THE FIRE Industry Association and Rathbone Results have announced the forthcoming launch of a new Management Development Programme created for – and in conjunction with – business owners, leaders and managers in the fire safety sector. To be introduced on 26 October, the five-day online Management Development Programme aims to equip fire and security managers with the skills necessary to attain higher performance levels.

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IN THE year after the Building Safety Act became law, awareness of the benefits of fire door third party certification is growing, but the proportion of certified fire doors in use has dropped slightly. That’s one of the key findings exposed by new research conducted for the British Woodworking Federation’s Fire Door Alliance.

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THE ASSOCIATION for Specialist Fire Protection (ASFP), the UK’s specialist Trade Association for the passive fire protection sector, will be exhibiting on Stand T600 at UK Construction Week 2023, which runs at the NEC in Birmingham from 3-5 October.

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JACTONE PRODUCTS is partnering with Timilon to become the UK distributor of the latter’s FAST-ACT, a US-manufactured, military-grade system that immediately decontaminates, contains and neutralises chemical warfare agents, toxic industrial chemicals and toxic industrial materials safely and in a single response tool.

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SAMUEL HUNTER, aged 31 of Dewsbury in West Yorkshire and his mother Jacinta Hunter, aged 59 (also of Dewsbury in West Yorkshire) have been given a 24-month custodial sentence and a 12-month sentence respectively, suspended for two years, in the wake of waste-related offences at a site in Queens Mill Road, Huddersfield. Samuel Hunter must also undertake 300 hours of unpaid work, the maximum number of hours that any court can order, while Jacinta Hunter must undertake 80 hours of unpaid work.

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NIMBUS – THE fire safety management technology specialist – has secured a landmark deal with NorthPoint Fire and Security for the installation of its fire system management and monitoring units in 11 schools across Barnsley. The project is set to enhance the safety of thousands of students and staff, while ensuring full compliance with fire system testing, monitoring and maintenance.

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MAYOR OF London Sadiq Khan has demanded “urgent action” from Housing Secretary Michael Gove as new figures show that the Government is “holding up the delivery of new homes in London” by leaving housebuilders “in the dark” about impending new fire safety requirements.

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JACTONE HAS announced the launch of its new range of lithium battery fire extinguishers incorporating FIREBLOCK LITHIUM, which is described as a “revolutionary gel material” offering “unique performance” when it comes to tackling lithium battery fires.

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THE BRITISH Automatic Fire Sprinkler Association (BAFSA) has boosted its fire sprinkler training offer with the introduction of a new online training centre that affords those working in the industry an opportunity to improve their skills in fire sprinkler inspection, design and installation.

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REHMAN CHISHTI (Conservative MP for Gillingham and Rainham) and Councillor Nina Gurung (the Mayoress of Medway) visited Hochiki Europe’s warehouse facility in Gillingham on 14 September to cut the ribbon and declare the new part of this state-of-the-art facility officially open.

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A HARTLEPOOL-based property management company and its fire risk assessment provider have pleaded guilty to a number of offences relating to the provision of fire safety arrangements. Asset Property Management North East Ltd has been prosecuted following a fire within a flat at Tower Chambers on Tower Street in Hartlepool.

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THE ROYAL College of Surgeons of England, itself known worldwide as a ‘Centre of Excellence’ for the surgical profession, is being safeguarded thanks to a Cerberus Pro fire safety system from Siemens, which is backed by a service and maintenance contract courtesy of Sensetech Systems.

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CHANCELLOR OF the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt has been warned that the Government could face a “multi-billion pound bill” to rescue up to 1.7 million potential financial victims of the post-Grenfell building safety crisis. If nothing is done, the Government could face the risk of large numbers of innocent people losing their homes and lenders facing heavy losses as leases are forfeited.

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UPTICK, THE global provider of field servicing software for fire protection maintenance companies, has announced its strategic acquisition of FireMate, a similarly focused pioneer in the Australian market. The acquisition aims to combine both businesses’ strengths and cement a base to accelerate Uptick’s global ambitions.

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THE ASSOCIATION for Specialist Fire Protection (ASFP) has once again expanded the team at headquarters. On this occasion, the Technical and Regulatory Affairs team has been enlarged with the promotion of Dr Andrew Taylor to head of technical and the appointment of Stuart Southall to the role of technical officer. Also, Rebecca Barber will be providing maternity cover for Sona Chandi as finance and membership executive.

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A SHARED use office and retail space at the landmark former home of British Pathé is now being protected by Advanced. 360Fire has designed and commissioned a new Advanced fire alarm system with phased evacuation as part of a wider restoration and refurbishment project, which itself will see the creation of a number of workspaces, including private offices, office suites and full floors alongside social areas and retail units.

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THE BUILDING Safety Alliance, a cross-sector collaboration of leading industry figures and various associations and bodies, is inviting stakeholders in the occupation phase to join the collaboration to further contribute towards the development of a standardised approach to support accountable persons in discharging their duties in relation to the golden thread.

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GLOBAL FIRE Equipment (GFE) has been trading across the Indian Ocean region for many years now, but the company is set to exhibit at Fire India for the first time when the event takes place at the Bombay Exhibition Centre in Mumbai from 5-7 October.

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THE FIRE Brigades Union (FBU) has now launched a legal challenge over the Bibby Stockholm, the three-storey barge currently berthed in Portland Port, Dorset and which is intended to hold around 500 individuals while they await the outcome of their asylum applications.

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MANCHESTER-BASED construction company Amro Construction Ltd and its managing director David Taylor have been fined after a catalogue of fire-related Health and Safety failings were unearthed following an inspection process conducted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).

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