Fire-door safety campaigners renew calls for public register of responsible persons
July 25, 2017
The organisations behind Fire Door Safety Week have again called for a publicly available national register of responsible persons for fire safety in rented accommodation. Read More
Why has a life-changing industry been ignored? Private Eye’s FIREX cartoon
July 2, 2017
Britain's leading satirical magazine reveals conversations overheard at FIREX following Grenfell Tower Read More
Sprinkler retrofits can be done inexpensively without moving residents out: BAFSA
June 29, 2017
BAFSA has pointed to a pilot project, undertaken in 2012, where a Sheffield tower block was retrofitted in less than four weeks with minimal disruption to residents. Read More
Theresa May calls for ‘major national investigation’ into use of cladding
June 27, 2017
The use of non-flame retardant cladding on tower blocks will be part of a ‘major national investigation’ – possibly attached to the Grenfell Tower fire inquiry – reports have claimed. Read More
Number of high-rises failing fire safety tests grows
June 26, 2017
Tests are taking place on the fire resistance of cladding on up to 600 buildings following the Grenfell Tower fire in North Kensington on 14 June. Read More
FSF renews calls for revision of Approved Document B
June 20, 2017
The Fire Sector Federation is ratcheting up its long-running campaign for a review of Approved Document B to the building […] Read More
London Fire Brigade: “Every day we see unsuitable fire risk assessments”
June 20, 2017
Andy Jack, London Fire Brigade, spoke to a packed audience at FIREX 2017 about the inadequate fire risk assessments he sees "every day of the week". Read More
London fire: Community group warned that “catastrophic event” was likely
June 14, 2017
A number of fatalities have been reported after fire tore through a 24-storey London tower block in the early hours of the morning. Read More
Fire safety news and resources
January 13, 2014
Free Download: The Video Surveillance Report 2023 Discover the latest developments in the rapidly-evolving video surveillance sector by downloading the […] Read More
Appointments: March 2001
February 2, 2001
<b>Ken Youngman takes over as finance director at Securicor Guarding.</b> Manned guarding specialist Securicor has appointed Ken Youngman, formerly with […] Read More
BSB expands in bid to tackle fraud
January 3, 2001
Berkeley Security Bureau (BSB) is expanding its portfolio of operations into corporate fraud and financial investigations. The move is seen […] Read More