THOUSANDS OF buildings wrapped in unsafe cladding are set to be remediated on a faster basis thanks to new legislation and upwards of £1 billion of investment in the social housing sector. The Government has published a joint plan with the social housing sector to accelerate progress on this matter across England, as well as outlining proposals for a new law as part of the second phase of the Remediation Acceleration Plan. [Read More]

DURING THE organisation’s 2025 Annual General Meeting (AGM), the Institution of Fire Engineers (IFE) introduced those members in attendance to the newly appointed Board of Trustees. [Read More]

DEBARMENT INVESTIGATIONS into seven organisations criticised during the Grenfell Tower Inquiry, relating to their eligibility for public contracts, have been paused to prevent any impact on the criminal investigations process. [Read More]

THE ASSOCIATION for Specialist Fire Protection (ASFP) is actively progressing a wide range of initiatives aimed at strengthening industry competence, enhancing technical resources and expanding global influence. [Read More]

THE NATIONAL Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) has welcomed Fire Minister Alex Norris’ address at the NFCC’s Spring Conference, which ran on 7-8 July at the Leonardo Royal Hotel in Oxford. Norris set out the Government’s priorities for Fire and Rescue Services and committed to reform being driven forward in collaboration with the sector. [Read More]

THE FINALISED programme for the 24th iteration of the International Water Mist Conference (IWMC) has now been released. Further to this, organiser the International Water Mist Association (IWMA) is pleased to announce that pre-registrations are pointing towards the largest number of participants for this event to date. [Read More]

IN ITS role as the Building Safety Regulator, the Health and Safety Executive has appointed Collaborative Reporting for Safer Structures (CROSS-UK) as the official voluntary reporting system for structural and fire safety “until at least 2028”. [Read More]

PROMAT HAS released a significant update to its renowned Passive Fire Protection Handbook, which offers a ‘go-to’ resource for Best Practice in specifying and installing passive fire protection systems across the UK’s construction sector. [Read More]