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Nick Whiting, head of product at BT Redcare, sits down with Melissa Harrison, events coordinator at the Fire Protection Association, to preview the sessions taking place on each day of FIREX 2018. Read More
June 1, 2018
FIREX 2018 will feature Brian Robinson CBE, Fire Sector Federation, Geoffrey Podger, chair of national compliance and risk qualifications, HSE and Curt Massey, a first responder to 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina, plus lots of other technical content for installers, responsible persons, fire risk assessors and more. Read More
May 22, 2018
IFSEC Global has received detailed responses to Hackitt's findings from four of the most significant associations in the fire industry, which you can read below alongside comments from London Fire Brigade and FM Global. Read More
May 9, 2018
Bob Glendenning, global fire engineering manager for Sherwin-Williams, said: "The design, materials and products in use on today’s modern complex buildings is changing, and as a result fire performance needs to be factored in as early as possible, not at the end." Read More
April 19, 2018
The National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) has called for a duty holder with responsibility for fire safety to be introduced […] Read More
March 16, 2018
MPs have welcomed comments by Dame Judith Hackitt about the need for a more prescriptive approach to building regulation. Read More
January 10, 2018
The FPA is holding an event at the Cavendish Conference Centre in London, on 5 February 2018, to address issues highlighted by the Hackitt review. Read More
January 2, 2018
Dame Judith Hackitt’s interim report prescribed a root-and-branch overhaul of construction regulations. We’ve rounded up reactions from several associations and bodies involved in fire safety and the construction industry. Read More
December 18, 2017
The building regulations are “not fit for purpose”, according to a review that found that Approved Document B – the document setting out the regulations – encourages cost-cutting. Read More
January 24, 2024
'Enhancing Building Safety Through Standardising Processes in Firestopping' was the title of a panel discussion held at the London Build Expo in November 2023, aimed at debating best practice in fire safety. Quelfire, sponsors of the event, provide an overview of the session. Read More
November 22, 2023
Is the fragmented nature of fire safety enforcement and a lack of centralised guidance muddying the waters of the new regime? Read More
November 10, 2023
The IFE has become a licensee authorised for the Fire Engineering Discipline Annex of the UK-SPEC Higher-Risk Building (HRB) registration standard. Read More
November 9, 2023
How we learn lessons effectively from fire tragedies and near misses was the subject of a panel discussion at the Fire Conference 2023. Read More
October 17, 2023
Phase 3 of the Home Office's plan to improve fire safety in higher risk buildings allows for improved cooperation and collaboration in the industry, say DHF. Read More
October 6, 2023
Changing legacy ways of working to ensure fire safety systems are designed and installed to high standards the first time around. Read More
September 28, 2023
IFSEC Insider hears from Catherine Henney and Charlotte Wood from Eversheds Sutherland who explore the fire safety legal framework and guidance. Read More