SPECIALIST EVACUATION equipment manufacturer Evac+Chair has warned that “cursory” residential fire safety plans could put vulnerable individuals at risk. In its new White Paper ‘Beyond Stay Put’, the company examines in detail the risk of relying solely on the ‘Stay Put’ strategy, which advises residents unaffected by fire or smoke to remain in their flats in the event of a fire. [Read More]

MARTIN GREEN, commercial training and support manager at Hochiki Europe, spoke at the recent RISCAuthority London Seminar 2026. Organised by the Fire Protection Association (FPA), the event on 22 September brought together practising insurance and risk management professionals at Chicago Booth’s Conference Centre. [Read More]

WEST YORKSHIRE Fire and Rescue Service has secured a successful prosecution against Scanlans Property Management LLP following serious fire safety failures discovered at Ahlux House (a residential building in Leeds). [Read More]

LIFE SAFETY solutions developer Kentec Electronics has officially received the prestigious King’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade for 2026. The commemorative trophy was presented by the Lord Lieutenant of Kent, The Lady Colgrain, as part of an event held at Kentec’s Dartford headquarters. [Read More]

THE 2026 revision of PAS 9980 marks a significant update to the way in which external wall construction and cladding is appraised for existing blocks of flats. That being so, the British Standards Institution (BSI) is hosting a free webinar on 15 October designed to assist practitioners in moving from uncertainty towards informed action. [Read More]

ENFIELD SPECIALITY Doors – the British manufacturer of bespoke fire, acoustic, security, X-ray and other specialist timber doors and door sets and part of The GSP Group (which includes Gerda Security Products) – is now boosting production capacity and targeting shorter lead times having just acquired the business and assets of Cotswold Doors. [Read More]

THE METROPOLITAN Police Service has now submitted all files to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) in order to allow the latter to make charging decisions in relation to the Grenfell Tower fire that occurred on 14 June 2017 in London’s North Kensington. [Read More]

ADVANCED HAS launched a new Continuing Professional Development (CPD) module exploring how connected technology, cloud-based monitoring and intelligent data are transforming the management of fire detection systems. [Read More]