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FireDNA delivers, clear, accurate, accessible, unambiguous, up-to-date passive fire product information. It is the professionals choice, developed in collaboration with passive fire product Manufacturers, Installation Contractors and Qualified Inspectors. The FireDNA...
FireDNA – BAML Shortlisted for FSM Awards ‘Fire Safety Project of the Year 2023’!
Following our two FIS Award wins back in Feb, we have now also been shortlisted for the FSM Awards 'Fire Safety Project of the Year 2023' which is excellent news! The category has been whittled down to 12 entries, across a diverse range of fire safety projects from...
New Fire Safety Guidance comes into force on 1st October 2023
We welcome the Governments announcement on Section 156 of the Building Safety Act 2022 (BSA) which makes a number of amendments to the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (FSO) to improve fire safety in all buildings regulated by the FSO, which will come into...
Fire Door Inspection ‘Access Issues’
Regulation 10 outlines that... 'Residents and Tenants should be encouraged to allow the Fire Door Inspectors on behalf of the Responsible Person(s) access to their property at the scheduled date and time to inspect their flat entrance doors'. Read the full Fact Sheet...
Only 40% felt completely safe from fire!
It's interesting scouring the media across the construction, fit-out and building asset management sectors that there is a lot more coverage around 'what the Tenants and Residents feel' particularly in relation to Fire Safety concerns. There was a good article on the...
The Golden Thread Presentations
The FIS 'Golden Thread - Information Management in Construction' presentations are now available to view on the FIS website. The presentations contain some really insightful thinking and thought leadership, brought together by some exceptional presenters, well worth...
The Register of Higher-Risk Buildings…
The recent FIS article on 'The Register of Higher-Risk Buildings and what it means for us' again brings to mind how further legislation is really going to drive the need for 'better information management' in the construction and fit-out sectors. The Higher‐Risk...
Steve Neilson signs-up as our key Network Alliance Partner in the North
As part of our structured growth and development, Steve Neilson has signed-up as our key FireDNA Network Alliance Partner in the North, covering Northern England and Scotland. Steve will be working closely with us, using his in-depth knowledge of the markets and...
Congrats to the FireDNA Team on the FIS Innovation Awards 2023!
The Finishes and Interiors Sector (FIS) was created to draw the finishes and interiors supply chain together to improve safety and quality, minimise risk, enhance productivity and help embrace innovation. The FIS Innovation Awards showcase outstanding innovation in...
FireDNA joins BIM4Housing Specialist Working Group
BIM 4 Housing is a UK BIM initiative, a non-profit body targeting the ‘Information’ element of BIM. BIM4Housing's vision is for all stakeholders, in the provision of housing, to maximise the value added by Better Information Management. We provide a meeting point for...
