WOBO and it’s members thank IFSEC GLOBAL for reinforcing a focus on fire safety and legislative change Flashpoint arson alert: Alarming rise in factory and industrial fire hazards Hunter Seymour examines the issue of factory and industrial fires – with four incidents having taken place...
WOBO members and fellow professional appreciate the news updates from ‘eddie’ Entirely possible’ that steel sector can align with Paris Goals A new report from the Energy Transitions Commission (ETC) has claimed that there is a viable investment case to support near-zero emission steel projects...
WOBO thanks Renewable Energy for a sample of energy developments in progress Multilab Separations Consortium Puts Biofuel on the Path to Decarbonization Biomass — a renewable energy source that comes from living things — has been in use since man first began burning wood to...
WOBO thanks Fire Safety Matters for their news items Calls for industry-wide adoption of product traceability policy “growing too loud to ignore” DAME JUDITH Hackitt has once again called for product traceability to form part of regulatory measures designed to increase building standards and safety....
WOBO recognizes the work carried out by Lovegrove and Cotton Lawyers Mandatory inspections are a vital component of a good practice building regulatory ecology. Risk-correlated building classifications offer a calibrated medium through which mandatory inspections may be targeted. This article discusses how enlightened building regulation...
WOBO thanks Fire Safety Matters for their ongoing news items Halma Group acquires FirePro in major £132 million deal HALMA, THE global group of life safety technology-focused companies, has announced its acquisition of FirePro, the leading designer and manufacturer of aerosol fire suppression systems headquartered...
WOBO welcomes the environmental updates from eddie The Green Finance Institute (GFI) has confirmed it is working with Defra to deliver a body of research outlining nature-related financial risk estimates and the impact that the climate and ecological crises could have on the UK economy....
WOBO thanks ICC for the links to activities in progress Rehabilitation of Building Sewers and Building Drains in the I-Codes Section 718 of the 2021 International Plumbing Code® (IPC) covers a process referred to as the “cured in place pipe” (CIPP) method of pipe rehabilitation...
Technical support from ROCKWOOL Specifying compliant materials for flat roof construction can be tricky, with factors at play including building height, use of the roof space and compartmentation considerations. With this in mind, ROCKWOOL has built a dedicated Flat Roof Resource Hub which brings together everything you need to...
WOBO thanks IFSEC Global and Fire Safety Matters for the support they provide to our members and fellow professionals Staircase provision? THE ROYAL Institute of British Architects (RIBA), seven built environment bodies, fire safety organisations and disability rights groups have signed a joint letter to...
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