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The performance gap: How realistic are we being between what we design and what we build?

|Date: 12 April, 2022

The performance gap: How realistic are we being between what we design and what we build?

Paul Simpson, Commercial Director at Gradient UK, discusses the performance gap and delivering properties ...

Paul Simpson, Commercial Director at Gradient UK, discusses the performance gap and delivering properties that perform as-designed. Properties not living-up to design expectations is a significant fac ...

12 April, 2022
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Steel Window Association achieves FD30 rating for internal glazed fire doors and side screens

|Date: 7 April, 2022

Steel Window Association achieves FD30 rating for internal glazed fire doors and side screens

A recently completed programme of testing conducted by the Steel Window Association's (SWA) technical com ...

A recently completed programme of testing conducted by the Steel Window Association's (SWA) technical committee has resulted in three different internal door configurations successfully attaining a ha ...

7 April, 2022
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Livv Housing Group’s Kirkby tower block hosts largest multi-service fire exercise

|Date: 4 April, 2022

Livv Housing Group’s Kirkby tower block hosts largest multi-service fire exercise

Bringing together four of the North West’s fire and rescue services, a major training exercise recently t ...

Bringing together four of the North West’s fire and rescue services, a major training exercise recently took place at Livv Housing Group’s Gaywood Green tower block in Kirkby. The unoccupied high-rise ...

4 April, 2022
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Future of Fire Safety Roundtable: How is technology improving management of fire risk and empowering communities?

|Date: 31 March, 2022

Future of Fire Safety Roundtable: How is technology improving management of fire risk and empowering communities?

Fire safety technology expert, FireAngel, has developed a roundtable with delegates from the National Soc ...

Fire safety technology expert, FireAngel, has developed a roundtable with delegates from the National Social Housing Fire Strategy Group, Ealing Council and Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue ...

31 March, 2022
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Fire Safety and Ironmongery: Hand in Hand

|Date: 22 March, 2022

Fire Safety and Ironmongery: Hand in Hand

Daniel May, Director at Consort Architectural Hardware, explores the close relationship between fire safe ...

Daniel May, Director at Consort Architectural Hardware, explores the close relationship between fire safety and ironmongery and how compliance becomes compromised without essential hardware components ...

22 March, 2022
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Bureau Veritas urges duty holders to think holistically as new mandates come to fruition

|Date: 2 March, 2022

Bureau Veritas urges duty holders to think holistically as new mandates come to fruition

The Building Safety Bill was introduced to Parliament in June 2021 and represents one of the biggest tran ...

The Building Safety Bill was introduced to Parliament in June 2021 and represents one of the biggest transformations in building regulations of our time. Its three-stage gateway process, which is desi ...

2 March, 2022
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Council protects vulnerable residents with watermist

|Date: 1 March, 2022

Council protects vulnerable residents with watermist

Works to increase fire protection at two council homes in North Kensington have been completed. The Royal ...

Works to increase fire protection at two council homes in North Kensington have been completed. The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea commissioned fire suppression specialist Plumis to retrofit ...

1 March, 2022
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Multi-specialism consultancies sought for multi-million-pound public sector framework

|Date: 21 February, 2022

Multi-specialism consultancies sought for multi-million-pound public sector framework

Housing construction, fire safety and energy efficiency consultancies are encouraged to register interest ...

Housing construction, fire safety and energy efficiency consultancies are encouraged to register interest for a new consultancy framework launching this summer. Consultancy Services (CS1) from LHC off ...

21 February, 2022
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How will fire safety evolve in 2022?

|Date: 7 February, 2022

How will fire safety evolve in 2022?

FireAngel’s Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer, Nick Rutter, discusses fire safety and shares his predi ...

FireAngel’s Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer, Nick Rutter, discusses fire safety and shares his predictions for the year ahead. Residents will need alternative strategies to the Waking Watch Relie ...

7 February, 2022
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Fire-Cryer graduates at Swansea University

|Date: 18 January, 2022

Fire-Cryer graduates at Swansea University

Swansea University has installed Vimpex Fire-Cryer Voice Enhanced Sounders on link bridges between univer ...

Swansea University has installed Vimpex Fire-Cryer Voice Enhanced Sounders on link bridges between university buildings, to increase the protection of staff and students should there be a fire alarm, ...

18 January, 2022
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