HAVING DILIGENTLY served the Fire Industry Association (FIA) in the role of CEO for just shy of eleven years, Ian Moore OBE has taken the decision to step down with immediate effect due to a further and unfortunate bout of illness. [Read More]

THE BUILDING Safety Regulator’s latest Building Control Gateway 2 update details an increase in approval rates across all categories of applications, including existing building safety projects. The news follows the introduction of an External Remediation Improvement Plan back in April. [Read More]

THE BRITISH Automatic Fire Sprinkler Association (BAFSA) has introduced a new online Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programme aimed at improving practitioners’ understanding of automatic fire sprinkler systems in the social housing domain. [Read More]

FOLLOWING ON from a successful relocation to the organisation’s long-established testing laboratory in Gloucestershire, the Fire Protection Association’s (FPA) dedicated testing rigs for cladding have now received reaccreditation from UKAS. [Read More]

THE EUROPEAN fire safety industry is at a turning point. Digitalisation, remote connectivity and cyber security are converging to redefine how buildings are protected and maintained. With that in mind, Euralarm’s new White Paper on Fire Safety in a Connected World covers integrating detection, remote services and cyber security. [Read More]

ONE YEAR on from the introduction of the disposable vape ban, millions of vapes are still entering household waste and recycling streams at alarming rates, raising ongoing concerns over the fire risk posed by lithium-ion batteries. [Read More]

THE GOVERNMENT has published several updates focused around the development of a “more consistent and accountable” building safety system, in doing so acting on the recommendations of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry. [Read More]

THE LONDON Fire Brigade (LFB) and Uber Eats have launched a new educational partnership designed to prioritise battery safety and fire prevention for delivery couriers. The collaboration centres on the LFB’s established #ChargeSafe campaign and aims to provide couriers with expert-led guidance on the safe use and charging of lithium-ion batteries. [Read More]