Fire Safety & Security

FIREX International returns to ExCeL London on 18-20 June 2019 with a packed agenda of timely, informative and entertaining seminars, presentations, case studies and educational sessions…and the Glass and Glazing Federation (GGF) is at the heart of it all. FIREX … Continue reading →

Each Peach Childcare in Hove, East Sussex, provides quality childcare and education for children from new babies to five years old. “We have 70-80 children on an average day here at Each Peach so it is a very lively environment,” … Continue reading →

Fire safety is often overlooked as, luckily, fires don’t happen all the time. Companies that don’t have the right precautions in place are more likely to lose stock, property and even their business. In the worst circumstances, lives can be … Continue reading →

Leading lights in fire safety have been appointed by the International Fire Safety Standards Coalition [IFSS] to help improve building safety worldwide. A core group of twenty-two leading fire safety experts was appointed to the coalition’s standards setting committee that … Continue reading →

New liquid able to quickly extinguish all classes of fire (A, B, C, D, E, & F). Environmentally friendly, cools to touch, and requires small volumes to put out a fire. The time it takes to extinguish a fire has … Continue reading →

Despite the shocking tragedy of the Grenfell fire in London last summer, an online poll has revealed that 50% of tradespeople don’t feel confident in advising customers on fire door safety. Despite extensive media coverage about the dangers of inadequate … Continue reading →

ASSA ABLOY UK, the global leader in door opening solutions, has issued its whitepaper in response to Dame Judith Hackitt’s Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety, following the Grenfell Tower incident of 2017. The whitepaper summarises practical recommendations … Continue reading →

Chubb Fire & Security Limited, a leading provider of security and fire-safety solutions, is helping to protect the historic Grade I listed Chester Cathedral from potential vandalism and anti-social behaviour with the installation of a new CCTV system.Chubb is a part of … Continue reading →

A school in Kent has installed Agrippa fire door holders to protect teachers and pupils in the event of a fire. When the school’s existing sound activated door retainers were becoming damaged by pupils, the Weald of Kent Grammar School … Continue reading →

According to the Arson Prevention Forum, there are, on average, 38 school fires per week in the UK creating over £80 million in insured damages each year. Here we examine what schools must do by law to protect staff and … Continue reading →

The recent tragic events at the Grenfell Tower flats in London has proven to be a real wake up call to everyone involved with the Fire, Safety and Access control market, prompting specifiers and installers to ensure that all the … Continue reading →

With the complexity of regulations regarding doors and their hardware there is a concern that many fire doors in the UK are not currently compliant with legislation. Here, Graham Hulland, Product Marketing Manager at dormakaba looks at how those responsible … Continue reading →

More than 60 prominent facilities managers, architects and door hardware installers attended a free event hosted by ASSA ABLOY UK, the global leader in door opening solutions, to discuss fire door safety at West Midlands Fire Service’s headquarters in Birmingham. … Continue reading →

Securefast plc have been protecting properties for well over 100 years, and today offers a comprehensive range products and security solutions,  together with full technical support services for many of the country’s major stockists, specifiers and installers. The group, based … Continue reading →