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Hackney Council has awarded a £15.6 million pair of fire safety consultancy contracts to Frankham Risk Management and Airey Miller, fully funded by the Cladding Safety Scheme, to assess and design remediation across its high-rise and mid-rise housing stock by 2029.
INFIRISK TeamThe Environment Agency's incineration review and Defra's PFAS Plan put firefighting foams at the centre of the UK's forever-chemicals problem, with only two licensed incinerators and a disposal backlog that is set to grow.
INFIRISK TeamThe government has opened a major consultation on Approved Document B, proposing significant changes to external wall guidance, evacuation lifts, specialised housing provisions, and car park fire resistance. The consultation closes on 1 July 2026, with changes targeted for implementation on 2 September 2029.
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A major blaze at the disused Westholme building on Aberdeen's Woodend Hospital site drew around 60 firefighters overnight. Patient services are unaffected, but NHS fire data shows why the disused parts of the healthcare estate matter.
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