Fire Industry Association publishes 2025 Annual Report

The Trade Association’s mission remains the same. Upholding the highest standards of fire safety through education, technical expertise and collaboration has never been more important. As fire safety challenges continue to change, the FIA remains at the centre, driving the industry forward and advocating for enhanced safety regulations.

Looking back on the last year, it has been another momentum-defining period, with every initiative the FIA has undertaken raising the standard of fire safety, in turn protecting more lives and property.

The number of members has grown, increasing by 10.6%. An exceptional level of member retention has been maintained at 98.5%.

Training has continued to go from strength to strength with the catalyst being the introduction of BS 5839 1:2025. The numbers of attendees for training sessions have exceeded record levels, leading to more fire safety professionals gaining the skills and knowledge to excel.

The launch of the FIA’s comprehensive Fire Risk Assessment course has been hugely popular touring eight cities, with over 2,500 professionals attending and 7,200 Continuing Professional Development hours earned on a collective basis.

Leadership team

The FIA continued to strengthen its leadership team with the addition of general manager Andrew Ledgerton-Lynch OBE, whose experience and passion will be invaluable in helping the FIA to achieve its aims.

Other developments were the launch of Phase One of the new FIA website: a modern and user-friendly platform designed to make it easier for professionals to access guidance, book training and engage with the FIA’s community. As this is Phase One, there will be more phases unveiled over the next few months.

The FIA also launched the Technology Council, which looks to build on the Trade Association’s momentum and help the organisation to continue its journey into the digital era.

FIM Expo

Continuing the organisation’s commitment to share its expertise both locally and further afield witnessed the FIA relaunch its regional FIM Expo programme in Harrogate, attend The Fire Safety Event at the NEC in Birmingham and travel to Gibraltar to host the inaugural FIA Fire Safety Summit.

The Trade Association’s Annual General Meeting and Annual Lunch took place at The Brewery in central London on 6 November.

2026 promises to be another successful year with the aim of continuing to take positive strides towards improving the industry. In moving forward, the FIA is very grateful for the ongoing support of its members and partners in the desire to continue to champion competence and transparency.

*Further information is available online at www.fia.uk.com