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Pyroguard | Advice on specifying fire-rated glass for multi-occpancy buildings

|Date: 25 March, 2020

Pyroguard | Advice on specifying fire-rated glass for multi-occpancy buildings

Richard Ainsworth, Group Technical Director at international fire-resistant glass manufacturer Pyroguard, ...

Richard Ainsworth, Group Technical Director at international fire-resistant glass manufacturer Pyroguard, discusses the industry post-Grenfell and what local authorities should be considering when sp ...

25 March, 2020
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Pendock | Ensuring tenant safety

|Date: 20 March, 2020

Pendock | Ensuring tenant safety

Birmingham City Council fire safety programme aims to improve tenant safety and engagement while minimisi ...

Birmingham City Council fire safety programme aims to improve tenant safety and engagement while minimising disruption. Tenant safety has always been the number one priority of Birmingham City Council ...

20 March, 2020
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Home Office to introduce new Fire Safety Bill

|Date: 19 March, 2020

Home Office to introduce new Fire Safety Bill

The Home Office is introducing a new bill to improve fire safety in buildings in England and Wales. The p ...

The Home Office is introducing a new bill to improve fire safety in buildings in England and Wales. The proposed Fire Safety Bill builds on action already taken to ensure that people feel safe in thei ...

19 March, 2020
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Construction professionals believe fire safety training remains ‘inadequate’ post-Grenfell, research finds

|Date: 14 February, 2020

Construction professionals believe fire safety training remains ‘inadequate’ post-Grenfell, research finds

A third of construction professionals believe the industry still has ‘inadequate’ knowledge and training ...

A third of construction professionals believe the industry still has ‘inadequate’ knowledge and training around fire safety in the wake of the Grenfell Tower disaster, according to a study carried out ...

14 February, 2020
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ROCKWOOL launches new non-combustible thermal insulation for HVAC ducts

|Date: 4 February, 2020

ROCKWOOL launches new non-combustible thermal insulation for HVAC ducts

Stone wool insulation specialist, ROCKWOOL, has introduced DuoDuct — a non-combustible thermal insulation ...

Stone wool insulation specialist, ROCKWOOL, has introduced DuoDuct — a non-combustible thermal insulation solution for rectangular and square external ductwork to minimise the risk of fire spread in b ...

4 February, 2020
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Smoke alarms save the day for Greenfields family

|Date: 3 January, 2020

Smoke alarms save the day for Greenfields family

Greenfields Community Housing has fitted Aico 160e Series mains Powered Smoke Alarms into 6,532 of its ho ...

Greenfields Community Housing has fitted Aico 160e Series mains Powered Smoke Alarms into 6,532 of its homes across East Anglia. The smoke alarms proved highly effective recently when a fire threatene ...

3 January, 2020
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Promat PYROSEC 19 offers safe solution for new mother and baby unit

|Date: 6 December, 2019

Promat PYROSEC 19 offers safe solution for new mother and baby unit

Fire resistant glazing specialist Promat UK has worked with Doorset Technology to help deliver a safe, ca ...

Fire resistant glazing specialist Promat UK has worked with Doorset Technology to help deliver a safe, calm and naturally-lit environment for a specialist healthcare facility developed for mothers who ...

6 December, 2019
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T. Gunning ensures compliance with fire safety standards

|Date: 2 December, 2019

T. Gunning ensures compliance with fire safety standards

T. Gunning Ltd, the Chartered Building Company specialising in interior/exterior refurbishment, has succe ...

T. Gunning Ltd, the Chartered Building Company specialising in interior/exterior refurbishment, has successfully completed refurbishment works on six apartment blocks on the Fair Acres estate in Broml ...

2 December, 2019
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Worrying failure rate of smoke alarms prompts safety warning

|Date: 2 December, 2019

Worrying failure rate of smoke alarms prompts safety warning

Almost 40% of battery-powered smoke alarms failed to activate in residential fires in England in the past ...

Almost 40% of battery-powered smoke alarms failed to activate in residential fires in England in the past year — a level which has remained virtually unchanged in nearly a decade, the Local Government ...

2 December, 2019
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UAP | The importance of certification for fire door hardware

|Date: 27 November, 2019

UAP | The importance of certification for fire door hardware

In the wake of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) investigation, there is ...

In the wake of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) investigation, there is an immediate demand for compliant fire door solutions. Mark Rushton of UAP explains why certifi ...

27 November, 2019
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