ORGANISER WESTERN Business Media has announced that the nominated charity partner for the 2026 edition of the Fire & Security Matters Awards – to be held at the Coventry Building Society Arena on 2 July – is The Joey Beauchamp Foundation.

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THE PASSIVE Fire Knowledge Group (PFKG) – the not-for-profit collaboration comprising contractors, consultants and Trade Associations – has just published three new Knowledge Shares specifically designed to address widespread misunderstanding when it comes to the specification of passive fire protection systems across the built environment.

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THE INSTITUTION of Fire Engineers’ (IFE) 2026 Annual General Meeting (AGM) and the accompanying Rasbash Lecture will take place on the afternoon of 30 July. The AGM brings members together to reflect on the past year, review progress achieved against strategic priorities and then shape the future direction of the organisation.

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HAVING DILIGENTLY served the Fire Industry Association (FIA) in the role of CEO for just shy of eleven years, Ian Moore OBE has taken the decision to step down with immediate effect due to a further and unfortunate bout of illness.

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THE BUILDING Safety Regulator’s latest Building Control Gateway 2 update details an increase in approval rates across all categories of applications, including existing building safety projects. The news follows the introduction of an External Remediation Improvement Plan back in April.

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THE BRITISH Automatic Fire Sprinkler Association (BAFSA) has introduced a new online Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programme aimed at improving practitioners’ understanding of automatic fire sprinkler systems in the social housing domain.

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FOLLOWING ON from a successful relocation to the organisation’s long-established testing laboratory in Gloucestershire, the Fire Protection Association’s (FPA) dedicated testing rigs for cladding have now received reaccreditation from UKAS.

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THE EUROPEAN fire safety industry is at a turning point. Digitalisation, remote connectivity and cyber security are converging to redefine how buildings are protected and maintained. With that in mind, Euralarm’s new White Paper on Fire Safety in a Connected World covers integrating detection, remote services and cyber security.

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ONE YEAR on from the introduction of the disposable vape ban, millions of vapes are still entering household waste and recycling streams at alarming rates, raising ongoing concerns over the fire risk posed by lithium-ion batteries.

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GATESHEAD LANDLORD Jetsun Ltd has been fined upwards of £42,000 in penalties after running an unsafe and unlicensed House of Multiple Occupancy (HMO). Gateshead Council issued two financial penalties against the landlord following an investigation into a property in the Windmill Hills area.

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