New fire doors boost safety credentials of Cambuslang multi-storey

CCG has announced it has completed the supply and installation of 'high-performance' fire doors at a multi-storey tower block in Cambuslang. Undertaken on behalf of...
Calton Village development

Collaboration is key to fire safety at Glasgow multi-storey development

RESIDENTS at an eight-storey residential building under construction in Glasgow are set to be protected by a comprehensive fire safety solution that goes beyond...

Covid-19 forces delay to new smoke alarm regulations

THE Scottish Government is to delay new regulations on smoke and carbon monoxide alarms by 12 months. The impact of Covid-19 was cited as the...

Firm creates senior recladding and façades role

INSULATION specialist ROCKWOOL has promoted Hedley Thompson to the newly-created role of recladding and façades sector manager. The firm described the move as the first...
Ecosystems Technologies' mass timber project using cross-laminated timber, glue-laminated timber and nail-laminated timber.

BE-ST secures funding towards mass timber research and policy roadmap

BUILT by Nature has awarded a €219,000 grant to Built Environment–Smarter Transformation (BE-ST) to spearhead research into fire safety in mass timber buildings across...

Glasgow homeowner receives new fire safety certificate following two-stage process

A Glasgow homeowner has become one of the first in Scotland to be awarded a EWS1 certificate (External Wall Systems) for the fire risk...

Thinking smart over fire safety

By Rebecca Goldsmith​, product marketing executive at MEDITE SMARTPLY WOOD panel products incorporating flame retardant treatment will slow down the development of a fire, allowing...

East Kilbride fire testing firm acquired by SOCOTEC UK & Ireland

SOCOTEC UK & Ireland has announced the acquisition of East Kilbride-based United Kingdom Testing and Certification (UKTC). The firm - which specialises in testing, inspection,...

Study finds construction workers put their lives at risk by ignoring alarms

HIGH rise construction workers are ‘risking their lives’ by not treating evacuation alarms seriously enough, according to new research. Researchers from the University of Greenwich,...

Fire sprinklers set to become mandatory for historic hotel conversions

SPRINKLERS are to become a mandatory requirement for traditional buildings that are newly converted into hotels in Scotland if new laws are passed, the...

Clark Contracts appointed to £150m Fire Safety Framework

CLARK Contracts has secured a place on the Scottish Procurement Alliance's (SPA) £150 million Fire Safety Framework. The contractor has been appointed to the cladding...

Fire protection business is aiming high with expansion plans

A family-run Dundee fire protection business has expanded into Manchester after its commitment to securing the highest levels of third-party accreditation and training helped...

Linear Group acquires stake in fire safety consultancy

LINEAR Group has acquired a stake in fire safety consultancy Kyle Management Solutions, to create Linear Fire Safety (LFS). Based in the group’s Glasgow HQ, the...

Data reveals 170 fires at Scottish construction sites in last five years

NEW data from the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service has revealed there has been 170 fires at construction sites in the past five years. A...
Fire lab

University of Edinburgh receives national honour for global fire safety team

THE University of Edinburgh has won a Queen Elizabeth Prize for Education in recognition of  its Centre for Fire Safety Engineering. Founded in the early...
Hamish Paterson, Thomas & Adamson

New cladding legislation is positive progress for fire safety in Scotland

By Hamish Paterson, partner at Thomas & Adamson – part of Egis Group In mid-May, the Scottish Parliament voted unanimously to pass new legislation that...

New CPD educates on fire doors

GEZE UK has revised its RIBA-approved CPD, titled Specifying, Installing and Maintaining Ironmongery for Fire Doors. The completely revised CPD includes new visuals and updates...
OFR Consultants team

Fire engineering consultancy switches to Employee-Ownership Trust model

OFR Consultants, a fire engineering consultancy with offices in Edinburgh and Glasgow, has made the transition to an Employee-Ownership Trust (EOT) model. An employee-owned trust...
Phil Diamond

Research reveals ‘thousands’ of high-rise buildings in Scotland are covered with ‘flammable cladding’

NEW research has revealed more than 5,000 high-rise buildings in Scotland are estimated to be covered in 'flammable cladding'. Figures produced by Diamond & Company...
Lesley Anderson

Scottish Procurement Alliance endorses new cladding safety measures

THE Scottish Procurement Alliance (SPA) has endorsed the decision to allow Scottish ministers new powers to tackle unsafe cladding. The procurement body has given its...