THE INSTITUTE of Fire Safety Managers (IFSM) celebrated outstanding achievements across the fire safety industry at the prestigious IFSM Awards 2026, held on 1 October at Emirates Old Trafford Stadium in Manchester (the home of Lancashire County Cricket Club). [Read More]

ADVANCED HAS launched Smart Walk Test as a new feature within AdvancedLive (the smart management platform available on MxPro 5 Gen-2 fire panels). Designed to support the testing and record-keeping requirements highlighted in the latest revision of BS 5839-1, Smart Walk Test simplifies routine fire system testing for end users and helps organisations to demonstrate that testing has taken place. [Read More]

WALPOLE HOUSE Limited (the operator of the Walpole House guest house on Bristol Road near Bridgwater in Somerset) was sentenced at Taunton Magistrates’ Court on 19 October after pleading guilty to seven offences under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005. The company was subsequently fined £52,000 and ordered to pay a £2,000 surcharge in addition to prosecution costs of £9,801.90. [Read More]

IN PARTNERSHIP with SKILLcard (itself part of the BESA Group), the British Automatic Fire Sprinkler Association (BAFSA) has announced a new mandatory refresher training requirement for fire sprinkler installers to support the drive towards ongoing competence in the fire safety industry. [Read More]

EURALARM HAS announced the programme for the European Fire Detection Forum 2026, which is purpose-designed to bring together experts from industry, research, standardisation and regulation in order to explore the future of fire detection. The Forum will take place on 2 December at Koelnmesse in Cologne as part of VdS-Fire Safety Cologne. [Read More]

FIRE SAFETY and security sector-focused marketing specialist Infuse Marketing has raised more than £1,000 for the Children’s Burns Trust through a series of children’s First Aid courses held at the company’s offices in Hampshire. [Read More]

THE WINNERS of the Women in Fire Safety Awards 2026 – designed to celebrate the outstanding achievements of exceptional females working across the fire safety industry and recognise those individuals who are driving innovation, leadership and higher standards – have been announced by organiser Western Business Media. The black-tie ceremony took place on the evening of 15 October at the Mercure London Earl’s Court Hotel. [Read More]

THE GOVERNMENT has reached a major milestone in its determined mission to fix the building safety crisis with the Building Safety (Remediation of Unsafe Cladding, etc) Bill being introduced to Parliament on 14 October. [Read More]