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Firex North - the second instalment of UBM Live’s 2010 Firex Roadshows

01.10.2010
FIREX South
 

 



Firex North, the second instalment of UBM Live’s 2010 Firex Roadshows, is relocating from Harrogate to its new home at Manchester Central 1 from 27 – 28 October. This will be the last event this year targeting the UK fire industry.

Firex North is set to continue the success of Firex South where 1,353 industry professionals attended - a 16% increase in visitors from 2008. With an extensive exhibition containing the very best manufacturers and distributors of fire safety products and services in the UK, visitors will undoubtedly be able to address all their fire prevention, protection and detection needs.

More than 60 industry renowned exhibitors are already confirmed for Firex North 2010, including Apollo Fire Detectors, C-TEC, Kentec Electronics and Warrington Certification. Full details can be found at http://www.info4fire.com/firexroadshows.

Furthermore, the event will be packed with hours of free educational content in the Info4fire Learning Zone, sponsored by Morley-IAS, to ensure everyone leaves the event completely up-to-date with the latest industry developments and fire regulations. Visitors will be able to attend the following seminars free-of-charge:

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Wednesday 27 October 2010 Timetable

Time Session Title
 
10.30 - 12.00

Developments on accreditation of fire risk assessment companies
Stephen Adams, General Manager, BAFE

Accreditation of fire risk assessors
Simon Ince, Manager, Personnel Certification Schemes, Warrington Certification

 
12.15 - 13.00 New fire safety solutions for HMOs
C-TEC (Computionics) Ltd
 
13.15 - 14.15
Who cares? Fire safety in care homes
David Vallender, National Association for Safety and Health in Care Services
 
14.30 - 15.15 Solutions for networked fire systems
Mark Taylor, Technical Support Engineer, Advanced Electronics
 
15:30 - 16:15 Multicoloured nightmares? The fire risk of multilayer paints
Dave Haythornthwaite, Consultant, Salamander Fire Risk Analysis
 

Thursday 28 October 2010 Timetable

Time Session Title
 
10.30 - 12.00

See you in court? Legal and enforcement proceedings
Hilary Ross, Partner, Bond Pearce solicitors
Richard Stott, Fire Investigation and Enforcement Policy Manager, Lancashire Fire and Rescue
Colin Todd, Principal, CSTodd and Associates

 
12.15 - 13.00 Built-in fire protection – apathy ignorance or denial?
Wilf Butcher, chief executive, ASFP
 
13.15 - 14.00
Getting your house in (fire safety) order
Richard Price, National Landlords Association
 
14.15 - 15.00 The regulatory reform order: Comply or pay the penalty
Keith Minster, Morley-IAS

James Blue, Portfolio Director – Fire & Security at UBM Live, organisers of Firex North, said: “We are extremely excited to bring Firex North to Manchester Central 1 and are confident the event will provide unique trading opportunities to both our visitors and exhibitors. With a vast array of leading companies already signed up to exhibit and an exciting, free-of-charge educational programme on offer, this is an event not to be missed by any fire safety professional.”

Companies interested in exhibiting should contact Rob Kearney on 020 7921 8342,robert.kearney@ubm.com.


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