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 ...

Conor Logan, Colt’s Technical Director, with a guide to maintaining aov (automatic opening vent) maintenance An ‘AOV’ or ‘Automatic Opening Vent’ is a smoke or fire vent that will open and close automatically when triggered by a control system to ...

One of the UK’s best known supermarket chains has chosen Patol Ltd and Securiton Aspirating Smoke Detection (ASD) to protect a significant investment in expanding the retailer’s online offering. Fulfilment Centres are the latest development designed to help revolutionise online ...

– FIRE RESISTANCE AND INDOOR AIR QUALITY – Euro A2 Fire Standard / Eurofins Indoor Air Comfort Gold Certification Graphenstone UK, the world’s most certified eco paint brand, announces the award of two further certifications for its GCS Premium mineral ...

At Door Controls Direct we are continually applying our expert knowledge, quality products, and exceptional value to provide product solutions to the FM and building industry to keep people safe and secure. As a company, we have been trading online ...

As part of the changes to fire safety regulations there have been updates to the regulations regarding lifts. Ahead of LIFTEX 2022 in October, Nick Mellor, MD of LEIA and LIFTEX 2022 explains the existing guidance in British Standards. The ...

Anthony Robins, Technical Director at FireSealsDirect explains how changes in fire door legislation will affect FMs and their duties. Five years after the terrible Grenfell Tower tragedy some of the initial inquiry findings have impacted fire door legislation and, by ...

Stuart Purton, UK Lead for Training and Onboarding at Chubb Fire & Security on why the new Fire Safety Act 2021 which came into force in May, offers clearer directions on meeting compliance. The Grenfell Tower tragedy in 2017 and ...

Fire and life safety systems manufacturer, Advanced, has extended its emergency lighting range with Dynamic Safety Signage (DSS) – proven to make building evacuations faster and safer. In emergency situations, lack of information and confusion mean people often make poor ...

Since its formation in 1982, the Baldwin Boxall brand has become a steadfast symbol of reliability and quality. Celebrating 40 years the company has announced the introduction of a seven-year warranty on all its own manufactured products purchased on or after 17th May 2022. The ...