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40 schools a month hit by fires in the last year, just 2% had sprinklers

|Date: 5 November, 2020

40 schools a month hit by fires in the last year, just 2% had sprinklers

A new study from Zurich Municipal reveals 480 primary and secondary schools endured fires in 2019, a stag ...

A new study from Zurich Municipal reveals 480 primary and secondary schools endured fires in 2019, a staggering 40 incidents every month. As a result, almost 20,000[i] school children have had their e ...

5 November, 2020
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Expert fire door inspection services from Lorient

|Date: 29 October, 2020

Expert fire door inspection services from Lorient

The need for a continued and urgent focus on fire door maintenance, inspection and replacement programmes ...

The need for a continued and urgent focus on fire door maintenance, inspection and replacement programmes is essential, as highlighted by the BWF's recent research. Lorient offers an expert fire door ...

29 October, 2020
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New council homes raise the bar for sustainability and fire safety

|Date: 28 October, 2020

New council homes raise the bar for sustainability and fire safety

A new modular council development in Newhaven, East Sussex, is being hailed as a ‘game changer’ for socia ...

A new modular council development in Newhaven, East Sussex, is being hailed as a ‘game changer’ for social housing and a window on the future of residential schemes. The entire development consists of ...

28 October, 2020
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Advanced’s new EvacGo makes meeting the BS 8629 Code of Practice easy

|Date: 22 October, 2020

Advanced’s new EvacGo makes meeting the BS 8629 Code of Practice easy

Fire protection solutions manufacturer, Advanced, has launched EvacGo, its evacuation alert system design ...

Fire protection solutions manufacturer, Advanced, has launched EvacGo, its evacuation alert system designed to meet the recommendations of BS 8629:2019, relating to buildings containing flats with a s ...

22 October, 2020
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Clarke Willmott LLP | Timber-framed construction and cavity barriers

|Date: 14 October, 2020

Clarke Willmott LLP | Timber-framed construction and cavity barriers

Timber-framed construction and cavity barriers — Are they a fire risk and what should Registered Provider ...

Timber-framed construction and cavity barriers — Are they a fire risk and what should Registered Providers consider? Rebecca Harries-Williams, a Senior Associate in the social housing team at national ...

14 October, 2020
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The importance of properly fitted and maintained fire doors

|Date: 25 September, 2020

The importance of properly fitted and maintained fire doors

As Fire Door Safety Week 2020 draws to a close, Bureau Veritas is taking the opportunity to give another ...

As Fire Door Safety Week 2020 draws to a close, Bureau Veritas is taking the opportunity to give another reminder about the importance of properly fitted and maintained fire doors to enhance safety in ...

25 September, 2020
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New fire door safety guidance for councils and housing associations

|Date: 23 September, 2020

New fire door safety guidance for councils and housing associations

The Guild of Architectural Ironmongers (GAI) has launched a new fire door closer safety checklist in line ...

The Guild of Architectural Ironmongers (GAI) has launched a new fire door closer safety checklist in line with building safety advice issued by the UK Government for building owners. The new GAI 10 Po ...

23 September, 2020
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IronmongeryDirect releases new infographic and fire protection guide

|Date: 22 September, 2020

IronmongeryDirect releases new infographic and fire protection guide

Leading specialist ironmongery supplier, IronmongeryDirect, has pledged its support to this year’s Fire D ...

Leading specialist ironmongery supplier, IronmongeryDirect, has pledged its support to this year’s Fire Door Safety Week. As part of the commitment to ensuring compliance with this life saving legisla ...

22 September, 2020
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PAC report condemns badly missed targets to make homes safe

|Date: 16 September, 2020

PAC report condemns badly missed targets to make homes safe

“Put a stop to arguing over who is responsible and put this right.” Public Accounts Committee (PAC) conde ...

“Put a stop to arguing over who is responsible and put this right.” Public Accounts Committee (PAC) condemns “badly missed” target to make thousands of Grenfell-style cladding homes safe. Three years ...

16 September, 2020
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Ealing Council and FireAngel announce pioneering IoT partnership

|Date: 4 September, 2020

Ealing Council and FireAngel announce pioneering IoT partnership

Ealing Council has agreed a partnership with one of Europe’s leading smoke, heat and carbon monoxide (CO) ...

Ealing Council has agreed a partnership with one of Europe’s leading smoke, heat and carbon monoxide (CO) alarm suppliers, FireAngel, in conjunction with CEF, to deliver one of the largest IoT roll ou ...

4 September, 2020
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