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14 March 2023

MARK DRAKEFORD MS, the First Minister of Wales, officially opened the new Siderise Fire Safety Innovation Centre at Maesteg on Wednesday 8 March. The £1 million facility has been initiated to drive the creation of enhanced fire safety solutions for façades and building finishes, in turn helping to deliver safer structures all over the world.

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07 March 2023

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE-BASED Global Technical Services – the specialist fire safety and passive fire protection-focused division of the Global HSE Group – has produced a five-minute video on the role of The Fire Scrutineer. The Fire Scrutineer records and assesses all aspects of fire safety on a given project in order to show due diligence and provide evidential and auditable records for the O&M manuals.

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26 February 2023

WITH THE rising cost of living and widespread speculation about a global recession being just around the corner, now is the opportune time to improve visibility throughout a trade business. simPRO Software has produced an excellent e-Book to help fire contracting companies do just that.

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28 February 2023

SPECIALIST CONSULTANCY CHPK Fire Engineering will have a major presence at The Fire Safety Event, with the business exhibiting on Stand A50 in Hall 3a. Dr Ahmed Allam, the company’s managing director, will also be speaking in The Fire Safety Theatre from 11.40 am to 12.10 pm on the subject of ‘The Fire Engineering Practice: Attempting to Understand The Big Picture’.

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19 February 2023

PRACTITIONERS WORKING on fire safety-related installation projects can now create takeoff estimates quickly and easily thanks to simPRO’s dedicated Takeoff add-on. Drawings may be associated directly with simPRO projects and lists of material estimates created with associated fit times. All of this detail may be updated directly into the simPRO project’s cost centres.

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19 February 2023

CPG (UK) and its brand Nullifire will be attending The Fire Safety Event – the largest gathering of UK fire safety suppliers – for the first time when the show opens its doors at the NEC in Birmingham from 25-27 April 2023, duly providing expertise and guidance across a range of areas relating to fire protection.

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14 February 2023

THE MORE expensive fire stopping solutions available on the market are priced as such with very good reason. Here, Rebecca Croton outlines Quelfire’s value proposition as a business and, in parallel, focuses on the cost of not making sure procurement is correct at the first time of asking, which can be far greater (and not just in financial terms).

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14 February 2023

CPG UK brand Nullifire has worked alongside Vinci Construction to provide fire protection solutions for Chester Northgate, an all-new multi-use retail and leisure complex located in the historic city centre of Chester.

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30 January 2023

SPECIALIST SOFTWARE business simPRO has produced a series of online guides collected within an e-Book containing Best Practice advice designed to assist field service-related companies – including fire safety-related concerns – when it comes to growing and scaling their operations across 2023.

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11 January 2023

THE FIRE Safety (England) Regulations 2022 will make it a legal requirement for ‘Responsible Persons’ in charge of all multi-occupied residential buildings (with storeys over 11 metres in height) to undertake annual inspections (on a ‘best endeavour’ basis) of all flat entrance doors leading to a building’s common areas. As such, Global Technical Services – part of the Global HSE Group specialising in fire safety engineering and passive fire protection services – is actively promoting its own Level 3 training course on fire door inspections.

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06 December 2022

AS OF Monday 23 January 2023, the Fire Safety (England) Regulations will come into force. It will then be a legal requirement for all ‘Responsible Persons’ presiding over multi-occupied residential high-rise buildings (ie those structures upwards of 11 metres tall) in England to undertake quarterly checks on fire doors (including self-closing devices) in common parts. In direct response, the Global HSE Group has devised a detailed approach to ensure that the ‘golden thread’ of information for fire doors is maintained through its Ceasefire composite FD30 fire door range.

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28 November 2022

SPECIALIST INSULATION manufacturer ROCKWOOL has announced the launch of an updated version of the ROCKWOOL FIREPRO Book, the ‘go-to’ resource for information and guidance on all of the company’s passive fire protection solutions.

