Interflam 2025

Interflam 2025

pinfa presented benefits and risks of PIN flame retardant use at Interflam 2025, Royal Holloway, University of London UK, 30th June – 2nd July 2025. The conference brought together 360 participants from nearly 40 countries for three days, with nearly 125 presentations...
Grenfell Forever In Our Hearts

Grenfell Forever In Our Hearts

Netflix documentary. Survivors, witnesses and experts tell the tragic story of how 72 lives were unnecessarily lost and the investigation into the Government and company actions which led to these deaths. Non-fire-safe cladding used on Grenfell Tower in the 2014-2016...
UK sets cladding replacement deadlines

UK sets cladding replacement deadlines

UK Government sets deadlines for remediation of fire-risk cladding materials at end 2029 or 2031 for apartment buildings respectively > 18m or >11m high, with landlords facing unlimited fines if remediation is not completed by the deadline without reasonable...
Scooter battery fire kills four

Scooter battery fire kills four

Fatal fire in 4th floor flat in Reims, France, 6th June, started with a scooter battery fire, next to a freezer and a washing machine. The fire killed four people, including two children, and 28 others were injured, including two seriously on the 8th floor. Most of...
Insurance expert says regulate e-bike sales

Insurance expert says regulate e-bike sales

QBE Insurance identified nearly 300 e-bike fires in the UK in 2023, up +70% year-on-year says Adrian Simmonds, Practice Leader at QBE, in International Fire Safety Journal (IFSJ). He underlines that lithium-ion battery fires are sudden, ferocious and prone to...