FIREQUAL, THE awarding organisation for the UK’s fire safety sector, has taken a significant step forward in the delivery of its regulated qualifications by appointing Surpass Assessment as its digital assessment provider. Following a successful implementation this month, FireQual is now delivering live examinations across the country through Surpass Assessment. [Read More]

THE INTERIM Measures Alarm Fund, reports Hyfire, is a £62.7 million funding scheme underpinned by the Government and designed to support the installation of temporary fire alarm systems in residential buildings and student accommodation with identified fire safety risks. [Read More]

THE DIRECTOR of a Plymouth-based company has been given an 18-month Community Order for fire safety failures that placed the residents of a high-rise building at risk of death or serious injury. The management company of which he was a director was also convicted and fined £12,000, while the company’s appointed fire risk assessor received a 12-month Community Order. [Read More]

EURALARM IS preparing to launch the European Fire Detection Forum: a conference dedicated to the future of fire detection and electronic fire safety in Europe. The event will take place on 2 December in Cologne as part of the renowned VdS-FireSafety Cologne (VdS-BrandSchutzTage). [Read More]

THE MINISTRY of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has announced a new programme of support for the summer months in a bid to combat any outbreak of wildfires. Teams of specialist firefighters will be positioned in key areas and ready to respond to fires across England, in turn delivering help to people on the ground more quickly and taking pressure off local services as the number of incidents continues to grow. [Read More]

BRITANNIA FIRE, the dedicated manufacturer of composite fire extinguishers, has appointed Matt Humby in the role of head of client support and development as the business enters its next phase of growth following significant investment in facilities and manufacturing capacity. [Read More]

THE FIRE Protection Association (FPA) has submitted responses to three recent Government consultations covering several key fire safety-related topics: fire risk assessors, training and domestic upholstered furniture. [Read More]

CELEBRATED WORLDWIDE for its starring role serving Piz Gloria, Blofeld’s mountaintop lair in the 1969 James Bond film On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, the Stechelberg–Mürren–Birg-Schilthorn cable car line has recently undergone an £84 million redevelopment underpinned by fire protection from Kentec. [Read More]