Ex-Kier chief takes on new role at water mist fire suppression business
FORMER Kier Group CEO Haydn Mursell has been appointed as chair of water mist fire suppression business iMist following a £4.5 million investment by private...
Architectural institutes unite for fire and life safety design guidance
THE architectural professional institutes of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and the Republic of Ireland have formed a coordinated body to ensure standardised guidance...
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...
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...
Ranger Fire and Security expands footprint with Secureshield acquisition
RANGER Fire and Security has announced the acquisition of Motherwell and Newcastle-based fire, security and critical services company, Secureshield.
The move has been described as...
Siderise Innovation Centre achieves UKAS accreditation
SIDERISE has announced its Innovation Centre has achieved UKAS ISO 17025 accreditation, validating that it operates with the highest technical competency and generates reliable...
Video series aims to stimulate debate on cladding topics
NON-flammable cladding specialist Vivalda Group has announced it is producing a series of videos to improve the construction industry’s understanding of issues such as...
East Kilbride homes to benefit from fire safety measures
258 East Kilbride properties are to benefit from new fire doors as part of a planned maintenance programme being undertaken across the town.
CCG has...
Door screens bring safety benefits to Gorbals residents
TWO high-rise tower blocks in Glasgow's Gorbals area have benefited from new door screens as part of a renewals programme undertaken by New Gorbals...
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...
Fire testing specialist begins construction of new East Kilbride facility
FIRE testing specialist, United Kingdom Testing and Certification (UKTC), has broken ground on a £2.5 million expansion at its East Kilbride testing facility.
Acquired by...
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,...
Scotland: building and fire safety regulation post-Grenfell
By Rosie Gollan, Edinburgh-based solicitor at law firm Womble Bond Dickinson
FOLLOWING the Grenfell Tower fire in 2017, the UK Government has been reviewing...
Insurance repair specialist delivers festive fire warning
THE boss of an Edinburgh-based all-trades reinstatement firm is urging the public to stay safe this Christmas by taking extra care with electrical appliances...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
