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Fire safety in Hospitals - taking a pragmatic approach.

It is very easy to over-specify fire safety and protection in Hospitals and other healthcare buildings. The risks are potentially high an...

Paul Bryant "5th most influential person in fire safety"

As part of the annual IFSEC exhibition and conference, held this month in London, an international panel of leaders in the fire and secur...

EU to repeal need for fire safety legislation in its member countries.

USA, Australia and Middle East may follow. European fire industry spokesman ..."We are shocked and saddened by this move." The European C...

Fatalities in Hospital Fire ....

It has been reported that many have been killed and injured at a Hospital in Miryang in South Korea. It is believed that the fire started...

Grenfell interim report published - Improvements in the fire safety approvals process are recommende

The interim report from the Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety, was published today. Led by Dame Judith Hackitt,...

Fire Cubed appointed as Authorising Engineers for fire at key Central London NHS Trust

Firecubed are proud to announce their appointment as authorising engineers for fire at a key London NHS Trust. The remit includes all the...

Fire strategies update: New evidence that we in the fire engineering industry MUST take seriously

From time to time, my colleagues and I receive example fire strategies from third parties who are concerned about the quality of the docu...

Another London Fire - More Lessons Learned?

News just in of yet another London fire. This time it appears to be affecting the fourth floor and attic roof at Bow Wharf, a gentrified ...

Is it time to end the "cheap and cheerful" approach to fire safety?

The sickening pictures and accounts from the Grenfell Tower tragedy have rightly led to outrage. What went wrong? Were budget cuts part o...

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