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Posted on 12 October 2022

New British Standard – BS 8644-1: Digital management of fire safety information

BSI launch BS 8644-1:2022 - Digital management of fire safety information – Design, construction, handover, asset management and emergency response BS 8644-1:2022 will help to ensure that all fire safety data is captured and stored accurately, consistently and in a timely manner. Digital technologies are increasingly being used to capture, store and share information about fire safety in buildings. In many cases, this is to improve the quality, accuracy and consistency of...

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Posted on 18 July 2022

Pyro Fire achieve ConstructionLine Gold Membership & SSIP Acclaim accreditation

Pyro Fire Services are delighted to announce a successful membership application to ConstructionLine for Gold membership and SSIP Acclaim accreditation. ConstructionLine connect buyers with suppliers, by ensuring suppliers meet high levels of procurement needs through health and safety among other requirements. Working with construction buyers and suppliers for 20 years – ConstructionLine work closely with partners and have a deep understanding of buyers’ needs. They pride themselves on opening up opportunities...

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Posted on 29 April 2022

BREAKING: Building Safety Bill receives Royal Assent and becomes law

Today, the Building Safety Bill received Royal Assent. The Bill has completed all the parliamentary stages in both Houses and now becomes an Act of Parliament. An important milestone, paving the way to build a more rigorous and robust regulatory regime for high-rise buildings in England, the Building Safety Bill is now in effect - although many of the new Act’s provisions are not expected to come into force for...

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Posted on 19 April 2022

How Often Should Fire Doors Be Inspected?

Fire Doors are a vital component of any building’s passive fire protection system. As with any similar life-saving product, it is essential fire doors can perform as intended in the event of a fire. Any slight alteration to fire doors or its surroundings can affect the performance making regular inspections crucial for the safety of everyone in the building. Fire Doors are put in place to act as a barrier...

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Posted on 24 March 2022

Introducing ‘Pyro Fire Training’ and our newly accredited Fire Door Awareness training course

We are delighted to announce our new training arm of the business - Pyro Fire Training Our new training arm offers a refreshing take on specialist training courses, delivered by experts. As experienced fire safety consultants, our aim is to deliver quality training in specialist areas. To begin with, we have developed a new training course focussed on Fire Door Inspection. We have identified there is a clear gap in...

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Posted on 20 January 2022

What are the 5 steps to a Fire Risk Assessment?

The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 states that the Responsible Person should complete or facilitate a suitable and sufficient fire risk assessment (FRA) for their premises. Generally, there are 5 main steps to carrying out a fire risk assessment. A suitable and sufficient Fire Risk Assessment can be identified as having the following characteristics: A thorough assessment, or series of assessments, covering the entire premises Fire hazards have been...

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Posted on 20 January 2022

What is a Fire Risk Assessment and why is it needed for fire safety?

What is a Fire Risk Assessment, Why is it Needed and the Importance of Fire Safety A suitable and sufficient Fire Risk Assessment should be at the forefront of the fire safety operations within your building. Unfortunately, this crucial aspect is often overlooked and underestimated, despite it being a driver for the implementation of potentially life-critical improvements and management systems. What is a Fire Risk Assessment? A Fire Risk Assessment...

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Posted on 5 January 2022

Can you do your own fire risk assessment?

A commonly asked question by landlords, building owners and those responsible for managing fire safety is – can I do my own fire risk assessment? In this article, we’re going to explain why it is possible – but may not necessarily be the correct decision to make. The short answer is ‘Yes – you can perform your own fire risk assessment’, there is nothing stopping you from Googling an online...

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Posted on 4 November 2021

The Fire Safety Act 2021 comes into force in Wales

The Fire Safety Act 2021 comes into force in Wales today (Friday 1st October 2021) The new legislation sees changes to the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, with responsibility for compliance falling on the ‘responsible person’ as outlined in the order. This could be an employer, freeholder, management company or managing agent depending on local arrangements. The Fire Safety Order was originally designed to apply to workplaces, as a...

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Posted on 20 September 2021

It’s Fire Door Safety Week on 20th-26th September 2021

Pyro Fire is proud to pledge their support for this year’s Fire Door Safety Week 2021, as it runs again from 20th-26th September 2021. All landlords and business owners have a legal obligation to ensure their premises, and the people that use them, are appropriately protected against fire. From regular maintenance to fire risk assessments, it is vital to ensure fire safety measures are taken seriously. Fire doors hold a vital role...

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Rated 'Excellent' on Trustpilot

Excellent service - prompt professional and useful advice given to the client to enable future planning of detailed remedial works to ensure our 13 schools fire doors are compliant. All detailed surveys were carried out within a 4 week period.

Cath R - Multi-Academy Trust

Pyro undertook a detailed fire door and fire stopping survey of a large portfolio of school buildings across a 6-week programme. They were proactive and delivered on the dates they advised they would. Quality reports provided, proactive and engaging work ethic.

Andrew S - Large School Portfolio

Great support as always advice and fire risk assessments are top notch. Looking forward to working with Pyro again very soon.

Mark Y - County Council

Fire strategy reports, fire risk assessments and fire-stopping surveys always to a high standard. Pyro Fire are responsive and clearly experts in their field. We continue to use Pyro Fire and recommend them to clients.

Dan M - Henry Riley LLP

Thorough and comprehensive assessment of our premises. This is the third time we have used Pyro Fire Services and I recommend this very professional organisation!

David C - HMO

Very quick to attend site and to turnaround the report. The online system worked well as we could photo and evidence our upgrades without the assessor returning to site. Already instructed Pyro on our next scheme. Would highly recommend.

Oliver B - Property Developer

Pyro Fire Services have recently carried out some works for our company, and as always providing an exceptional service. We have worked with Pyro Fire for the past 5 years now and would recommend them to any business.

Dave H - Supported Living

Pyro supported us with our fire risk assessment. The process was quick, efficient, fairly priced and they went above and beyond to support us, aswell as being incredibly flexible and understanding of our needs. I'd highly recommend Pyro for all fire safety needs.

Sam M - Retail Premises

FRA on a block of flats was carried out, this was required due to out of date FRA, Service was amazing, Report delivered almost instantly. Would use again, would highly recommend!

Michelle M - Block of Flats

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