THE GOVERNMENT is consulting on proposed changes to Building Regulations under Part Three of the Building Safety Act 2022. The consultation is seeking views on policy proposals for legislation to be introduced in order to create the building control procedure for higher-risk buildings, as well as wider changes being put forward to improve the building control system overall. [Read More]

EXPLORING PAS 9980 was the topic of a sell-out gathering organised for fire safety professionals to increase their understanding and share knowledge of this core document. Organised collaboratively between the Institution of Fire Engineers (IFE), the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, the event featured input from several experts operating within the fire safety sector. [Read More]

THOSE RESPONSIBLE for looking after church buildings are being urged by Ecclesiastical Insurance to take steps to prevent arson after a church in Sheffield was seriously damaged in a recent incident. Pitsmoor Christ Church was the victim of a fire on Monday 4 July. South Yorkshire Police are investigating the episode as being a suspected arson attack. [Read More]

THE FIRE Industry Association (FIA) has produced and issued its annual Market Conditions Survey document in a bid to assess the state of play currently pertaining within the UK’s dedicated fire sector. [Read More]

SINCE THE National Fire Chiefs Council’s (NFCC) launch of the Person-Centred Framework, Fire and Rescue Services across the UK have been adopting the standards and methodologies documented within. Following the success of that move, a standardised data collection system to support home site safety visits has been launched on UKFRS.com [Read More]

FIRE INDUSTRY asset management and software specialist FireMate has enjoyed rapid growth in the 12-month period since its acquisition by industry conglomerate Halma plc. The business is now aiming for further expansion in 2022-2023, spurred on by growing demand for its products resulting from changes in UK legislation and Best Practice. [Read More]

LAW FIRM Norton Rose Fulbright has won a “hugely significant” cladding case on behalf of its client, Martlet Homes Limited, in what is the first High Court judgement on a claim concerning fire safety defects in cladding on a high-rise building since the Grenfell Tower disaster of 2017. [Read More]

THE INSTITUTION of Fire Engineers (IFE) has announced the appointment of a new dedicated alternative fuels co-ordinator. The organisation’s technical support manager Paul Trew is taking on the role for the global professional membership body representing those in the fire sector who continually seek to increase their knowledge, professional recognition and understanding of fire through a global discourse. [Read More]