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Class O Conundrum Continued

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Two hours of CPD points are available. Presented by Ian Abley

Webinar Date: 15 February 2024

The Class O Conundrum; Class 0 was said to be the highest national performance classification for construction materials and products, such as in external walls, until the fatal fire of Grenfell Tower on 14 June 2017. Despite a warning about the potential combustibility of Class 0 “cladding” products from the Select Committee to the Ministry publishing statutory guidance after Garnock Court fire on 11 June 1999.

Class 0 was defined in the statutory guidance of Approved Document Part B and not in any British Standard. When Grenfell Tower Inquiry finally reports by June 2024 it will be seven years since 72 deaths. That was an unnecessary and high price for British society to discover that Class 0 could in fact be achieved by composite products with highly combustible cores.

This webinar explains the Class 0 Conundrum using the evidence in a continuing process of disclosure, which led to Inquiry publication in 2022 of the Research on the Approved Document And Revision (RADAR) project, undertaken with construction industry partners in 2000.

How do I register for free tickets?

Webinar Date: 15 February 2024 @ 15:30pm

Email hedley.thompson@rockwool.com or DM on LinkedIn with your email address.

HOMES UK 2023 Highlights

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Global Technical Services (GTS) attended HOMES UK 2023
An unmissable event for housing and asset management, development and sustainability professionals

HOMES UK 2023 Highlights – is the largest free-to-attend conference and exhibition of its kind. Bringing together over 4,500 housing sector professionals to discuss how to build and maintain high-quality, sustainable homes in communities where people will thrive.

On the first night of HOMES UK – Global hosted a networking event at The Fox, Excel. Connecting with social housing providers and frameworks.

HOMES UK was a huge success for The Global Group, meeting many clients and prospective customers. We also showcased our latest brochures, which can be found here:

HSE Brochure
GTS Brochure

HOMES UK 2023 Highlights that GTS can provide:


London Build 2023 Highlights

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Global Technical Services (GTS) attended London Build 2023 Highlights
THE UK’S LEADING CONSTRUCTION & DESIGN SHOW

London Build 2023 Highlights for the UK’s biggest Festival of Construction features a jam-packed two days of incredible content with 500+ inspiring speakers across 8 conference stages, CPD training workshops, 350+ exhibitors, entertainment, celebrity guests, networking parties, live music and much more! 

Ross O’Loughlin PGDip MIFireE MCMI head of Global Technical Services, was chairperson in the panel discussion on “How Digital Technology is Transforming The Fire Industry.”

London Build was a huge success for The Global Group, meeting many clients and prospective customers. We also showcased our latest brochures, which can be found here:

HSE Brochure
GTS Brochure

London Build 2023 Highlights that GTS can provide:


The Global Group will be exhibiting again in 2024! We look forward to seeing you all there.

London-Build-GTS-2023 Stand G63

London Build 2023

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Global HSE Group will be exhibiting at London Build 2023.
THE UK’S LEADING CONSTRUCTION & DESIGN SHOW

The UK’s biggest Festival of Construction features a jam-packed two days of incredible content with 500+ inspiring speakers across 8 conference stages, CPD training workshops, 350+ exhibitors, entertainment, celebrity guests, networking parties, live music and much more! 

Stand G63

Ross O’Loughlin – Head of Global Technical Services (GTS) will be available throughout the two days to answer any questions or queries you may have.

You can register for your free tickets here

Ross will also be taking part in a panel discussion from 10:00 -10:50 ” How Digital Technology is Transforming the Fire Safety Industry”

The services GTS can provide are:

  • Fire Scrutineer
  • Type 1-4 Fire Risk Assessments
  • Fire Strategy
  • Fire Expert Witness
  • Property Risk Latent Defects
  • Building Safety Cases
  • Facade Remediation & Inspections
  • Façade Remediation and Inspections
  • EWI- External Wall Inspections

Also, heading to HOMES UK 22-23rd Nov? So are we!

Don’t miss out on our free drinks and food networking event on the 22nd of November, a chance to talk with industry professionals, connect with friends and have a good time.

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Fire Safety Design Conference

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Learning from Grenfell

Global Technical Services are headline sponsoring the Architect Journals’ Fire Safety Design Conference.

