Helen Hewitt, Chief Executive Officer at the British Woodworking Federation discusses how the industry can navigate the shift from the British to European standard for testing fire doors Since the Government confirmed that the fire testing standards used for National ...
Read More »Compliance Group acquires fire safety services business
Compliance Group, a leading provider of integrated safety and regulatory compliance services across electrical, fire, and water divisions, has acquired fire safety services business, Abbot Fire Group. This latest move represents a significant expansion of Compliance Group’s fire safety and ...
Read More »Burn tests, hysteria and lessons from the ugly door
By Chris Robinson, Managing Director of RW Joinery The specification of fire doorsets can seem daunting – particularly when ensuring the necessary certifications are in place to prove you have the right product for the job. Thankfully, the days are ...
Read More »6th Edition of the ASFP Yellow Book launches
The Association for Specialist Fire Protection (ASFP) has launched the 6th Edition of the Yellow Book: Fire protection for structural steel in buildings, containing guidance on the fire protection of structural steelwork necessary to ensure compliance with building regulations and ...
Read More »ASFP reveals 2024 Passive Fire Protection Award winners
The Association for Specialist Fire Protection (ASFP) has named the winners of its 2024 Passive Fire Protection (PFP) Awards, which took place on 28 November at the Association’s Awards Dinner at the the Athena Hotel in Leicester. Selected by an ...
Read More »Siemens completes Danfoss Fire Safety acquisition
Siemens Smart Infrastructure has acquired Danfoss Fire Safety, a Denmark-based specialist in fire suppression technology. The completed acquisition will boost growth in key industries and accelerate the expansion of Siemens’ sustainable fire safety portfolio with high-pressure water mist and low-pressure ...
Read More »Alpine Fire strengthens its offering with acquisition
ESG fire suppression company, Alpine Fire, has acquired Hampshire-based DAS Fire. DAS Fire is a market leader in supplying fire detection and suppression solutions to the data centre sector across the UK and Ireland, offering full design, installation and maintenance to ...
Read More »Marshalling training
Gary Ellis, Director at CE Safety explains the importance of fire safety training for staff, particularly designated fire marshals Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, it’s a legal requirement for all staff to have undertaken fire safety awareness ...
Read More »Miller Knight to lead first Building Safety Forum at Villa Park
Multi-discipline principal contractor, Miller Knight, is set to host its first annual Building Safety Forum on 6 November at Villa Park, home to Aston Villa football club. The event will centre on some of the major challenges the construction and ...
Read More »Bridge the gap
Christian Mabey, Managing Director, Optima Systems says a new approach is needed to help bridge the gap between innovations in workplace design and fire safety In my role as Managing Director of Optima Systems, I’ve had a front-row seat to ...
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