AS OF 27 January, the Building Safety Regulator has officially moved to become a standalone organisation, in turn paving the way forward for the creation of a single construction regulator: a key recommendation of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry. [Read More]

THE INSTITUTION of Fire Engineers (IFE) is seeking to reinforce its strategic leadership capacity and resilience by expanding the organisation’s leadership team through two new appointments. The latter will include a full-time CEO and a further dedicated full-time technical post based at the IFE’s headquarters in Stratford-upon-Avon. [Read More]

CAMDEN COUNCIL has successfully prosecuted the landlord of a property in Kilburn for letting an unlicensed House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) and failing to meet fire safety and maintenance standards. [Read More]

THE ASSOCIATION for Specialist Fire Protection (ASFP) has been awarded Gold Status Signatory recognition by the Conflict Avoidance Coalition, duly reflecting the organisation’s leadership in promoting collaborative working and reducing wasteful contractual disputes across the passive fire protection sector. [Read More]

CONSULTATION PROCEDURES have been initiated to support a review of the fire safety suite of qualifications that form the basis of fire safety-focused training for fire safety regulators. Comprising part of the suite of qualifications are a Level 3 Certificate, a Level 4 Certificate and also a Level 4 Diploma. [Read More]

PASSIVE FIRE protection specialist FSi Promat has launched a new slab edge fire stop system purpose-designed to protect buildings with a curtain walling façade from the rapid spread of fire. [Read More]

THE FIRE Protection Association (FPA) has partnered with FireQual to deliver a new suite of fire risk assessment qualifications fully aligned with BS 8674:2025, the recently published British Standard that sets out the framework for the assessment of fire risk assessor competency. [Read More]

FIRE PROTECTION solutions manufacturer Advanced has introduced SmokeGo, the company’s powerful new smoke control panel designed to offer “complete and active” smoke management throughout a given fire system. [Read More]