BSI Kitemark™ certification Independent and unbiased assessment of competency Fire safety installations and systems certification with BSI BSI is a UKAS-accredited certification body that carries out rigorous fire-safety and quality checks for design, installation, commissioning and maintenance of many types…
Don’t just specify, verify third-party certification
The BAFE Fire Safety Register campaign discusses the importance of evidencing competency for fire safety work. There are multiple areas of the built environment where you would categorically not want an unregulated, potentially unsafe contractor working on your building. This…
Warringtonfire appoints new European Certification Manager
Warringtonfire, part of the Element Group, has announced the appointment of Pascal Coget as European Certification Manager. Pascal joins Warringtonfire from Efectis, where he was CEO of Efectis Netherlands. Prior to this, Pascal spent six years as president of EGOLF,…
The need for mandatory third-party certification in the fire-safety arena
Emergency evacuation systems have been a topic of conversation regarding High-Rise Residential Buildings (HRRBs) and high-risk buildings (HRBs) following the Grenfell Tower fire. Lewis Ramsay, Interim Chief Executive of BAFE and former Assistant Chief Officer for the Scottish Fire and…
Major expansion of Exova Warringtonfire’s global fire team continues
Exova Warringtonfire is continuing to invest heavily in expanding its global fire team, following the acquisition of the business last June by Element Materials Technology Limited (Element). In the past nine months, over 70 people have joined the 650 strong global team of experts.…