By Mark Bone, Fire safety expert In facilities management, conversations about competence often focus on individuals’ skills and capabilities, emphasising professional shortcomings or a lack of knowledge. But fire safety compliance isn’t just about people – it’s also about the ...

Walker Fire helps businesses remain prepared, legally compliant, and better protected Every year, thousands of UK businesses experience fires serious enough to require the attendance of Fire and Rescue Services. Indeed, recent figures indicate that approximately 7,000 workplace fires were recorded across ...

A new guide to emergency lighting to help ensure compliance and safe evacuation of a building has been published by Collingwood Lighting for specifiers and installers. The guide explores factors that can influence the specification such as who is likely ...

Fire-rated partitions are both a versatile and aesthetic way of separating an open-plan space and an ingenious, lifesaving invention. Suzanne Walter, Marketing Manager of Komfort, a leading manufacturer of partitioning systems along with specialist glazing and doors, gives an overview ...

With hybrid working becoming the new standard for UK businesses, traditional fire safety protocols are failing to address the new risks posed by flexible workplace arrangements, warns Safety Group UK. More than a quarter of UK employees have now adopted ...

Harmony Fire has won a two-year contract valued at £11.6 million with Sheffield Council to deliver a residential fire safety upgrade programme at approximately 1,800 residential homes across the borough. The contract, which also has the option for an additional ...

LRPM, a provider of residential and commercial block and estate management across London, has created a specialist practice with dedicated expertise as it doubles high-rise residential blocks under management in just six months. The specialist practice addresses the complex regulatory ...

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE), in its role as the Building Safety Regulator(BSR), has appointed CROSS-UK (Collaborative Reporting for Safer Structures) as the official voluntary reporting system for structural and fire safety until at least 2028. As part of ...

The fire safety landscape in the UK presents growing complexities for Facilities Managers. As the responsibilities of Responsible Persons expand and compliance laws constantly evolve, viewing fire safety training as a mere cost is no longer viable. Instead, a fundamental ...

Harmony Fire has secured an additional £2.4 million contract with Ashford Borough Council to upgrade fire doors across its residential properties, following an initial £1.2 million contract awarded in October 2024. Both schemes fall under Ashford Borough Council’s strategic programme ...