Fire safety: Grenfell author to speak at Tall Buildings Conference
October 30, 2024
Peter Apps, Author of Show Me the Bodies – How We Let Grenfell Happen, will open the Tall Buildings Fire Safety Conference. Read More
Residents forced to leave waterside apartment block in Ipswich with cladding ‘more flammable’ than Grenfell Tower
April 6, 2023
Ron Alalouff reports on the chaos surrounding a residential block with a range of complex fire safety defects. Read More
London mayor presses ahead to mandate second staircases for new buildings over 30 metres
March 9, 2023
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has implemented new measures for planning applications in the Greater London Authority (GLA) area, where new buildings over 30 metres must have second staircases before they will be approved. Read More
FIREX to welcome world leading thinkers on high rise safety at Tall Building Fire Safety Conference 2022 – Agenda announced!
April 26, 2022
SHP provides the latest updates on what the International Tall Building Fire Safety Conference has to offer at FIREX 2022. Read More
Construction of Canary Wharf skyscraper halted over fire safety concerns
January 27, 2022
Plans to build a 51-storey, 174m high tower block in east London have been put on hold due to fire safety concerns. Read More
HSE urges designers to prepare for upcoming changes to building safety
December 27, 2021
The HSE is prompting high-rise building designers to prepare for coming changes when the Building Safety Bill becomes law. Read More
Grenfell Inquiry: Government “hid” fire safety risks to buildings
December 14, 2021
Consecutive governments have been accused of “deliberately covering up” the dangers posed to combustible materials before the Grenfell Tower fire. Read More
LFB voices growing concerns over number of new properties being ‘deliberately’ designed to avoid fire safety rules
November 23, 2021
The LFB has expressed mounting concerns over the quantity of new properties being designed to avoid adhering to post-Grenfell fire safety rules. Read More
Gove admits ‘mistakes made’ in cladding crisis, questions leaseholder responsibility for costs and revokes advice on low-rise buildings
November 10, 2021
Safety advice released in the wake of the Grenfell Tower Fire that has stood since January 2020, and has led to hundreds of low-rise buildings being deemed unsafe, is to be withdrawn by Christmas according to Michael Gove. Read More
‘People with disabilities ‘at risk’ due to lack of clarity over emergency evacuation process’
November 2, 2021
Safety experts warn that people with disabilities are 'at risk' due to lack of clarity over emergency evacuation processs. Read More