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18 October 2022

SIDERISE INSULATION is celebrating ten years since first having its curtain wall passive fire protection systems tested to the rigorous BS EN 1364-4 fire resistance standard. A decade on and an additional 16 successful tests later, the company’s offer is still providing a straightforward, yet advanced perimeter fire containment solution for protecting against vertical fire spread in the most popular curtain wall types, thereby ensuring compliance and supporting specifiers in delivering the safest standards possible for their projects.

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04 October 2022

RH CAVITY barriers manufactured by Siderise have proven their passive fire protection capabilities as part of a ventilated façade system as a result of having been part of a brick slip façade system which successfully met the requirements of BR 135 when tested to BS 8414-2.

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13 September 2022

GIVEN THE increased focus on fire safety at present, it’s important that all involved with the built environment are aware of the latest fire protection products and their correct application as well as how fire protection could be improved throughout the construction cycle. With this in mind, Coopers Fire is offering free RIBA-approved Continuing Professional Development (CPD) seminars on ‘Active Fire Curtain Barriers’.

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04 August 2022

FOR CLOSE on five decades now, Nullifire – previously known as Firetherm here in the UK – has developed and manufactured intumescent and fire stopping solutions that have placed the business at the forefront of ‘smart’ passive fire protection. Across all touchpoints, Nullifire’s myriad clients can access technical expertise as part of a complete support package.

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16 July 2022

QUELFIRE – THE Sandbach-based manufacturer and supplier of fire stopping products for the built environment – is celebrating after having been shortlisted in two categories for this year’s London Construction Awards: Supplier of the Year and Fire Safety Solution of the Year.

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23 June 2022

PILKINGTON UK Limited, itself part of the NSG Group, has supplied 5,000 high-performance glass panels for the Elizabeth Line project. Knorr-Bremse Rail Systems UK has installed almost four kilometres of the fire-resistant glazing as part of screen and door systems across eight Elizabeth Line stations.

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18 May 2022

NULLIFIRE IS ramping up its supply chain activities in a determined bid to bring next generation support to clients looking for a seamless solution in smart passive fire protection.

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10 May 2022

THIRD PARTY certification will be the central theme for Warringtonfire at FIREX International 2022, with the company running a series of live demonstrations, interactive exhibits, Continuing Professional Development-accredited training sessions and seminars when the show takes place at London’s ExCeL between 17 and 19 May.

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FEATURES

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26 January 2023

THERE IS often talk about why the construction and fire safety industries need to embrace cultural change and what both can do to facilitate that change, but in parallel it’s easy to forget to recognise those steps that have already been taken in the right direction. Here, Rebecca Croton focuses on some of the positive changes realised of late and celebrates the successes of all parties involved, from architects to installers, in making a positive difference.

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16 November 2022

THE COST of living is at an all-time high just now, so as a business owner how can you deliver a price increase announcement for your customers? Here, Simon Tushingham Jones provides key tips on how to do just that, as well as explaining an effective way in which to increase costs without losing valuable customers.

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28 May 2022

THE SUBJECT of competency in relation to fire safety was brought to the fore in the wake of Grenfell Tower and Dame Judith Hackitt’s Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety. Here, Justin Maltby-Smith discusses the importance of confirming competency and individuals’ responsibilities within the ‘golden thread’ of fire safety.

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28 May 2022

SINCE THE beginning of the year, there has been a raft of new announcements from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities on the subject of building safety and, of course, the cladding crisis. Niall Rowan discusses their implications for the construction industry.

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22 July 2021

Peter Baker is at the very forefront of establishing the new Building Safety Regulator within the Health and Safety Executive and leading on the delivery of a stronger and more robust safety regime for higher risk residential developments. Brian Sims unearths more of the underpinning detail in conversation with the newly appointed Chief Inspector of Buildings

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16 July 2021

What steps can fire safety engineers and specifiers take to identify suitable construction products and how can manufacturers – and notably so the manufacturers of fire safety solutions – better support them in ensuring that every building is safe, compliant and built to last? Graham Laws searches for some definitive answers

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09 July 2021

Sadly, the most common cause of death in a fire incident continues to be the excessive inhalation of gas, smoke or toxic fumes. In-built fire curtain barriers are included as one element of building designs to prevent the spread of flames and smoke and, as a result, reduce the risk to occupant safety. David Keeble focuses his attentions on the fine detail

