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Grenfell Tower Inquiry final report “will not be published before April”
29 November 2023
THE GRENFELL Tower Inquiry Panel “continues to make progress” in drafting the final report, but its latest Newsletter – published on the dedicated Public Inquiry website – suggests that the final document “will not be published before April next year” (although the Inquiry Panel hopes to be able to send the concluded document to the Prime Minister ahead of the next anniversary of the fire in London’s North Kensington with publication soon thereafter).
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28 November 2023
FIRE SAFETY Matters – the fire industry’s leading journal published by Western Business Media – has been named Business Publication of the Year at the Professional Publishers Association’s (PPA) Independent Publisher Awards 2023.
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28 November 2023
THE PASSIVE Fire Knowledge Group – the not-for-profit collaboration formed in 2022 and comprising major contractors, specialist installers and relevant Trade Associations – has just launched a new online Knowledge Hub to coincide with the publication of the first batch of ‘Knowledge Shares’ relating to passive fire protection.
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28 November 2023
THE REGULATOR of Social Housing has published the findings of a survey launched in late August, which invited landlords responsible for buildings of 11 metres tall or higher in the social housing sector to submit information on progress with fire safety remediation.
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28 November 2023
FIRE DETECTION and fire safety solutions developer Apollo Fire Detectors has unveiled its long-term commitment to a sustainable future through the formation of a comprehensive sustainability strategy aimed at fostering environmental responsibility and championing industry-wide change.
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28 November 2023
THE NEW building control regime introduced under the Building Safety Act 2022 does not begin and end with higher-risk buildings. Some fundamental changes “apply more broadly”, the Thermal Insulation Contractors Association has warned.
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28 November 2023
THE ASSOCIATION for Specialist Fire Protection (ASFP) has launched its Competence Framework: a free library of information defining activities specific to passive fire protection across the building lifecycle that realises a competence benchmark for competence for all passive fire protection-focused activities.
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20 November 2023
THE ASSOCIATION for Specialist Fire Protection (ASFP), the UK’s leading Trade Association focused on passive fire protection, exhibited on Stand H63 at London Build Expo 2023, which ran at London’s Olympia on 15-16 November.
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20 November 2023
APOLLO FIRE Detectors has announced the appointment of Rob Barcik as the company’s new managing director. Hailing from Canada, Barcik brings a wealth of experience to the role having been an integral member of the team at the Halma Group, Apollo’s parent company, for the past 18 years.
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FSM has launched a new fortnightly podcast which is now available to download or stream for free. Brian Sims and Mark Sennett take a look at the biggest news stories from the past week and share their views on the headlines.
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