The Grenfell Tower fire and the subsequent (ongoing) public inquiry forced a major reassessment of how we design, monitor and deliver housing in the UK, and in particular, how we should approach the question of fire safety.

In response to this, The Architects’ Journal and AJ Specification launched the Fire Safety Design conference, where we united a community of over 1000 people in 2021 and 2022 to examine the lessons learned from the Grenfell Tower fire tragedy, focusing on the implications for design, specification, and management within architectural practices.

The 2023 edition will delve deeper into the ongoing developments surrounding the inquiry, which has been instrumental in reshaping regulations and standards within the profession. We will explore the nature, scope, and progress of the inquiry thus far, speaking to practices about their lived experience of adapting to the changing standards, and shedding light on the significant reforms that lie ahead.

As the architectural community continues to evolve and adapt to the ever-changing fire safety standards, it is crucial for us to come together, share knowledge, and collaborate to shape a safer and more resilient built environment. Join us on 2 November 2023 to be at the forefront of the latest developments in fire safety design.

Presentation – STICCE with the planned Work Stages

12:30 pm – 12:50 pm

This presentation is an argument for thinking about fire safety through the RIBA Plan of Work 2020, even before an architect is appointed. Work Stage 0 is about strategic thinking by the investor in a building, who precedes the client, employer and the duty-holding owner or operator. In STICCE there is a memorable sequence of Strategy, Testing, Inspection, Certification, Compliance and Enforcement through to Work Stage 7. Strategy informs a plan.

Speaker – Ross O’Loughlin – Head of Global Technical Services – (GTS)

The Future of Fire Conference

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Global Technical Services are sponsoring The Future of Fire Conference

Women Talking Fire

Thu 16 Nov 2023 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM

The Queens Hotel, LS1 1PJ

Global Technical Services are excited to be sponsoring The Future of Fire Conference.

Join us to talk, listen and learn at this one-day fire safety technical event designed to inspire, inform and develop delegates.

Earlybird tickets available at a 30% discount until 16th September 2023.

Standard Tickets £150

Conference Programme:

9.00am Welcome – Judith Evans, Rowans Fire Safety

9.15am Keynote – Mandy Youssef, Associate Fire Engineer at BB7 and three-time national award-winning Engineer

10.00am Planning Gateway One – Fire Safety at the Planning Stage – Mark Wilson, Planning Gateway One Operational Lead at the Building Safety Regulator

11.15am Legal Pitfalls for Fire Safety Professionals – How to Safeguard Your Practice – Hannah Eales, Partner and Barrister at Kingsley Napley LLP and Head of Fire Safety. Hannah is a regulatory, health and safety and criminal law specialist and an experienced advocate

12.00pm Human Behaviour in Fire – Mary Button, Senior Fire Engineer at Delta Fire Engineering Ltd

1.45pm Timber, Steel & Concrete – Materials in Fire (panel discussion) – Jenny Burridge, Head of Structural Engineering at The Concrete Centre, Cameron Creamer, Senior Fire Engineer at Arup and Dr Mostafa Jafarian, Technical Director at Hydrock
3.15pm Why the Public Respond in Emergencies: A Behavioural Science Approach –Dr Anne Templeton, Senior Lecturer in Social Psychology at The University of Edinburgh

4.15pm Close – Judith Evans, Rowans Fire Safety

Getting to the Conference: The Queens Hotel is next door to Leeds train station. Leeds Bus and Coach Station is a short walk from the hotel. Leeds Bradford International airport is 12 miles away. There is no parking at the hotel but there are 2 nearby car parks which offer discounted rates for hotel delegates – see By Road section at www.thequeensleeds.co.uk/find-us/

Overnight Accommodation can be booked at a discounted rate of £175 inc VAT per room by quoting ‘Women Talking Fire’ when contacting The Queens Hotel directly by phone on 0113 243 1323 or by email at reservations@thequeensleeds.co.uk. Online hotel booking websites may offer cheaper rates.

A Welcome Dinner will be held on 15th November 2023 in the John Charles Suite at the Queens Hotel at 7pm with pre-dinner drinks at 6.30pm.
Tickets for the dinner are £20 and can be purchased with the conference tickets.

Conference Photographer: Angela Carrington at The Bigger Picture Agency Ltd will be documenting the conference. Looking to update your social media profile? Angela will be available to take professional headshots of delegates for a nominal fee of £10.