suitability of existing cladding test regimes to deal with modern materials and construction standards. Read More
July 3, 2018
The chair of the Fire Sector Federation has also said he was disappointed there had still been no review of Approved Document B - the framework setting out building regulations - a year after the Grenfell Tower tragedy. Read More
July 2, 2018
It’s not just building owners who are responsible for upholding fire safety and "ignorance is not bliss" when it comes to fire safety responsibilities, Kizzy Augustin, Partner at Russell-Cooke, has said. Read More
June 14, 2018
Today marks the anniversary the horrific fire of which engulfed Grenfell Tower block, in North Kensington, and took the lives […] Read More
May 30, 2018
Ian Moore, CEO of the FIA, gives an overview of the fire industry in light of the Grenfell tragedy. Read More
May 17, 2018
Dame Judith Hackitt has delivered her final recommendations for improving fire safety in the built environment – particularly for high-rise […] Read More