In a landmark case, the Court of Appeal has held that a fire safety company was not responsible for the damage caused by vandals setting off a dry powder extinguisher, causing £240,000 worth of damage to a historic Lincolnshire church.

A visit to the beach means possibly being rescued by the local firemen - the Sapeur Pompiers...

"We do not come out and engage as early as possible in national and international debates in which fire has an important part to play"

I was amused to find that officers’ witness statements referred to the defendant as “an elderly and dishevelled man I now know to be Mr X.”

One has to ask if CLG can’t apparently comprehend its own fire legislation, then how can they expect the average commercial business to understand and discharge its duties?

I usually work on the principle that an enforcement notice from Scotland or certain shire counties of England warrants a gill of the amber nectar, while a bottle only lasts for four enforcement notices from the enforcing authority of a capital city...

Fire detection manufacturer Hochiki Europe is offering three separate courses on fire safety geared towards M&E contractors and consultants, architects and end users.

System Sensor Europe has developed new detectors to provide specific fire protection for the square and circular air conditioning ducts that form part of air conditioning systems.

AlarmSense, Kentec’s new two-wire fire alarm system, takes less time to set up than a standard four-wire system, the company has said.

Promat has released a high-density calcium silicate board with stone wool insulation into the passive fire safety market.

Eurotech Fire Systems has launched a new fire detection scheme for installers buying the company’s fire safety products.