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New Fire Safety Bill Planned
The Changes Coming to Fire and Building Safety A new Fire Safety Bill has passed its first reading on 19 March 2020, in the House of Commons, with the aim of improving fire safety in multi-occupancy residential properties in England and Wales. In the last year,...
Coronavirus Statement
Coronavirus Statement from Cannon Fire Protection The COVID-19 pandemic has had unprecedented effects on communities and families in the UK, and around the world. Cannon Fire Protection remains open, continuing to do everything in our power to protect our team,...
International Women’s Day 2020
Women Earn Around 23% Less Than Men Globally, Gender Equality is Long Overdue International Women’s Day (IWD) is a global event that’s been taking place for over a century, celebrating women around the world for their social, economic, cultural and political...
Cannon’s Customer Service Knows No Bounds
Cannon Cross Borders to Deliver Effective Fire Suppression Cannon has yet again displayed an outstanding level of customer care and teamwork, delivering the very best solutions for fire protection and suppression nationwide. On one of our most recent projects,...
Cannon Pass Annual BAFE Audit
Cannon Are a BAFE SP203-3 Registered Company Cannon Fire Protection has successfully passed our annual BAFE SP203-3 audit, with no non-conformities raised. The SP203-3 scheme is operated by UKAS accredited certification bodies and was developed to support high-quality...
Political Manifestos and Fire Safety
What Are the Political Parties Saying About Cladding? Two-and-a-half years on from Grenfell, the deaths of 72 people, we find our country in the middle of a general election with politicians that are reluctant to talk about fire safety and the cladding crisis....
Cannon Fire Sprinklers is SafeContractor Accredited!
Cannon Fire Sprinklers Has Joined the UK's Leading Health and Safety Schemes We are pleased to announce that Cannon Fire Sprinklers is now SafeContractor accredited! SafeContractor is part of the Alcumus Group, the market-leading provider of technology-enabled...
The Problem of False Fire Alarms
False Fire Alarms Cost the UK £1 Billion Every Year Fire alarms form a vital part of fire prevention and detection strategies, saving lives every day. However, severe mismanagement of fire alarms is having a significant impact on the Fire and Rescue Service (FRS). The...
The Landlord’s Guide to Fire Safety
What are Landlord’s Responsibilities when it comes to Fire Safety? The Fire and Rescue Service attended 29,570 primary residential dwelling fires between 2018/19, with 196 fire-related fatalities and 5,239 non-fatal casualties. The perhaps most notable and one...
Fire Safety in Restaurant – What do you need to know?
The Causes, Risks, Tips and Legality of Restaurant Fires In 2018/19 the Fire and Rescue Services attended 182,825 fires in the UK. This is a 9% increase on the previous year’s 167,330, commercial premises accounted for 15,005 of this total. The effect of fire on...