August 16, 2017
A West London housing provider has become the first organisation to have its fire risk management system (FRMS) certified to the PAS 7:2013 standard. Read More
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
June 27, 2017
The government has said cladding on 75 buildings in 26 council areas had now failed fire safety tests – every single panel tested so far. Read More
June 19, 2017
Two seminars examining the Grenfell tower tragedy have been added to the FIREX Expertise & Guidance Theatre. Read More
June 9, 2017
Watch our interview with BRE Global's Dr David Crowder about the ramifications of the Lakanal House fire safety prosecution. Read More
March 1, 2017
Southwark Council has been fined a total of £570,000 for safety failures at Lakanal House, the south London tower block in which three women and three children lost their lives in 2009. Read More
November 10, 2016
One in four housing associations admit that footage generated by their CCTV systems might be unfit for purpose. Read More
October 25, 2016
A landlord has been fined £165,000 after a council inspection found overcrowded, unsafe conditions with no fire doors or smoke detectors. Read More
September 27, 2016
People on the lowest incomes tend to be the most vulnerable to the risk of residential fires, research launched during Fire Door Safety Week has revealed. Read More
September 21, 2016
Design measures taken to optimise energy efficiency in residential developments are potentially making balconies a greater fire risk, a report from BRE Global has concluded. Read More