Sep 29, 2021 | Fire, Other News
29 Sep 2021 The G15 has urged the government to remove VAT on fire remediation works as it estimates that its members’ overall spend on building safety will hit £3.6bn by 2036. In the group’s Treasury submission ahead of next month’s Budget and Spending Review, it...
Sep 21, 2021 | Fire, Guest Post
21 Sep 2021 Guest post by the Fire Prevention Association The prime purpose for fire doors is to save lives and stop the progress of fire in support of both escaping occupants and fire-fighting activities. They are an important part of a building’s passive fire...
Sep 10, 2021 | Fire, Guest Post, Legislation & Regulations, Other News
10 Sep 2021 Dr Jim Glockling, Technical Director at the FPA discusses whether, given the pace of construction innovation, enough is being done to avoid another cladding-type construction defect crisis, and what prospective buyers might need to do to protect themselves...
Jul 9, 2021 | Fire, Legislation & Regulations, Other News
09 Jul 2021 Yet gain, the Government is not listening to the experts says Jonathan O’Neill OBE, Managing Director of the FPA responding to the publication of the Building Safety Bill. “The failure to grip the problem of fire safety defects in all buildings shows the...
Jul 7, 2021 | Court Fine, Fire
02 Jul 2021 A fire risk assessor who provided an inadequate assessment for a residential block in Southampton has been fined and given a suspended prison sentence, following a prosecution brought by Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. Commented Phil...
Apr 23, 2021 | Court Fine, Fire, Licensing
23 Apr 2021 Following a rental property fire in a house in Hendon, all the council appeared to be interested in was that it had discovered an unlicensed HMO and proceeded to prosecute the landlord “for failing to licence the HMO”. According to the council’s press...
