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Building Superstore helps put fire safety first
|Date: 18 July, 2024

Building Superstore helps put fire safety first
Online builders’ merchant Building Superstore is helping its customers get to grips with the latest fire ...
Online builders’ merchant Building Superstore is helping its customers get to grips with the latest fire safety requirements. The builders' merchant is offering an extensive range of fire-rated and no ...
18 July, 2024
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Rooflight Association publishes fire safety advice
|Date: 13 May, 2024

Rooflight Association publishes fire safety advice
The Rooflight Association has published a series of ‘Quickguides’, covering the fire rating requirements ...
The Rooflight Association has published a series of ‘Quickguides’, covering the fire rating requirements for use of rooflights in buildings for each of the four devolved UK nations. The new Quickguid ...
13 May, 2024
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Research from JELD-WEN highlights fire door compliance challenges
|Date: 9 October, 2023

Research from JELD-WEN highlights fire door compliance challenges
New research¹ from JELD-WEN highlights the challenges in ensuring compliance throughout the fire door sup ...
New research¹ from JELD-WEN highlights the challenges in ensuring compliance throughout the fire door supply chain, as the housing sector continues to adapt to new legislation. The survey collated ...
9 October, 2023
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Report suggests 85% of UK tradespeople wouldn’t know what to do in event of a fire
|Date: 22 March, 2023

Report suggests 85% of UK tradespeople wouldn’t know what to do in event of a fire
Almost nine in ten (85%) UK tradespeople would not know how to react if they encountered a fire at work, ...
Almost nine in ten (85%) UK tradespeople would not know how to react if they encountered a fire at work, according to new research. The study, conducted by IronmongeryDirect, the UK's largest supplie ...
22 March, 2023
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DLUHC Publishes Building Regulations and Approved Documents Index
|Date: 10 March, 2023

DLUHC Publishes Building Regulations and Approved Documents Index
The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) introduces new Building Regulations docu ...
The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) introduces new Building Regulations documents ...
10 March, 2023
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Fires in construction & hot work fires: this year’s UK figures released
|Date: 14 February, 2022

Fires in construction & hot work fires: this year’s UK figures released
CE Safety have collected data which reveals the number of fires in buildings under construction, as well ...
CE Safety have collected data which reveals the number of fires in buildings under construction, as well as how many fires were caused by hot work in the UK in the past year. They questioned all 45 o ...
14 February, 2022
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The importance of product selection in fire safety with Bond It
|Date: 11 October, 2021

The importance of product selection in fire safety with Bond It
David Moore, CEO of the Bond It Group, explains the importance of product selection in fire safety. As a ...
David Moore, CEO of the Bond It Group, explains the importance of product selection in fire safety. As a company that manufactures sealants, adhesives and other building chemicals, you might expect us ...
11 October, 2021
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Cedral offers clarity on building material fire classifications
|Date: 10 September, 2021

Cedral offers clarity on building material fire classifications
Lisa Grosse, brand manager at Cedral, offers some clarity on building material fire classifications. It’s ...
Lisa Grosse, brand manager at Cedral, offers some clarity on building material fire classifications. It’s important for building contractors to have a sound working knowledge of relevant safety regula ...
10 September, 2021
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Why confusion is the burning issue for smokers in our trade
|Date: 27 May, 2021

Why confusion is the burning issue for smokers in our trade
Every year in our trade, significant efforts are made to reduce or eliminate completely the risk of burni ...
Every year in our trade, significant efforts are made to reduce or eliminate completely the risk of burning. Fire safety and risk management can prevent unintentional fires on construction sites, whil ...
27 May, 2021
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Marley highlights the importance of fire barriers
|Date: 12 May, 2021

Marley highlights the importance of fire barriers
Stuart Nicholson, Roof Systems Director from Marley, explains how a new, easy-to-install fire barrier can ...
Stuart Nicholson, Roof Systems Director from Marley, explains how a new, easy-to-install fire barrier can help reduce the risk of fire spreading through roof voids. Fire barriers are an unseen, but ve ...
12 May, 2021
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CHAS outlines safety measures for ‘hot work’
|Date: 24 March, 2021

CHAS outlines safety measures for ‘hot work’
Hot work fires on construction sites are on the rise. CHAS, the supply chain risk management experts, exp ...
Hot work fires on construction sites are on the rise. CHAS, the supply chain risk management experts, explain what you need to remember when undertaking this type of work. More than a quarter of all a ...
24 March, 2021
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Building owners encouraged to rethink their fire doors ahead of the Fire Safety Bill
|Date: 27 November, 2020

Building owners encouraged to rethink their fire doors ahead of the Fire Safety Bill
Building owners and landlords are being encouraged to make their properties safer and more secure in adva ...
Building owners and landlords are being encouraged to make their properties safer and more secure in advance of changes to fire safety legislation. Proposals in the draft Fire Safety Bill seek to amen ...
27 November, 2020
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Warning: Fire safety risk of alcohol-containing hand sanitiser
|Date: 21 July, 2020

Warning: Fire safety risk of alcohol-containing hand sanitiser
Alcohol-based hand sanitisers used in the fight against COVID-19 are potentially flammable and pose safet ...
Alcohol-based hand sanitisers used in the fight against COVID-19 are potentially flammable and pose safety risks if used in the wrong working conditions. With British workers returning to work up and ...
21 July, 2020
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Cavity Barriers
|Date: 12 February, 2019

Cavity Barriers
Manufactured from Rockwool stone wool and faced with intumescent material, AIM’s new range of Open State ...
Manufactured from Rockwool stone wool and faced with intumescent material, AIM’s new range of Open State Cavity Barriers provide an open airspace of 25mm and 44mm. When installed the product allows ai ...
12 February, 2019
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Allegion Promotes the Importance of Fire Door Hardware
|Date: 11 September, 2015

Allegion Promotes the Importance of Fire Door Hardware
Specialist security manufacturer, Allegion, is providing those responsible for installing and maintaining ...
Specialist security manufacturer, Allegion, is providing those responsible for installing and maintaining fire door hardware with a new tool – a downloadable Fire Door Hardware Checklist. Allegion has ...
11 September, 2015
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