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Leaseholders Deserve Better

The Fire Sector Federation calls upon the UK government to help release leaseholders from living in danger. The Official Opposition debate on 1st February 2021 highlighted the plight of the sleepless nights of the many leaseholders caught in a dreadful limbo of living in unsafe homes unable to meet the costs of making their homes …

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2021 Passive Fire Protection Forum Guide

The Passive Fire Protection Forum, which is supported by the Fire Sector Federation, has recently published a Guide to Undertaking Technical Assessments of Fire Performance of Construction Products Based on Fire Test Evidence. The Guide promotes  solutions  within  the  context  of  effective  fire  safety  design to ensure  the  reliability  and  quality  of  passive  fire  protection  …

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Advice on Free Market

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New Regulator To Ensure Building Safety

The Fire Sector Federation has welcomed the government’s announcement of a new national construction products regulator to ensure that building materials are made safely. The move follows the recent testimony to the Grenfell Inquiry that shone a light on the dishonest practice by some manufacturers of construction products, including deliberate attempts to game the system …

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New Membership Leaflet

A new leaflet to use to invite other members of your professional network join the Federation Read More

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Lord Greenhalgh responds to construction products question

The Federation sought clarity from Lord Greenhalgh, Minister of State for Building Safety, Fire and Communities, on changes impacting from the UK leaving the European Union In particular the question raised was to help business avoid retesting of construction products that already had non UK testing certification. In addition an opinion on quality, in addition …

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Federation Publishes Fire Risk Assessor Code of Practice

The Fire Sector Federation (FSF) has published an approved code of practice that puts third party accreditation and professional body membership at the heart of a national framework for risk assessor competency. The code of practice, developed by industry, builds upon earlier work and then extends the expectations for fire risk assessors, including those who …

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Fire Sector welcomes revised Fire Safety Order

The Fire Sector Federation has been working with other professionals and the Home Office to support implementation of a revised Fire Safety Order 2005; to clarify and introduce into a fire risk assessment a building’s fire doors and external walls. The Federation has highlighted this change is likely to both increase demand and exceed capacity …

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Product Assurance Group to Assess UKCA Implications

The Fire Sector Federation has established a Product Assurance Group to consider issues related to standards of assurance of fire safety products, use and trade implications. The group’s initial focus will be on the impact of UKCA marking, due to be introduced in 2021 and the longer term considerations in the post transition Brexit period. …

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Federation Joins NFCC Clothing Group

The Fire Sector Federation has appointed Suzanne Prince of  W.L Gore & Associates to represent members on the National Fire Chief Council’s (NFCC) PPE and Clothing Committee. The NFCC  Clothing Group aims to develop a national framework for PPE, standardise clothing and PPE requirements for Fire & Rescue Services to aggregate buying power, improve efficiencies of scale …

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