While with London Fire Brigade, IFE chief executive Steve Hamm, along with IFE technical advisor Paul Trew, were both involved in fire safety planning at the 2012 London Olympics in the UK. Here Paul reflects on the experience and lessons learned and the role that...
Securex West Africa is set to return in May for its 11th edition alongside the co-located Firexpo West Africa, Smart Cities West Africa and Facilities Management West Africa events. The region’s leading exhibition and conference for the security, safety, fire and facilities management sectors promises...
Cybersecurity platform company SentinelOne has opened a new Dubai office to support its regional growth plans in the Middle East and Africa. As the company continues expanding into new markets, the new facility will serve as the regional hub for SentinelOne’s Middle East, Turkey and Africa...
This blog first appeared on on the IFE website. Today (23rd January 2023), the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 will take force, implementing the recommendations made in phase 1 of the Grenfell Tower public inquiry. The inquiry has highlighted important steps that need to be taken...
Following on from a blaze that gutted six informal structures in Helen Square, Nomzamo, Cape Town, fresh concerns have been raised regarding the distribution of fire kits. Dozens were left homeless after the fire. Proportional representative councillor, Unathi Lasithi visited the victims after the incident to...
Dr Paul Dunn, chair of the International Hologram Manufacturers Association, considers the development in authentication and anti-counterfeiting holograms in Africa as the technology marks its 75th anniversary. Since its invention in 1947 by the Hungarian/British engineer and physicist Dennis Gabor the hologram has emerged against a...
The city of Johannesburg is adding an additional 17 fire and rescue vehicles to its fleet which will be delivered for use during 2024. The tender for the new vehicles has been finalised and awarded, and will include not only the 17 new vehicles but also...
According to the Allianz Risk Barometer 2023, critical infrastructure blackouts and cyber incidents are the top threats facing South Africa this year. The yearly business risk ranking is compiled by Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty, the Allianz Group’s corporate insurer, together with other Allianz entities. It...
The Smithsonian Institution was established with funds from Englishman, James Smithson, a British scientist who left his estate, which totalled half a million dollars, to the United States to found an establishment for the "increase and diffusion of knowledge." On August 10, 1846, the U.S....
Fire protection solutions firm Advanced has appointed Sargunan Sellamuthu as Business Development Manager, in support of its bold growth plans for the Middle East and Africa. With experience in the engineering field, Sellamuthu worked previously for a European safety systems manufacturer. He said: “Advanced is always good...
