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EditorWilliam Roszczykintroduces this month’s edition


ELCOME TO the December 2019/January 2020 issue of F&RM, which focuses on the latest updates on post Grenfell changes in the light of the publication


of the fi rst phase report in late October. We took the decision to change focus for this final


issue after the report was released – you will be able to read extensive coverage alongside industry responses in our news section; while FPA managing director Jonathan O’Neill and RISCAuthority director Dr Jim Glockling have written columns and features on the subject for us. The fi ndings of the report are sobering to say the least, and this is only the fi rst of two to be produced. What’s clear is that there are many, many areas for improvement across multiple sectors – and what cannot be allowed to slide is that 72 people died two and a half years ago. Hopefully come the end of the inquiry, the victims’ families will have justice, and both the fi re and construction sectors will have implemented changes to ensure that no fire on this scale happens again. Jonathan O’Neill has written both our Viewpoint and


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our first Grenfell focus this month, with the latter exploring the implications for fire safety management and what has changed since the June 2017 fire. Envirobuild’s Aidan Bell then questions what, two and a half years on, we have learned from Grenfell, what has changed and how far we still have to go. We have one article focusing on manufacturing, which


sees Alpine Fire’s Louise Plant explain how sprinkler systems are helping mitigate fire risks in that sector. In the first of three current affairs pieces meanwhile, the Business Sprinkler Alliance’s Iain Cox asks what lies ahead for regulations, resilience and property protection with the Hackitt Review influencing change at government level. Next, a new ‘MOT’ approval scheme for commercial


kitchen fi re protection systems provides fi re safety assurance and robust audits, says Richard Jenkins of NSI. Lastly, in the second part of a two part series, Zurich’s Gary Howe provides examples of challenges faced when considering watermist for building protection. Our Fire Sector Summit report can be found in the news


section, with this year’s event covering a wide range of relevant topics including toxicity, the Beechmere fire, construction, thought leadership and resilience. I must also announce that two of our regular columnists – Laura White and Adair Lewis – have produced their fi nal pieces for us in this issue, and we would like to thank them both for their excellent contributions over the last few years! Finally, our 2020 editorial programme can be found on


p56, so please take a look – if you’d like to contribute an article on one of those subjects, then get in touch with me at wroszczyk@thefpa.co.uk. All that remains for me to say is that we wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!


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