FOLLOWING ON from the organisation’s 2026 Annual General Meeting (AGM) held towards the end of July, the Institution of Fire Engineers (IFE) has now announced its new Board of Trustee Directors. [Read More]

TEN YEARS on from launching its pioneering Inspector App, Siderise has now unveiled the next generation of this digital tool. Named the Siderise Inspection App, it has been developed to help installers verify the quality of passive fire protection and acoustic installations, maintain robust records of competency and meet their obligations under the Building Safety Act 2022. [Read More]

WESTERN BUSINESS Media – organiser of the Women in Fire Safety Awards – has now extended the deadline for entries to be submitted for the 2026 scheme. The original deadline was 31 July. The extension means that any remaining entries must be received by 23.55 on 14 August. That’s the final deadline and there will not be any further extension. [Read More]

BAFE – THE independent organisation that develops and maintains third party certification schemes for fire safety services right across the UK – has announced that Ken Bullock (technical BAFE Schemes and assurance manager) will be leaving the organisation on 18 August. [Read More]

ONE OF the conference sessions held at the recent Transform 2026 event in Manchester on 15-16 July afforded visitors a valuable insight into connected fire safety and how it’s paving the way for autonomous buildings. [Read More]

THE RISK of wildfires remains elevated across the UK, the National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) is warning, as Fire and Rescue Services prepare for a potential fourth heatwave of the year and new data shows more than 200 wildfires have been reported in England and Wales in less than two weeks. [Read More]

BUILDING SAFETY reforms must go further in order to deliver safer, more inclusive buildings, asserts the National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC), as the organisation urges Government to continue modernising the guidance that underpins fire safety standards in England’s built environment. [Read More]

WESTERN BUSINESS Media – the publisher of Fire Safety Matters – has announced that the registration process is now open for Fire Safety Matters Live Manchester, the annual one-day conference and accompanying exhibition that, in 2026, runs at Emirates Old Trafford (the iconic home of Lancashire County Cricket Club) on 1 October. [Read More]