Understanding BS 9999
What is BS 9999 and why use it? BS 9999: 2017 – Fire safety in the design, management, and use of buildings – Code of practice is a British Standard that provides recommendations for fire safety in building design, management, and use. It complements BS 9991:2015, which pertains to fire safety in the design, management, […]
SHEQ Compliance Manager Hired!
We would like to welcome Sharon Thackham to the FDS Contracting team. Sharon joins us as SHEQ Compliance Manager. We asked Sharon a few questions regarding her appointment to the newly established role: What is your background? I initially started in Marketing and became a Graphic Designer for a financial services company while obtaining my […]
What are the New Changes to BS 9991?
When was BS 9991 First Developed? Developed by the British Standards Institute (BSI), British Standard 9991 (Fire safety in the design, management, and use of residential buildings) was first published in 2011, and primarily developed to supplement BS9999 (Code of Practice for fire safety in Buildings’ design, management, and use). Following its initial release, BS […]
New Secondary Legislation – Part of the Building Safety Act 2022
The Grenfell Tower tragedy and the extensive investigations that followed led to a much-needed revision in the fire safety standards that govern British construction. The Building Safety Act 2022, which passed into law in April 2022 and finally made significant changes to provide homeowners and inhabitants with higher levels of security, is perhaps the most notable change.
FDS Install Smoke Ventilation System at Cheshunt Lakeside 1a
FDS has recently completed works at Cheshunt Lakeside 1a for M Toner Plumbing & Heating Ltd. FDS was appointed as the smoke venting contractor to design, install, and commission both a Natural Smoke Ventilation System and an Environmental Car Park Smoke Ventilation System. All images courtesy of B3 Living To read the full case study […]
Smoke Venting System for Cheshunt Lakeside 1a
M Toner Plumbing & Heating appointed FDS Contracting as their smoke ventilation contractor to design, supply, install and commission a smoke management system utilising vertical shafts. Cheshunt Lakeside 1a also required an environmental car park ventilation system utilising a Thrust Ventilation system.
FDS Install Smoke Ventilation System at Greenwich Millennium Village
FDS has recently worked alongside long time client, Kane Group to design, install and commission both a Smoke Ventilation System and Corridor Environmental System at Greenwich Millennium Village. To read the full case study go to:
Celebrating Women in Construction
According to the office of national statistics, women represent just 12.8% of the construction industry in the UK. That’s why in honour of International Women’s Day, we decided to interview three successful women in construction here at FDS to discover how attitudes are changing in this typically male dominated industry in 2023. Introducing Our […]
SDI 19 Certified Maintainers
London Fire Brigade (LFB) has published its much-anticipated fire enforcement outcome regarding the fire incident that occurred at New Providence Wharf in May 2021. Despite initial concerns being raised about the fire safety arrangements at New Providence Wharf, LFB’s own follow-up investigation determined that no offences had been committed under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) […]
FDS Celebrate MegaGrowth 50 Award
FDS is excited to announce that they have placed 42nd in the Kent Messenger MegaGrowth 50 publication this year having achieved 22% business growth. The MegaGrowth 50 show cases Kent’s fastest-growing privately-owned businesses ranked by growth in turnover and also exports and staff numbers. For almost 20 years, the MegaGrowth 50 has recognised Kent and […]
