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Fire Protection & Security | Pendock: Boxing Clever

|Date: 3 April, 2019

Fire Protection & Security | Pendock: Boxing Clever

When sprinkler systems are installed, it’s important for them to be discrete and well-protected, leading ...

When sprinkler systems are installed, it’s important for them to be discrete and well-protected, leading many social landlords to conceal, or ‘box in’, the associated pipework. Pre-formed pipe boxing ...

3 April, 2019
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Fire Protection & Security | Fire safety guidance

|Date: 20 March, 2019

Fire Protection & Security | Fire safety guidance

Tony Jones discusses the need for a more holistic approach to safeguarding buildings and believes governm ...

Tony Jones discusses the need for a more holistic approach to safeguarding buildings and believes government could learn a lot from looking north of the border for fire safety guidance. The Grenfell T ...

20 March, 2019
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Tougher sprinkler rules needed, councils and fire authorities urge

|Date: 12 March, 2019

Tougher sprinkler rules needed, councils and fire authorities urge

Tougher sprinkler rules must be introduced to ensure fire safety in high-rise buildings and care homes, t ...

Tougher sprinkler rules must be introduced to ensure fire safety in high-rise buildings and care homes, the Local Government Association urges at its annual fire conference today. The LGA is calling f ...

12 March, 2019
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FireAngel secures significant deal with Caledonia Housing Association

|Date: 28 February, 2019

FireAngel secures significant deal with Caledonia Housing Association

FireAngel Safety Technology, one of Europe’s leading smoke, heat and carbon monoxide suppliers, will be w ...

FireAngel Safety Technology, one of Europe’s leading smoke, heat and carbon monoxide suppliers, will be working in partnership with Caledonia Housing Association to supply smoke and heat alarms to hel ...

28 February, 2019
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Your Homes Newcastle conducts fire safety trial in Newcastle tower blocks

|Date: 19 February, 2019

Your Homes Newcastle conducts fire safety trial in Newcastle tower blocks

Your Homes Newcastle (YHN), which manages more than 26,000 properties on behalf of Newcastle City Council ...

Your Homes Newcastle (YHN), which manages more than 26,000 properties on behalf of Newcastle City Council, is taking an innovative approach to fire safety with a pilot project utilising thermal imagin ...

19 February, 2019
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Guest Comment | Managing fire risk

|Date: 21 December, 2018

Guest Comment | Managing fire risk

Current proposals to ban combustible cladding don’t go far enough, says Allison Whittington, Head of Hous ...

Current proposals to ban combustible cladding don’t go far enough, says Allison Whittington, Head of Housing at Zurich Municipal. The Government’s recent announcement confirming a ban on the use of co ...

21 December, 2018
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Doors, Windows & Hardware: Ring in the Changes

|Date: 28 November, 2018

Doors, Windows & Hardware: Ring in the Changes

Time to get tough on those who don’t confirm. Dame Judith Hackitt calls for “a tougher regulatory regime” ...

Time to get tough on those who don’t confirm. Dame Judith Hackitt calls for “a tougher regulatory regime” and said that the “structure of industry has to change” in her keynote speech at the 2018 CABE ...

28 November, 2018
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BBA and LABC’s rallying call for 100% Hackitt

|Date: 30 October, 2018

BBA and LABC’s rallying call for 100% Hackitt

100% Hackitt — an industry initiative to encourage the Government to deliver all of the recommendations c ...

100% Hackitt — an industry initiative to encourage the Government to deliver all of the recommendations contained within Dame Judith's report — was launched in Westminster by Local Authority Building ...

30 October, 2018
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Government bans the use of combustible materials in new high-rise buildings above 18m

|Date: 2 October, 2018

Government bans the use of combustible materials in new high-rise buildings above 18m

At the Conservative Party Conference, the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Governmen ...

At the Conservative Party Conference, the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, James Brokenshire, announced that Government will be banning the use of combustible material ...

2 October, 2018
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Tower blocks’ fire alarm systems raised to top category protection with Aico

|Date: 29 August, 2018

Tower blocks’ fire alarm systems raised to top category protection with Aico

Watford Community Housing has completed the installation of Grade D, LD1 fire detection systems in two 16 ...

Watford Community Housing has completed the installation of Grade D, LD1 fire detection systems in two 16-storey tower blocks using Multi-Sensor Fire Alarms and accessories from Aico, wirelessly inter ...

29 August, 2018
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