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Sprinklers highlight the difference between two fires

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...

Technical review of ADB welcomed by BSA

By Tom Roche, Secretary of the Business Sprinkler Alliance

News of the decision to review the Building Regulations fire safety guidance Approved Document B (ADB) is welcomed by the BSA. With...

Hackitt review full implementation: a call for clarity

By Iain Cox, Chairman of the Business Sprinkler Alliance

Following the announcement this week by the Minister of Housing, Government, Communities and Local Government to implement the Hackitt...

Culture change and regulatory reform is needed

By Iain Cox, Chairman of the Business Sprinkler Alliance

The Chartered Association of Building Engineers (CABE) conference earlier this month provided plenty to consider on what needs to...