In response to the urgent demand for more fire-testing facilities in the UK, a major new fire resistance testing laboratory at Blockley, Gloucestershire, has opened, featuring two of the largest furnaces of their kind. UL Solutions, a global leader in…
FPA launches new material identification laboratory
Improving the quality of the built environment is one of the core objectives of the Fire Protection Association, and to support this we have created one of the most versatile and comprehensive fire testing and research facilities in the UK.…
Johnson Controls supports FPA-approved fire suppression and maintenance services
Johnson Controls (NYSE: JCI), the global leader for smart, healthy and sustainable buildings, has announced it offers the products and services, backed by rigorous standards, outlined by the UK’s national fire safety organisation, the Fire Protection Association (FPA). The FPA…
Innovation, legislation and sustainability on the agenda at the FPA 2022 InfoZone at FIREX International in May
The Fire Protection Association’s (FPA) InfoZone seminar theatre returns for 2022 this May, with an agenda covering a wide range of crucial talking points in the fire-safety industry for attendees at FIREX International. Alongside its welcome reception area, where the…
FIRE Conference returns for its third year
Following another successful conference last November which saw over 400 delegates in attendance, FIRE 2022 is set to return later this year. Traditionally organised collaboratively between the Fire Protection Association (FPA), Institution of Fire Engineers (IFE) and the National Fire…
iMist helps FPA laboratory gain UKAS accreditation and undertakes testing into further system applications
iMist, one of the UK’s foremost suppliers of high-pressure water-mist fire-suppression systems, has worked with leading industry body the Fire Protection Association (FPA), to help it gain UKAS accreditation for one of its fire-testing laboratory facilities – becoming the first…
FPA launches ‘Assembly Point’ – a brand new podcast on fire safety in the UK
The UK’s national fire safety organisation, the Fire Protection Association (FPA), is today launching a brand-new monthly podcast analysing the important issues surrounding fire safety in the UK. The podcast, Assembly Point, will be a place where those shaping fire…
FPA announce the sudden death of David Poxon
It is with great sadness that the Fire Protection Association announces the sudden death of our colleague David Poxon. David died suddenly on 22nd April 2020 after a short battle with cancer. David worked at the Fire Protection Association in…
New PDF edition of the LPC Sprinkler Rules launched by the Fire Protection Association
The Fire Protection Association has launched a new PDF edition of the LPC Sprinkler Rules manual which can be used on iPads and tablet devices, as well as on laptops and computers. The PDF edition reproduces the entire contents of…
Timber frame buildings, cladding and toxicity – the industry is running out of time to influence change
In the last three months alone, we have seen five UK fires in commercial and residential timber framed buildings. Fires which have put multiple lives and property at risk. The Worcester Park fire in September saw a four-story block of…