THE BUILDING Safety Regulator has released its latest Building Control Gateway 2 update and accompanying data tables. There’s a “continued positive momentum” of increasing decisions by the Building Safety Regulator’s Innovation Unit and a concentration on addressing applications for remediation projects in relation to existing buildings.

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PAUL ADAMS has been appointed as the new CEO at the Institution of Fire Engineers (IFE). Adams is a senior-level practitioner with over 30 years’ worth of experience when it comes to leading chartered institutes, professional bodies and industry organisations.

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SINCE LAUNCHING back in 2021, the Women in Fire Safety Awards have celebrated the outstanding achievements of exceptional women working across the fire safety industry, recognising those individuals driving innovation, leadership and higher standards. Organiser Western Business Media Ltd – the publisher of Fire Safety Matters – has now opened the 2026 iteration for entries.

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THE FIRE Sector Confederation has published its first Annual Report, duly highlighting “a year of transition and progress” in 2025-2026 underpinned by the formal move to a single, clearly constituted charitable and incorporated organisation. This change establishes the Confederation as a unified voice for the sector, strengthening governance and simplifying its structure.

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THE FIRE Industry Association (FIA) has reported on a “hugely successful” edition of The Fire Safety Event in 2026 following three busy and rewarding days filled with industry engagement, insightful discussions and exciting opportunities to connect with fire safety professionals from across the sector.

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THE NATIONAL Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) has published the results of a National On-Call Research Study, itself a wide-ranging review carried out by Exact Consultant Ltd of the long-term sustainability of the on-call duty system operational across the UK and Crown Dependencies.

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FIRE AND Rescue Service personnel and construction sector-based professionals can now gain a Level 6 certificate in fire engineering principles. The qualification has been created in direct response to one of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 report’s recommendations, which called for Government to work with industry and professional bodies on developing a course in the principles of fire engineering for such practising professionals.

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INDEPENDENT RESEARCH conducted by Sapio Research on behalf of sponsors the National Security Inspectorate (NSI) and BAFE suggests that buyer expectations in the fire safety procurement domain may well be evolving at a faster pace than some in the market realise, with a growing emphasis now being placed on demonstrable competence, independent assurance and defensible decision-making.

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THE CONSTRUCTION Products Association (CPA) has announced that Adam Turk, CEO of passive fire protection solutions specialist Siderise, will continue in his role as chair of the Association for a third consecutive year.

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THE ASSOCIATION for Specialist Fire Protection (ASFP) used The Fire Safety Event 2026 – which ran from 28-30 April at the NEC in Birmingham – as a platform for the launch of various new and updated technical documents.

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