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Posted on 21 June 2023

Pyro Fire Services secure upgraded Professional Indemnity Insurance policy

Pyro Fire Services is thrilled to announce that we have successfully obtained new Professional Indemnity Insurance, a crucial milestone that enables us to continue providing comprehensive fire consultancy services to even more clients. This achievement marks a significant step forward for our company, especially in light of the challenges faced by most fire safety companies since the tragic Grenfell Tower disaster. With our enhanced indemnity cover, we are now better...

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...

Posted on 6 July 2021

Building Safety Bill has been introduced to Parliament

Big News for Fire Safety! The Building Safety Bill sets a clear pathway for the future on how residential buildings should be constructed and maintained. Strengthening the building safety system and delivering on recommendations made in Dame Judith’s Independent Review, the bill sets out clear duties and responsibilities on those who commission, design, construct and refurbish high-risk buildings as well as those responsible for ensuring buildings are safely managed and...

Posted on 9 June 2021

Scunthorpe takeaway owner ‘knowingly puts lives at risk’

A flagrant breach of a Prohibition Notice has cost the owner of Star’s Pizza on Old Brumby Street in Scunthorpe a £3,000 fine and around £12,500 in costs. Humberside Fire and Rescue Service (HFRS) brought the prosecution after Mustafa Gunes knowingly put the safety of his employees and those using the living space above the shop in jeopardy. The breaches also put the lives of customers at risk. The Prohibition...

Posted on 10 December 2020

UPDATED: PAS 79:2020 edition

Following public comment, the most widely-adopted code of practice for fire risk assessment has finally had its biggest update since 2012. Now split into two separate documents, PAS 79-1 covers ‘Premises Other Than Housing’ and PAS 79-2 deals with ‘Housing Premises’. The new documents give further guidance on the consideration to be given to external wall construction and cladding, which takes into account knowledge, current at the time of publication,...

Posted on 5 February 2020

Fire Risk Assessor Awarded NAFRAR Accreditation

Erik Hudson, Director for Pyro, has been accredited and approved to be entered onto the Tier 3 National Accredited Fire Risk Assessors Register (NAFRAR). NAFRAR forms part of the Tiered Fire Risk Assessors Register (TFRAR) TFRAR is a register that recognises the different levels of individual competencies at which a fire risk assessor should operate at. TFRAR is a system set up by the Institute to recognise those levels from a...

Posted on 23 April 2018

HMO landlord faces groundbreaking fines totalling over £180k

Leila Amjadi, aged 33, of Sutton Coldfield, was yesterday found guilty at Birmingham Magistrates Court of 35 House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) offences. She was ordered to pay fines totalling £182,314.90, this is the largest ever fine handed to a landlord in Birmingham. The offences were in relation to the four properties Ms Amjadi owns across Birmingham; 118 Dawlish Road, Selly Oak, 42 Oak Tree Lane, Selly Oak, 838 Pershore Road,...

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Pyro Fire Services secure upgraded Professional Indemnity Insurance policy

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

Building Safety Bill has been introduced to Parliament

Scunthorpe takeaway owner ‘knowingly puts lives at risk’

UPDATED: PAS 79:2020 edition

Fire Risk Assessor Awarded NAFRAR Accreditation

HMO landlord faces groundbreaking fines totalling over £180k

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