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07 July 2021

Those industry professionals visiting Birmingham’s National Exhibition Centre in early September to attend Nineteen Group’s Safety and Security Series will be privy to the UK’s largest group of events wholly dedicated to protecting people, property and assets. Here, Fire Safety Matters takes a look at what’s in store for practitioners at The Fire Safety Event

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07 July 2021

From 7-9 September, The Fire Safety Event makes a triumphal return to the NEC in Birmingham, with organiser Nineteen Events promising a show that’s bigger and better than ever. Here, Fire Safety Matters learns all about what’s on offer for visitors and seminar delegates from event director Tristan Norman

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15 June 2021

FOUR YEARS on from the Grenfell Tower disaster we mourn those who died, writes Reece Goodman, but also take stock of what has happened since then.

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05 May 2021

from across Europe will continue to push the boundaries to ensure that the testing and classification of construction products is suitable and sufficient to ensure the safety of modern buildings. Niall Rowan discusses some of the significant issues affecting fire safety – and in particular passive fire protection – in Europe

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29 April 2021

In an exclusive first interview for the sector’s trade media, Fire Safety Matters’ Editor Brian Sims hears from the Association for Specialist Fire Protection’s new CEO Steve Davies about his bold plans for the organisation and also learns about his considered views on upcoming issues and concerns relating to the passive fire protection sector

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25 April 2021

Fire safety professionals and architects are justifiably focusing their attentions on ensuring that the designs and materials used during the construction of new buildings and the renovation of existing structures are not just compliant, but also following established industry Best Practice. Here, Joan Ferrer turns his attentions towards fire safety in relation to inverted flat roofs

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01 October 2020

QuadCore technology is an insulation core, self-blended and unique to Kingspan, that delivers the highest performance of any closed cell insulation core across four factors: fire, thermal, environmental and longevity. Here, Tony Ryan examines how its application at a key site in Coventry is helping to safeguard the UK’s Industrial Strategy

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01 October 2020

Publication of the draft Building Safety Bill signals the biggest changes to fire safety in 40 years through improved regulations designed to aid the construction industry. Here, Mick Hill explores the importance of providing a ‘golden thread’ of building information by specifying components (including bi-directionally fire-tested riser doors) that offer the highest standards in terms of compliance and performance

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30 September 2020

THE RECENT publication of the Government’s draft Building Safety Bill confirms its commitment to putting safety at the heart of all future building design and development. Here, Ges Wallace discusses the document and what it could mean for the future of our built environment.

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28 August 2020

DESPITE THE easing of some of the restrictions around the Coronavirus, there remains a strong emphasis on keeping workplaces COVID-19 secure, with companies who fail to comply facing criminal prosecution. Ian McKinnon discusses what this means for employers and explains what can be done to promote compliance throughout the supply chain.

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01 October 2020

In an exclusive interview for Fire Safety Matters, Western Business Media’s CEO Mark Sennett chats with Paul Pope (Group business development director at Global Fire Equipment and also a director of the Fire Industry Association) and Mike Tobin (chair of the Independent Fire Engineering and Distributors Association) about the current ‘State of the Nation’ in the UK’s fire industry. The impact of COVID-19, the overriding need for competency and the likely effects of Brexit are very much under the microscope

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13 July 2020

THE DISPARITIES between Approved Document B (Fire Safety) Volume 1 and the recent revision of Part 6 of BS 5839 present housing providers with varying guidelines on the minimum requirement of fire safety provisions their property portfolio should currently specify. Ian Ballinger outlines why housing providers should consider pairing an LD1 Category specification with the Internet of Things and Artificial Intelligence to future-proof their housing portfolio.

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02 July 2020

AS AN industry, we’re now well versed and experienced in the value of sprinkler systems. Here, James Broadest explains precisely why it’s crucial to deliver continuing education on this matter so Government bodies and building owners alike recognise the truism that substantial costs – and lives – can be saved thanks to retrofitted fire sprinklers.

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