THE INSTITUTION of Fire Engineers (IFE) is championing National Apprenticeship Week 2026, which runs from 9-15 February, in turn raising awareness of the diverse opportunities available in the fire sector in order to open doors for aspiring fire professionals such that they can begin their journey.

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MOUNT GREEN Housing Association has been ordered to pay £120,636 following fire safety failings that led to the death of a vulnerable resident in a fire that took place at the Greylees property in Godalming back in January 2022.

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THE BRITISH Standards Institution (BSI) is set to hold a launch event for PAS 2000:2026 Construction Products – Bringing Safe Products to Market – Code of Practice, the standard that enables the delivery of comprehensive, accurate and reliable evidence to support statements about product safety and performance.

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DECISIVE ACTION has been taken against a Tottenham landlord and managing agent after they failed to license their House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) and serious safety hazards were discovered.

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EXPERTS ARE raising the alarm as millions of households could be at risk of not being alerted to a fire, with a significant number of those individuals surveyed admitting to never testing their smoke alarms.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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