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Fire Safety Matters Podcast - Episode 43
24 March 2025
EPISODE 43 of the Fire Safety Matters Podcast features a duo of exclusive interviews with our guests Warren Spencer (managing director of Blackhurst Budd Solicitors), Hochiki Europe's Martin Green and EA-RS Fire Engineering's Kevin Pullen.

Podcast host Mark Sennett chats to Warren Spencer about appealing Enforcement Notices and Prohibition Notices. The duo will be hosting a webinar on this very topic on 28 March 2025 at 10.00 am (GMT). If you want to sign up to attend this webinar on Enforcement and Prohibition Notices then make a point of visiting the registration page at https://wbm.streamgo.live/enforcement-notice-and-prohibition-notices
Mark also sits down with Hochiki Europe's commercial training and support manager Martin Green and EA-RS Fire Engineering's head of estimating Kevin Pullen to discuss key regulatory changes impacting fire safety system installations, the benefits of manufacturer-led training programmes and more.
In the news on this episode, Mark shares views put forward by Industry bodies on the Government’s post-Grenfell plans, reaction to the news that Grenfell Tower is set to be demolished and FIRAS taking the decision to withdraw specific FIRAS active certification schemes.
Mark also discusses Fire Safety Matters Live 2025, which takes place at the Coventry Building Society Arena on 5 June. Fire Safety Matters Live is the sector's biggest free-to-attend annual conference and a must-attend for education, innovation and networking. The content is aimed at installers, fire safety managers, facilities managers, consultants, risk assessors and insurers.
You can register to attend Fire Safety Matters Live for free by CLICKING HERE
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