BURY (August 2026) –Nicola John, Managing Director of Fire Door Maintenance (FDM) Training and Development, explains the risk of the long-standing industry reliance on on-the-job training and the need to meet legislation by blending on-site, hands-on experience with vocational qualifications. Over the past few years, the construction and fire safety sectors have experienced an unprecedented reassessment of how competence is defined, developed, and demonstrated. The Building S

All the companies and projects shortlisted ahead of the black-tie ceremony at Excel London on 25 November. The London Construction Awards 2026 has today revealed its shortlist, recognising the standout projects, products, teams and achievements from across the UK's construction and built environment industry. The shortlist was drawn from hundreds of entries received ahead of this year's deadline. Winners will be selected by an independent judging panel of senior figures from

Specification, installation and maintenance are critical to fire door performance, but there’s another measure of fire door safety that is all too often overlooked: what happens to the door during everyday use. Sue Corrick of Allegion explores some of the most common end user concerns. Correct specification, expert installation and routine maintenance are all prerequisites of fire door safety. These principles are well established and regulated within passive fire protection

HID, a global leader in trusted identity and physical access control solutions, has launched HID Signo Décor in response to growing demand from architects, specifiers and integrators for a Signo-grade reader designed for high-end spaces without compromising security. The Signo Décor Reader 30 mounts flush on European- and China-style back boxes and sits behind a robust glass face. Rated IK10 for impact resistance and IP65 for indoor and outdoor use, it is designed to suit loc

Coventry-based KRASI Fire Protection was appointed to carry out all the upgrades within the roof space of a late 20th-century residential development. As well as undertaking the design work, KRASI installed a temporary walkway within the roof zone and began erecting studwork partitions to either side of the central access corridor, creating a framework into which the FIREFLY FB180 batts could be built. This construction was treated on both sides with the ablative coating, whi

As part of Fire Door Safety Week, door manufacturer JELD-WEN is urging the need for regular fire door maintenance, raising greater awareness of the common faults that cause fire doors to fail. Maintenance is essential to ensure fire doors do their intended job as part of a sealed compartment, to resist the spread of fire for a set period of time. With a continued focus on driving up safety standards in the built environment, and the Building Safety Act requiring a shift towar

A fully compatible selection of FIREFLY barrier products was employed to protect an oil tank situated alongside one of the warehouses within the London Gateway port on the River Thames, during a rapid, nine-day contract. The work at the container terminal was carried out on behalf of DP by Midlands-based Krasi Fire Protection, a FIREFLY Preferred Installer, in consultation with the FIREFLY Technical Team – creating a high-level vertical barrier 25 metres long with a four-metr

Pyroguard, a leading independent provider of fire safety glass, has delivered a comprehensive fire safety glazing solution as part of the major redevelopment of the TX Building at Strijp-T in Eindhoven, The Netherlands. Constructed in 1929 and seen as a significant industrial landmark, the TX Building has been transformed to create 56,000m² of contemporary workspace for high-tech businesses. The redevelopment combines the preservation of the building’s historic character with

As the need for greater understanding of the Building Safety Act persists, Nicola John, Managing Director of FDM Training & Development, clarifies its crucial responsibilities and implications. Eight years on from Dame Judith Hackitt’s Building a Safer Future report, and four years after the introduction of the Building Safety Act (BSA), a recent FDM survey found 85% of people on the Constructionline register believe the Building Safety Act doesn’t apply to them. They are wro

FUHR has expanded its smart access control range with the launch of SmartAccess multiscan, a compact biometric fingerprint scanner designed to unlock FUHR motorised multipoint locking systems securely and conveniently. Developed for aluminium, timber and PVC-U doors, SmartAccess multiscan allows users to unlock their door using their fingerprint, turning the finger into a personal key that cannot be lost, forgotten or shared. The unit can be surface-mounted or flush-mounted i

BURY (August 2026) – As the call for demonstrable competency continues, Nicola John, Managing Director of Fire Door Maintenance (FDM) Training and Development, discusses what this means for the fire door industry, how we must stop working in silos and how, with Section 35 of the Building Safety Act, the government is offering us all an opportunity to rise to excellence. The Building Safety Act (BSA) has raised the bar on competency and operational and professional standards;

Facadeshield FR Class B is the latest addition to Proctor Group’s range of external wall membrane solutions. The vapour-permeable membrane can be used as the breather membrane in external wall build-ups. It is suitable for a wide range of applications, from low-rise timber and steel frame structures to high-rise rainscreen façades and offsite modular systems. A key focus in the development of Facadeshield FR was achieving the right balance of fire performance, water resistanc

As the need for greater awareness and understanding of the Building Safety Act (BSA) persists within the industry, Nicola John, Managing Director of FDM Training & Development, clarifies the crucial responsibilities and implications for everyone involved in the fire door industry. Eight years on from Dame Judith Hackitt’s Building a Safer Future report, which demanded a systemic overhaul of the construction regulation system, and four years after the introduction of the BSA,

Passive fire protection specialist Promat has launched a new service enclosure system with a fire performance of up to 120 minutes - tested both inside and outside the enclosure. Promatect®-LS can also provide protection to critical cabling within the enclosure to ensure continuous operation during a fire. Complementing Promat's existing range of ducting and service enclosure systems, Promatect®-LS service enclosures have been independently tested and classified to EN 1366-5

The Royal Marine Hotel, County Dublin, has completed a significant upgrade of its fire alarm system with the installation of Advanced’s MxPro 5 fire panels. The hotel comprises guest accommodation, bar and restaurant areas, a pool and spa, underground car park, kitchens and plant rooms. Its previous fire alarm system was removed as it no longer met the site’s operational needs, with ongoing reliability issues and false alarms causing disruption for guests and staff. Instead,