Mitie Group has grown its position as a leading operator in the high-growth, high-margin UK fire & security market, with its acquisition of Argus Fire, a UK engineering-led fire systems business, for a total consideration of £38 million. Argus Fire ...

Ranger Fire and Security has completed its acquisition of Dublin-based kitchen and gas fire suppression company, KSS Fire Suppression. The acquisition marks Ranger’s first expansion beyond the UK and into Europe, whilst simultaneously broadening out the Group’s offering. Ranger states ...

The Association for Specialist Fire Protection (ASFP) is taking proactive steps to address the challenges arising from the removal of the national classes for fire resistance in Approved Document B (England). With the upcoming move towards the European test standards ...

Ranger Fire and Security has completed the acquisition of passive fire safety business, Fire Door Specialists Ltd (FDS). This is Ranger’s first acquisition in the passive fire safety space, broadening out the group’s service offering beyond active fire safety. Based ...

Evolution, the integrated fire and security business, has appointed Lars Pedersen to the new position of Country Manager for the Nordics to establish a new regional presence and continue to build the dedicated local team. Lars joins from LenelS2 where ...

Worldwide voice alarm and safety communications specialist Vox Ignis has launched its new unified PAVA system, Unicorn Voice, after becoming the global first to recieve UL certification to EN54-16. This European standard specifies the requirements for voice alarm controls and ...

M&G Fire Protection, a highly accredited fire system installation company, won ‘Fire Safety Installation Company of the Year’ at last week’s Fire and Security awards. The company, owned by industry specialist Steve Middleton, was honoured for completing a complex, close ...

Mike Bluestone, Executive Director of Corps Consult, the independent consulting and advisory unit within the social enterprise Corps Security, has been presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Fire & Security Matters Awards, in recognition of his invaluable long-term ...

After six years in semi-retirement, Andy Donnell, former Managing Director at Westway and then ABM has returned to the facilities management industry as Non-executive Director for challenger business, CoSourced Group. CoSourced is a specialist HVAC and Fire and Smoke Control ...

The Association for Specialist Fire Protection (ASFP) hosted the official opening of its office and training Academy on 15 May. ASFP staff, members and guests were joined by Lord Mayor of Coventry Cllr Jaswant Singh Birdi and Lady Mayoress Krishna ...