WESTERN BUSINESS Media, organiser of the Fire and Security Matters Awards and the publisher of Fire Safety Matters, has extended the deadline for the submission of entries in 2026. The final deadline for entries is now 20 March. [Read More]

THE ASSOCIATION for Specialist Fire Protection (ASFP) has now held the initial meeting of its technical Task Group 14 focused on ‘Passive Fire Protection and the External Envelope’. [Read More]

GLOBAL VOICE alarm, emergency voice communication (EVC) and safety alarm business Vox Ignis has announced the appointment of Michael Clatworthy as the company’s new specification sales manager. [Read More]

AS PART of the multiple award-winning magazine’s ongoing Women in Fire Safety campaign, Fire Safety Matters is set to host an hour-long Continuing Professional Development (CPD)-accredited webinar purpose-designed to shine a light on the myriad achievements realised by female professionals operating in the fire sector. [Read More]

RESIDENTS MUST be able to trust that the building safety system works for them and that their lived experience helps shape how it operates in practice. In order to strengthen that commitment, the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) is recruiting an independent chair for its Residents’ Panel. [Read More]

ADVANCED WILL be exhibiting at The Fire Safety Event 2026, which takes place from 28-30 April at the NEC in Birmingham. The company will showcase its latest intelligent fire and life safety solutions designed to support smarter and safer buildings. [Read More]

THE BUILDING Safety Regulator’s (BSR) latest Gateway 2 update, the first to be published in the operation’s new form as a standalone body, signposts a forthcoming Remediation Improvement Plan based on the positive impact of changes in terms of how applications for new high-rise residential buildings are processed. [Read More]

MAJOR PROPOSALS designed to strengthen the construction products used in buildings right across the country in direct response to the Grenfell tragedy have been published by the Government in a crackdown on unregulated practices and weaknesses that are “undermining” the construction sector. [Read More]