THE PROFESSIONAL architectural institutes of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and the Republic of Ireland have formed a co-ordinated body – designated The Belfast Group – to ensure that architects across the UK and the Republic of Ireland benefit from standardised guidance when it comes to fire and life safety design. [Read More]

THE INSTITUTION of Fire Engineers (IFE) has appointed James Lane CEng FIFireE (director of fire engineering at specialist consultancy Wintech) as the organisation’s international president for 2025-2026. [Read More]

THE CONSTRUCTION Leadership Council (CLC) has published a suite of guidance on Building Control approval applications for new higher-risk buildings (Gateway 2). This guidance has been produced in collaboration between the CLC, industry stakeholders and the Building Safety Regulator. [Read More]

THIS QUARTER has witnessed a significant milestone in the evolution of British Approvals for Fire Equipment (BAFE) as an organisation. Although the organisation’s original name aligned with its initial mission, the decision has now been taken to update the name and company structure in order to better reflect the broader scope of current and future work. [Read More]

THE ROYAL Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has launched an online consultation focused on the second edition of its valuation standard for ‘Secured Lending Valuation of Properties in Multi-Storey, Multi-Occupancy Residential Buildings with Cladding’. [Read More]

FIRE, ACOUSTIC and thermal insulation solutions specialist Siderise Insulation Limited has been removed from the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea’s list of banned suppliers/sub-contractors. The company had been added to that list late last year subsequent to the publication of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 report, which was issued in early September. [Read More]

THOUSANDS OF buildings wrapped in unsafe cladding are set to be remediated on a faster basis thanks to new legislation and upwards of £1 billion of investment in the social housing sector. The Government has published a joint plan with the social housing sector to accelerate progress on this matter across England, as well as outlining proposals for a new law as part of the second phase of the Remediation Acceleration Plan. [Read More]

DURING THE organisation’s 2025 Annual General Meeting (AGM), the Institution of Fire Engineers (IFE) introduced those members in attendance to the newly appointed Board of Trustees. [Read More]