Doorfit has an enviable reputation for specifying and supplying high quality products in the areas of architectural ironmongery, timber doorsets, entrance doors and garage doors. Doorfit’s deep and extensive experience with architectural ironmongery has been wrapped into a new product ...

A new venture focusing on passive fire protection and health and safety training in the property and construction sector has been launched in the north west with virtual reality (VR) at its heart, in what is thought to be the ...

The Association for Specialist Fire Protection (ASFP) appointed a new Chair and Vice Chair at its 2023 Annual General Meeting which took place on 7 June. Clive Miles of CLM Fireproofing became the Chair, taking over from Chris Miles who ...

The latest Government Consultation on fire safety in residential buildings considers whether buildings over 30m in height should be designed and built with two staircases. Conor Logan, Technical Director at Colt, assesses how this could affect smoke control design Throughout ...

Specialist fire and security technology provider, Kings Secure Technologies (KST) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire one of the UK’s leading providers of Fire and Life Safety Systems, East Fire Extinguishers and Alarms T/A EFire. First established in 2011 and ...

This month, the Association for Specialist Fire Protection (ASFP) sees a change of leadership. Current ASFP CEO Steve Davies is stepping down to take up a new challenge with Corrosion Resistant Products Ltd, a division of Indutrade. The ASFP’s Business ...

The Association for Specialist Fire Protection (ASFP) has updated its generic Online Introduction to Passive Fire Protection, which provides a basic overview of passive fire protection (PFP) and its role in the overall fire strategy of a building. In addition, ...

Premier Technical Services Group Limited (PTSG) has acquired specialist fire safety company, Indepth Hygiene Services Ltd. Indepth’s core service offering includes fire damper maintenance and grease extract ductwork cleaning. The acquisition strengthens PTSG’s offering in its Fire solutions division and ...

Today (23 January 2023) the Fire Safety (England) Regulation 2022 comes into effect, putting greater emphasis on the importance of fire doors and fire safety instructions for multi-occupied high-rise buildings. The Hackitt Review, responsible for changing the regulatory landscape of ...

The Living Wall industry has launched a Best Practice Guide for designers, specifiers and architects to provide clarity on the latest National Building Regulations. On 1 June 2022 the government introduced a new framework to further strengthen and clarify building ...