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Fire-ravaged Glasgow School of Art highlights the true cost of fire

The catastrophic fire at the historic and world-renowned Glasgow School of Art (GSoA) on the 15th June is sadly another sharp reminder of the devastating impact of fires. Thankfully there were...

Sprinklers – Do they really work? Er Yes!

By Tom Roche, Secretary of the Business Sprinkler Alliance

Sprinklers do not work. It’s a statement that I have just read and I find myself asking myself ‘really – has someone just said that?’...

Building Regulation Debate puts Competency and Accountability Under the...

The Business Sprinkler Alliance (BSA) participated in a lively and well-attended question time panel debate last night on the future of the UK Building Regulations.  Entitled ‘The Future of...

Failure to review ADB poses significant risk to property and life

Dame Judith Hackitt’s interim report, published on 18th December 2017, highlighted the deep-seated and troubling failures in fire protection and safety in the built environment; adding to the...