LEADING INSURANCE broker Consort Insurance has stepped up to become the first insurance company to join the dedicated cohort of Code for Construction Product Information (CCPI) Demand-Side Supporters. [Read More]

THE CLADDING crisis continues to exact “an unacceptable toll” on people in affected buildings. In its latest report, the Public Accounts Committee in Parliament warns that, eight years on from Grenfell, the Government still doesn’t know how many buildings harbour dangerous cladding, how much it will cost to address this issue or how long it will take. [Read More]

THE BENEFITS of the partnership approach adopted by Siemens have been demonstrated in a project by EDSB (Fire & Security) to develop a fire detection and air sampling solution for a new warehouse operated by one of the UK’s most prominent retailers. [Read More]

EPISODE 43 of the Fire Safety Matters Podcast features a duo of exclusive interviews with our guests Warren Spencer (managing director of Blackhurst Budd Solicitors), Hochiki Europe's Martin Green and EA-RS Fire Engineering's Kevin Pullen. [Read More]

ACROSS THE years, Quelfire – the trusted supplier of passive fire protection products – has established a strong partnership with Ark Fire Protection, the company dedicated to ensuring the highest standards of passive fire protection services. One of the most notable collaborations between the two businesses has now taken place on a Bouygues site near King’s Cross in London. [Read More]

THE LARGEST UK Fire and Rescue Service convoy is set to deliver more than 15,000 pieces of life-saving firefighting equipment to Ukrainian firefighters. Donated by UK Fire and Rescue Services, working with FIRE AID, the eighth convoy (including 26 donated fire engines) will make its way across Europe in April. [Read More]

FIRE-RESISTANT glazing specialist Promat has developed a solution to enable sun tunnels to perform their core function of illuminating interior spaces with natural light, while also maintaining a high level of fire safety within the building. [Read More]

THE BRITISH Automatic Fire Sprinkler Association (BAFSA) has been made aware that third party certification body FIRAS has taken the decision to withdraw specific FIRAS active certification schemes. [Read More]