Regulation · Standards
A guide to BS 5839-6 grades and categories
What the grades and categories in BS 5839-6 mean, and how to choose the right system for a dwelling.
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Practical guides, standards explainers and news to help you specify, install and maintain compliant fire and carbon monoxide detection.
Regulation · Standards
Understanding BS EN 50291 for carbon monoxide alarms
How BS EN 50291 governs carbon monoxide alarms and what it means for specification.
Guide · Specification
Interlinked alarms and why they improve safety
How hardwire and wireless interlink work, and when to use each approach.
Guide · Installation
Best practice for positioning smoke, heat and CO alarms
Where to place each alarm type for compliant, reliable coverage.
Regulation · Social housing
What the Social Housing Act means for fire safety
Key fire safety implications of the Social Housing Act for registered providers.
Guide · Specification
Five ways to reduce nuisance alarms
Practical steps to cut nuisance alarms while keeping protection high.
Opinion · Connected
How connected fire safety supports housing providers
Why remote status and proactive maintenance are becoming the norm in housing.
Guide · New build
Specifying fire detection for new build housing
A practical approach to a consistent, compliant new build specification.
Guide · Installation
Maintaining and testing your alarms
A simple routine for keeping detection reliable across its life.
News · Company
FireAngel at the Fire Safety Event 2026
Join our team to see the latest specification and connected innovations.
Opinion · Connected
Sensing damp and mould risk in homes
How environmental sensing complements fire safety in healthy homes.
Regulation · Private landlords
What the renters reforms mean for detection
How recent and proposed reforms affect a landlord’s detection duties.
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