This year’s International Water Mist Conference will take place in London, UK, on 19th and 20th September. Venue will be the Grange City Hotel. As of today, the programme, which features a manifoldness of topics, is online. The presentations that deal with…
Calls for sprinklers to be fitted in all tower blocks in Dorset
A fire chief has called for sprinklers to be installed in all of Dorset’s high-rise buildings, reports the Bournemouth Echo. Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service chief fire officer, Ben Ansell, said: “Sprinklers are particularly important for people living…
Prepare for Future Incidents at the UK’s Largest Event for Emergency Services
Returning to the NEC, Birmingham, UK from 20th to 21st September 2017, The Emergency Services Show offers fire and rescue personnel and industrial brigades from around the world access to the very best expertise, equipment and support networks to prepare…
Innovation, Strategic Partnership and Cooperation for UK companies at intersec 2017
Innovation, Strategic Partnership and Cooperation are the main UK themes as over 100 UK companies exhibit a range of world leading capabilities in the security sector at Intersec 2017. This significant UK presence reflects the strong commitment to future security…
Steel beam fire protection systems feel the heat from new BRE test rig
BRE has installed a new rig that tests the fire protection systems used on the steel frame beams which play a critical role in maintaining the load bearing capacity of multi-storey buildings in the event of a fire. This comes…
Hotel owner given prison sentence for serious fire safety breaches
On 25th June 2015, David Schofield, owner of the Park Hotel in Paignton, Devon UK was sentenced to six months imprisonment, suspended for two years for severe fire safety breaches. The offences were related to several breaches of fire safety…