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‘Not enough’ done to reduce Welsh high rise fire risk

16 Nov 2018

ONE PARTICULAR property in the country, which was not being disclosed, poses a ‘large risk to life’, a committee in Wales had heard.

Cladding could be removed from Scottish school

16 Nov 2018

THE CLADDING on St Paul’s RC Academy in Dundee is made from the same material used on Grenfell Tower, and could be removed ‘more than a year’ after it was first discovered a year ago.

Bermondsey blocks to have sprinklers fitted

16 Nov 2018

THE THREE blocks on the Avondale Estate will be retrofitted with sprinklers, with other fire safety measures announced.

F&RM goes digital

24 Oct 2018

FROM TODAY, Fire & Risk Management Journal is available to FPA members in a new digital format as well as in print.

Fire safety failures found at property

16 Nov 2018

LANDLORD TOM Wallace pleaded guilty to fire safety and licensing regulations breaches over a property in Hastings.

Jonathan O’Neill receives lifetime achievement award

12 Nov 2018

THE MANAGING director of the FPA was awarded by the Fire Industry Association (FIA) at its annual general meeting (AGM) recently.

London blocks to have insulation removed

12 Nov 2018

THE RESIDENTS of Adair and Hazelwood Towers near to Grenfell Tower will spend the winter period with no insulation after it was found to be a ‘substantial’ fire hazard.

Lincoln landlord receives huge fine over four flats

12 Nov 2018

PATRICK JOHN Sweeney was fined £38,000 after City of Lincoln Council discovered a ‘shocking catalogue’ of issues at four of his flats, including multiple fire safety breaches.

IFSM chair criticises government panel

09 Nov 2018

DR BOB Docherty, chair of the Institute of Fire Safety Managers (IFSM), called on the government to ‘revisit’ the members of its expert panel on fire, and consult the sector ‘more fully’ on advice given.

Government ‘gagging clause’ for Grenfell contract criticised

09 Nov 2018

THE GOVERNMENT has been ‘heavily criticised’ for contracts given to companies hired to test cladding post Grenfell that banned ‘adverse publicity’ for the Cabinet Office and other bodies.

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