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ArmaProtect | New passive fire protection system from Armacell

|Date: 27 July, 2021

ArmaProtect | New passive fire protection system from Armacell

Armacell, a global leader in flexible foam for the equipment insulation market and a leading provider of ...

Armacell, a global leader in flexible foam for the equipment insulation market and a leading provider of engineered foams, is extending its range of passive fire protection products for the commercial ...

27 July, 2021
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What next for the future of fire safety? Going above and beyond the Fire Safety Act 2021

|Date: 8 July, 2021

What next for the future of fire safety? Going above and beyond the Fire Safety Act 2021

As the Fire Safety Act 2021 attracts controversy, Nick Rutter, Chief Product Officer at industry expert F ...

As the Fire Safety Act 2021 attracts controversy, Nick Rutter, Chief Product Officer at industry expert FireAngel, shares new, intelligent ways to cut fire risks in social housing. The Fire Safety Act ...

8 July, 2021
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Social housing partners needed to test new compliance tools

|Date: 7 July, 2021

Social housing partners needed to test new compliance tools

Housing providers keen to explore how they meet the new Building Safety Bill requirements are invited to ...

Housing providers keen to explore how they meet the new Building Safety Bill requirements are invited to help test two new compliance products — for free. UL is seeking building safety professionals ...

7 July, 2021
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Final high-rise fire safety works carried out on council blocks in Nottingham

|Date: 16 June, 2021

Final high-rise fire safety works carried out on council blocks in Nottingham

Work to enhance the safety of high-rise council apartment blocks in Nottingham is nearing completion, wit ...

Work to enhance the safety of high-rise council apartment blocks in Nottingham is nearing completion, with over 1,500 properties across the city installed with sprinklers. Following the devastating fi ...

16 June, 2021
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Clarion works with Adelard to develop safety case framework in response to Hackitt report

|Date: 7 May, 2021

Clarion works with Adelard to develop safety case framework in response to Hackitt report

Clarion Housing Group is collaborating with Adelard, safety case and risk management specialists, to deve ...

Clarion Housing Group is collaborating with Adelard, safety case and risk management specialists, to develop and deploy a safety case programme and framework for Higher Risk Buildings (HRB) helping to ...

7 May, 2021
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BWF Fire Door Alliance launches ‘Be Certain, Be Certified’ campaign

|Date: 7 May, 2021

BWF Fire Door Alliance launches ‘Be Certain, Be Certified’ campaign

The British Woodworking Federation (BWF) Fire Door Alliance has launched an awareness campaign, Be Certai ...

The British Woodworking Federation (BWF) Fire Door Alliance has launched an awareness campaign, Be Certain, Be Certified, to highlight the importance of third-party certification of fire doors in impr ...

7 May, 2021
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Raising fire safety standards in social housing through connected technology

|Date: 17 February, 2021

Raising fire safety standards in social housing through connected technology

With the fire cladding crisis making headline news, industry experts are looking at the role of technolog ...

With the fire cladding crisis making headline news, industry experts are looking at the role of technology to improve fire safety standards today, and in the future. In response to evidence heard at t ...

17 February, 2021
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£3.5bn additional funding welcome, but doesn’t go far enough

|Date: 11 February, 2021

£3.5bn additional funding welcome, but doesn’t go far enough

Yesterday, Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick MP announced an additional £3.5bn to the Building Safety Fund ...

Yesterday, Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick MP announced an additional £3.5bn to the Building Safety Fund, to remove unsafe cladding from high-rise residential buildings 18 metres and above, as well a ...

11 February, 2021
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Better Data, Safer Building: CPA launches consultation on new Product Information Code

|Date: 28 January, 2021

Better Data, Safer Building: CPA launches consultation on new Product Information Code

The Construction Products Association (CPA) is launching an industry-wide consultation into a new propose ...

The Construction Products Association (CPA) is launching an industry-wide consultation into a new proposed Code for Construction Product Information (CCPI), to gather the views on the Code before it i ...

28 January, 2021
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Building Safety Bill helps JIB set the bar

|Date: 13 October, 2020

Building Safety Bill helps JIB set the bar

Since the Grenfell Tower tragedy three years ago, work has been ongoing to raise standards across buildin ...

Since the Grenfell Tower tragedy three years ago, work has been ongoing to raise standards across building safety. The Joint Industry Board (JIB) has been working with industry partners and organisati ...

13 October, 2020
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