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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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THE BUILDING Engineering Services Association (BESA) “strongly supports” a stark warning issued by the Building Safety Regulator that main contractors must tighten their grip on sub-contractor quality, competence and compliance when it comes to higher-risk buildings (HRBs).

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WESTERN BUSINESS Media has announced that the official charity partner for the 2026 edition of the Women in Fire Safety Awards – to be held at the Mercure London Earl’s Court Hotel on 15 October – is the Queen Victoria Hospital Charity.

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AJAX SYSTEMS – the international tech company – has entered a new partnership with DVS, itself one of the UK’s leading distributors of fire and security solutions.

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MAJOR BUILDING failures rarely result from a single mistake, writes CROSS-UK. More often, they arise from a chain of assumptions, omissions and misunderstandings that accumulate over time. One professional assumes another has addressed an issue, responsibilities become blurred and critical information fails to reach the right people.

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THE FIRE Protection Association (FPA) – the UK’s national fire safety organisation that works on a continual basis to identify the dangers of fire and assist clients in reducing any fire-related risks – has issued notification of a change in ownership.

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THE COMPANY running a guest house near Shepton Mallet has been prosecuted for fire safety failures. Appearing before Taunton Magistrates’ Court on 16 July, Prestleigh Inn B&B Limited was fined a total of £26,000, ordered to pay a £2,000 victim surcharge and also full costs of £5,700.

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BAFE LAUNCHED the latest version of its SP205 Life Safety Fire Risk Assessment Scheme at a Parliamentary reception held on 16 July. The special event was attended by representatives from Government, regulators, certification bodies and the wider fire safety sector.

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SAMANTHA DIXON (Minister for Building Safety, Fire and Democracy) has delivered a written statement in Parliament reiterating the Government’s firm commitment to making sure there is an “effective building safety regime” in place so that people can be confident their homes are safe.

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THE FIRE Industry Association (FIA) is inviting members to take part in a Special Interest Group formed to review the Draft for Public Comment of the proposed BS 9994 Fire Strategies: Code of Practice. In parallel, the Trade Association has published updated guidance to support the safe and professional installation of pipework used in gaseous fixed firefighting systems.

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ON WEDNESDAY 7 October at the De Vere Horsley Park Hotel in Surrey, celebrated consultancy C. S. Todd & Associates is running a comprehensive one-day training course aimed at those individuals tasked with managing fire safety in buildings, but who are not experts in the discipline. Such practitioners need to know about fire safety in order to ensure the protection of occupants and visitors alike. They’re also required to be in compliance with fire safety legislation.

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THE BUILDING Safety Regulator will update its approach in terms of the issuing of building assessment certificates, providing greater support for duty holders, while at the same time maintaining high standards of building safety. The proposed new approach towards building assessment certificates will be more proportionate and targeted, in parallel affording greater support to resident-led ‘Principal Accountable Persons’ (PAPs).

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THE ASSOCIATION for Specialist Fire Protection (ASFP) has introduced a new Learning Management System in conjunction with Nucleus Technologies. The new online platform underscores the ASFP’s ongoing commitment to provide the highest standards of training and support for its members and the wider passive fire protection industry.

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