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Vent-Axia Launches New Range of Part-B Compliant Fire Airbricks

|Date: 4 November, 2024

Vent-Axia Launches New Range of Part-B Compliant Fire Airbricks

Leading British ventilation manufacturer Vent-Axia has launched a new range of low-resistance, non-combus ...

Leading British ventilation manufacturer Vent-Axia has launched a new range of low-resistance, non-combustible metal fire airbricks. The new Pyrocheck Fire Airbricks are fully compliant with both Appr ...

4 November, 2024
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WMC calls for new fire-resistant cable standard in wake of Grenfell report

|Date: 18 October, 2024

WMC calls for new fire-resistant cable standard in wake of Grenfell report

Wrexham Mineral Cables (WMC), a leading UK cable manufacturer, is calling for the establishment of a new ...

Wrexham Mineral Cables (WMC), a leading UK cable manufacturer, is calling for the establishment of a new fire-resistant cable standard to improve building safety and potentially save lives. WMC’s call ...

18 October, 2024
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LIA AGM celebrates success and inaugurates new president

|Date: 17 June, 2024

LIA AGM celebrates success and inaugurates new president

Lighting industry trade association, The LIA, has marked 12 successful months at its recent Annual Genera ...

Lighting industry trade association, The LIA, has marked 12 successful months at its recent Annual General Meeting and Lunch, where the new President was also inaugurated. The sold out event, held at ...

17 June, 2024
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Ironclad BS 8629 Compliance for Sheffield Development | Advanced

|Date: 12 February, 2024

Ironclad BS 8629 Compliance for Sheffield Development | Advanced

Fire protection solutions manufacturer, Advanced, has supplied its BS 8629-compliant EvacGo evacuation al ...

Fire protection solutions manufacturer, Advanced, has supplied its BS 8629-compliant EvacGo evacuation alert system to new build residential development, The Ironworks, in Sheffield. Built on the site ...

12 February, 2024
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“Demand for evacuation systems is at an all-time high” | C-TEC

|Date: 18 January, 2024

“Demand for evacuation systems is at an all-time high” | C-TEC

New legislation, the recent revision to BS 8629 and the HSE’s ‘Be Ready’ campaign are set to accelerate d ...

New legislation, the recent revision to BS 8629 and the HSE’s ‘Be Ready’ campaign are set to accelerate demand for evacuation alert systems. Here C-TEC’s Business Development Manager, Andy Turner, exa ...

18 January, 2024
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Advanced’s EvacGo Evacuation Alert System Helps Keep Residents Safe

|Date: 9 January, 2024

Advanced’s EvacGo Evacuation Alert System Helps Keep Residents Safe

Fire protection solutions manufacturer, Advanced, has supplied its EvacGo evacuation alert system to thre ...

Fire protection solutions manufacturer, Advanced, has supplied its EvacGo evacuation alert system to three social housing tower blocks in Halewood, Merseyside. The three nine-storey tower blocks, Wool ...

9 January, 2024
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FSA welcomes Building Safety updates

|Date: 4 October, 2023

FSA welcomes Building Safety updates

Leading fire and security services trade body FSA has responded to the latest updates to the Building Saf ...

Leading fire and security services trade body FSA has responded to the latest updates to the Building Safety Act published by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC). These in ...

4 October, 2023
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Advanced helps high-rise residential buildings ‘Be Ready’

|Date: 15 August, 2023

Advanced helps high-rise residential buildings ‘Be Ready’

Fire protection solutions manufacturer, Advanced, is supporting the new Building Safety Regulator’s ‘Be R ...

Fire protection solutions manufacturer, Advanced, is supporting the new Building Safety Regulator’s ‘Be Ready’ campaign, which calls on industry to prepare for the new building safety regime, with the ...

15 August, 2023
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Abuse of retention – what can the industry do? | Actuate UK

|Date: 9 December, 2022

Abuse of retention – what can the industry do? | Actuate UK

Dame Judith Hackitt has made it clear that retentions abuse hampers the delivery of safer buildings. Here ...

Dame Judith Hackitt has made it clear that retentions abuse hampers the delivery of safer buildings. Here, Actuate UK’s Maria Balermpa explains how our sector is working to change this and improve bui ...

9 December, 2022
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The differences between fire resistant cables and the need for enhanced testing | WMC

|Date: 16 November, 2022

The differences between fire resistant cables and the need for enhanced testing | WMC

Steve Williams, Commercial Manager for Wrexham Mineral Cables, talks about the differences between fire r ...

Steve Williams, Commercial Manager for Wrexham Mineral Cables, talks about the differences between fire resistant cables, why enhanced testing is required, and how the industry is tackling environment ...

16 November, 2022
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