Defects in building fire safety

Tenos Director and Chartered Engineer Mostyn Bullock continues to investigate the competency in fire engineering practice. In an article recently published in the Solicitors Journal, Mostyn considers the decline in...

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A guide to specifying scope of work for a fire engineer

The Fire Industry Association (FIA) has published a comprehensive Guidance Note on the Scope of Works for the Fire Engineer. Its purpose is to assist the construction industry with specifying...

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Are we as a fire safety industry operating competently?

In a series of four articles featured in International Fire Professional, the Journal of the Institution of Fire Engineers, Tenos Director, Mostyn Bullock and co-author, Adam Monaghan, Associate Director at...

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The role of Building Control as part of the project team

In an article recently published in the RICS Building Control Journal, Tenos Fire Engineer, Andrew Foolkes discusses the role of the Building Control Body (BCB) as part of the project...

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Case demonstrates reality and responsibility of managing fire risk in timber frame construction

A firm of architects, Mario Minchella Ltd, were recently fined for safety failings in the construction of a new timber frame care home in Hemlington. Middlesborough It emerged in October...

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Designers, specifiers and contractors duty to manage timber frame fire risks

In an open letter to the industry, the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) warned that designers and those involved in procurement will be held responsible for ensuring timber frame designs...

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Why architects need to consider fire safety from the outset?

In a recent news article published by the Health & Safety Executive (HSE), they report a firm of architects being fined for safety failings in the construction of a new...

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Advanced fire engineering required for Gibraltar prime residential development

Discover how Tenos helped Casais (Gibraltar) Ltd to demonstrate to the Gibraltar approving authorities that the design of Coach Park Housing Development provided an acceptable level of fire safety. Earlier...

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