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Government publishes independent research report on e-bike battery safety

THE GOVERNMENT has published the results of independent research into the safety of e-bike and e-scooter lithium-ion batteries, chargers and e-bike conversion kits commissioned by the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS). Read more

ASFP launches membership category for component and material producers

THE ASSOCIATION for Specialist Fire Protection (ASFP), the trade body firmly focused on passive fire protection, has introduced a new membership category for organisations that produce components and materials used by ASFP member companies in the manufacture of finished products. Read more

Grenfell Tower to be “carefully taken down” confirms Government

DEPUTY PRIME Minister Angela Rayner has now met with bereaved families and survivors of the Grenfell Tower tragedy and subsequently written to them and residents in the immediate community in order to share the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government’s decision that Grenfell Tower will be “carefully taken down” to the ground. Read more

Warringtonfire holds grand opening event for Birchwood Park laboratory

WITH OVER 150 guests in attendance, Warringtonfire – part of Element Materials Technology, the specialist in testing, inspection and certification services – recently hosted a grand opening event for its new state-of-the-art fire resistance testing facility at Birchwood Park in Warrington. Read more

New study shows plastic pipes pose “major threat to life” in fire outbreaks

TESTS CONDUCTED by The Copper Sustainability Partnership have revealed that plastic pipes pose significant fire safety risks, with three different types of plastic pipe all completely burning in under ten minutes. Read more

Responsibility for fire to be moved from Home Office to MHCLG

PRIME MINISTER Sir Keir Starmer has issued a statement on the ‘Machinery of Government’ in which it’s confirmed that responsibility for fire will be transferring from the Home Office to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government from 1 April. The call for a single Secretary of State in charge of fire and building safety was one of the recommendations outlined in the Phase 2 final report produced by the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Panel. Read more

Guidelines on fire protection systems for Data Centres issued by Euralarm

GIVEN THE rapid rise of digitisation, cloud computing, Big Data, Artificial Intelligence and the Internet of Things, Data Centres are becoming increasingly important. The expensive equipment deployed in these buildings, their high economic importance and the often irreplaceable data within make fire protection crucial. As such, Euralarm has issued a new guidance document.  Read more