5 February 2019
Two supermarket kitchen fires, two very different outcomes. In November 2018, a chip pan fire that spread throughout a Morrisons supermarket in Folkestone caused the roof to collapse and destroyed most of the store. Four weeks later, an oven fire...
17 October 2017
Another huge warehouse fire has once again brought into sharp focus the vulnerability of unsprinklered buildings. About 120 firefighters and 25 fire engines were called to battle the...
3 October 2017
In light of the Grenfell fire and the decision by many councils and housing associations to consider retrofitting sprinklers in existing buildings, designers and stakeholders across other sectors...
5 September 2017
Building fires occur at an alarmingly high frequency and have an impact that goes way beyond that of the owners and its immediate occupiers. The fire safety guidance...
7 June 2017
Over the past 10 years technological advancements and the green agenda have driven changes in the materials and techniques used to construct buildings. At the same time, use patterns...
1 June 2017
Past Governments have put in place measures to ensure that the UK, its economy and its businesses are resilient to events which can be expected, but which cannot...