THE FIRE Industry Association (FIA) has issued its 65-page Annual Report for 2025 in which the organisation marks 12 months of “pivotal progress” when it comes to advancing fire safety and professionalism across the industry. [Read More]

SPRINKLER SYSTEMS will become a mandatory requirement for traditional buildings that are newly converted into hotels in Scotland if changes to the law are passed. The news follows recommendations from the Fatal Accident Inquiry into the Cameron House Hotel fire that occurred back in December 2017, which caused the deaths of Simon Midgley and Richard Dyson. [Read More]

THE TEAM leading a dedicated community action project in the London Borough of Newham is calling on Sadiq Khan (the Mayor of London) and Jonathan Smith (Commissioner of the London Fire Brigade) to “urgently adopt” and support a London-wide Food Delivery Charter and invest in community-led fire prevention. [Read More]

PASSIVE FIRE protection specialist Promat has published a new White Paper examining the most effective ways in which to protect structural steel from fire in order to ensure that structural integrity is maintained if the steel finds itself exposed to high temperatures. [Read More]

STUDENT ACCOMMODATION operator Elvet Residences Limited (formerly Three Tuns Developments Limited) has been fined more than £22,000 after serious fire safety breaches were found at student homes in Durham city. [Read More]

WHEN FIRE and security systems installation specialist Cornerstone Group was appointed to deliver the life safety systems underpinning the refurbishment of 77 Grosvenor Street in London’s Mayfair, the business chose to work with Hochiki Europe on the provision of fire detection. [Read More]

THE BRITISH Standards Institution (BSI) has issued BS 5266-1:2025 (an updated version of the Code of Practice for the Emergency Lighting of Premises). The document sets out recommendations and guidance on the design, installation and wiring of emergency lighting systems to ensure safety in the event of a failure of the normal lighting supply. [Read More]

BIRMINGHAM CITY Council has successfully prosecuted Freehold Managers (Nominees) Limited for failing to comply with an Improvement Notice relating to fire safety measures. [Read More]