THE BUILDING Safety Regulator has announced the appointments of a new chair and deputy chair for the Building Advisory Committee. Dr Barbara Lane joins to become the first independent chair, while Dr Hywel Davies OBE will serve in the role of deputy chair.

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THE FIRE Protection Association (FPA) has raised concerns over proposals to dispense with Building Control procedural requirements for the drilling of holes in relation to fibre optic cabling.

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FIRE SAFETY must be built into the planning process from the very beginning, the National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) has said, as the Government pursues planning reforms as part of its ambition to deliver 1.5 million new homes over the next five years.

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KENTEC ELECTRONICS’ popular Sigma ZXT control panel has achieved an Underwriters Laboratories (UL) listing in relation to the latest UL 864 10th Edition standard, thereby ensuring full compliance with what is one of the world’s most widely recognised fire safety benchmarks.

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THE FIRE Industry Association (FIA) returns to The Fire Safety Event at the NEC in Birmingham from 28-30 April, bringing its “most ambitious and comprehensive programme” to date. As a long-standing partner of the exhibition, the FIA is all set to deliver an enhanced experience purpose-designed to support professionals across the sector: from installers and integrators through to consultants and end users.

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ACROSS THE country, observes Gareth Barker, Fire and Rescue Services are called to medical emergencies, including road traffic collisions, industrial accidents and collapsed persons in public spaces. Fire crews often arrive before any ambulance and, particularly so in rural areas where response times are longer, firefighters may be the only trained responders on scene for several critical minutes.

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THE INSTITUTION of Fire Engineers (IFE) has launched its new fire risk assessment-focused suite of qualifications. Developed in response to the Government’s framework for the assessment of fire risk assessor competency, the new qualifications align with BS 8674:2025 and “set a clear benchmark” for technical understanding, professional standards and career progression.

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THE FIRE Industry Association (FIA) has announced its support for the UK Pavilion at The Fire Safety Event Australia and The Security Event Australia, which run from 25-26 November at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre.

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THE BUILDING Safety Regulator (BSR) has introduced a “comprehensive” external remediation improvement plan. The plan is aimed at increasing the speed of essential higher-risk building (HRB)-focused safety works across England.

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FIREANGEL WILL be exhibiting at The Fire Safety Event 2026, which runs at Birmingham’s NEC from 28-30 April, showcasing its comprehensive range of fire and carbon monoxide (CO) safety solutions alongside an expanded suite of support services designed to help installers, wholesalers and housing providers navigate what’s now an increasingly compliance-driven landscape.

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THE BRITISH Automatic Fire Sprinkler Association (BAFSA) has announced the appointment of Paul Wright in the role of quality and learning advisor/assessor. Wright is an expert in fire sprinkler systems having gained over 20 years’ worth of experience in the sector and has acquired a strong reputation for delivering first-class customer service and training while showing drive, energy and enthusiasm.

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BALDWIN BOXALL has expanded its OmniCALL Emergency Voice Communication System (EVCS) into a fully networked platform for larger and more complex estates, in turn building on a year’s worth of live deployment across UK projects.

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WITH THE Government having opened a consultation process seeking views on proposals relating to the fire risk assessor profession, the Fire Industry Association (FIA) is responding by convening a Special Interest Group on 11 June to ensure the views of the industry are properly represented.

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MORE RESIDENTS will be kept safe in their homes and leaseholders could save hundreds of pounds each month thanks to £62.7 million in funding from the Government for fire alarms in ‘at risk’ buildings. The new Interim Measures Alarm Fund will further incentivise the installation of common fire alarms in buildings waiting for remediation works to be completed.

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THE BUILDING Safety Regulator (BSR) has issued its latest Building Control Gateway 2 update, which demonstrates a “continuing positive momentum” against a backdrop of increasing decisions, improvements from the pilot batching process for applications and a focus on existing remediation projects.

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WORKING ALONGSIDE the Building Safety Regulator, the Industry Competence Committee (ICC) has developed a set of principles for informed clients. Many clients want to do the right thing, but may not always be sure precisely what diligent, informed and proportionate client behaviour looks like in practice.

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THE CONSTRUCTION Industry Council (CIC) has written to the Secretary of State at the Department for Education in relation to new guidance which appears to reduce the level of fire suppression in schools.

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THE REGULATOR of Social Housing has published the findings of its latest survey of the fire safety of 11 metre-plus buildings in the social housing sector. Of the 17,010 relevant buildings reported, 1,924 were identified as having a life-critical fire safety defect relating to the external wall system.

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THE GOVERNMENT has set aside £70 million worth of new funding to address shortages in the building safety professions (including fire engineering) and help build circa 1.5 million new homes.

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WESTERN BUSINESS Media has announced the shortlist of finalists for this year’s edition of the Fire and Security Matters Awards, with the ceremony taking place at the Coventry Building Society Arena on 2 July.

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