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The London Fire Brigade (LFB) will start "a full investigation" into the causes of a huge fire that ripped through a block of flats in Dagenham, east London this week.

In order for CIAT to make a formal response we are appealing to members in possession of relevant evidence

A free, downloadable eBook from IFSEC Global and FIREX International, which includes a nine-step process for improving firestopping procedures and a round-up of the biggest fire safety prosecutions and news stories in 2020.

A Guide for Selecting Flat Entrance Doorsets; a publication for housing associations, landlords, building owners and local authorities in England

Policing the industry, leaving the ego at home and greater collaboration are the outcomes of a CIAT hosted Panel at Futurebuild yesterday

CIAT is part of coalition launched in Geneva

A building in West Croydon has become the first in the UK to be fitted with a new cladding fire detection system that removes the need for waking watch patrols.

Reminder for call for evidence - survey should take approximately 15 minutes to complete

This week marked eight years since the Grenfell Tower fire, in which 72 people lost their lives.

Karukusevic Carson Architects designed-housing block to be evacuated after investigations found the building contained 'potentially combustible insulation'.

The Guild of Architectural Ironmongers (GAI) and the Door & Hardware Federation (DHF) have published a revised Code of Practice for the selection of building hardware for fire-resisting and escape door assemblies and door sets.

A key change following the Grenfell Tower Inquiry came into effect this month.

A global coalition of over 80 fire safety leadership organisations, including CIAT, has launched a new internationally consistent approach to the safety and management of buildings, with the aim of saving more lives by reducing risk and preventing devastating fires.

A course on 'Balancing Fire and Energy Code Requirements in Exterior Walls' targeted at those working in the USA is available online.

One of the UK’s largest housing firms has been accused of building homes that leave customers exposed to an ‘intolerable risk’ in the event of a fire.

Your views invited.

A blueprint to improve competence for those working on higher-risk buildings and drive culture change has been set out by a cross-industry group representing more than 150 organisations in the fire and built environment industries.

Institute response to Grenfell Tower report

RICS is offering training to enable Chartered Members to undertake external wall surveys to provide EWS1 forms and FRAEW reports for medium risk buildings, available now at a heavily subsidised rate.

Members' views sought