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- Category: Uncategorised
- INWED 2026 – Opening Doors into Fire Engineering: Supporting the Next Generation at DFC
- What does it really take to build a new office from the ground up?
- Celebrating DFC’s Success at the Women in Fire Safety Awards 2025
- Celebration at Center Parcs!
- 2024 Summer Placement Journey – Part 3 of 3
- Exploring Fire Science: Insights from DFC’s CPD Event at UCLan
- Tips on Working Whilst Studying
- Business Support Team an Insider’s View
- Weimiao Lu: Research Published in Fire Safety Journal
- Fire Engineering: Why Care?
- DFC Sponsors PhD Candidate Studying Layered Construction Materials
- NewcastleGateshead Quays
- Stuart Crick Joins DFC
- Celebrate: Team
- Celebrate: Projects
- Celebrate: Beginnings
- Vita Nottingham
- Waqas Haider joins DFC
- James O’Hanlon joins DFC
- Education: The best ROI
- DFC Christmas Event 2018
- DFC is recruiting
- Join Our Team…
- Category: Spotlights
- Category: Leeds
- DFC Welcomes Three New Team Members
- Weimiao Lu Achieves Chartered Engineer Status
- Eoghan Given Achieves Chartered Engineer Status
- George Wood Achieves Chartered Engineer Status
- Welcoming Our New Starters to the Team
- Celebrating Excellence and Diversity at the 2025 Women in Fire Safety Awards
- A Fire Engineer’s Perspective on Yorkshire’s Tallest Building
- From Summer Placement to Full-Time: New Chapter Begins for our Graduate Engineers
- DFC Sponsors Sandal RUFC’s Minis and Juniors Section 2024/2025
- Recent Project Achievements and Recognition
- DFC’s Leeds Relocation to the Granary Marks Expansion Milestone
- Recent Projects Success
- DFC welcomes Akshay, Shiban and Shrey to Leeds
- Ekaterina, Nandakishore, Malachi and Max Join DFC’s Manchester Team
- Summer Placement at DFC – Part 1 of 3
- George Wood Joins DFC
- Project Case Study: Glassworks, Manchester
- Lindsey Waterworth Joins DFC
- St Alban’s Place Wins Two RIBA Awards
- Planting Trees for the Climate
- Category: Sheffield
- Category: Project Completion
- Category: Announcements
- Graduate Applicants 2027: We Want You to Succeed
- Dates for Your Diary: 2026 DFC Careers Fair Roadshows
- DFC to Speak at the inaugural SFPE UK Chapter Conference
- From Chemical Engineering to Fire Engineering: Part 2 of 4
- Five Years On: How We Planted 3,000 Trees in the Highlands
- From Mechanical Engineering to Fire Engineering: Part 1 of 4
- DFC Shortlisted in Three Categories at the Women in Fire Safety Awards 2026
- CladFire Research Launch
- Building Skills for Tomorrow: National Apprenticeship Week and Fire Engineering Apprenticeships
- DFC Celebrates 15 Years of Fire Safety Excellence
- DFC Expands to Birmingham with New Office and Senior Appointment
- DFC Announces Its Partnership with the Institution of Fire Engineers
- Exciting Changes to Our Employee Benefits!
- DFC becomes employee-owned
- 2024 New Starters Event
- Dates for Your Diary: 2024 DFC Careers Fair Roadshows
- DFC Welcomes Faith, Mussain and Aswathi
- DFC’s 2024 CPD at the University of Edinburgh’s Fire Research Centre
- THREE Nominations for DFC at Women in Fire Safety Awards
- DFC’s London Office Relocation to Temple Chambers
- Shaping the City: Celebrating International Women in Engineering Day
- DFC’s Annual Summer Party
- Next Generation Fire Engineering – Apprenticeship
- DFC Contributed to the Recent RICS Built Environment Journal: FRAEW
- DFC’S Inaugural New Starters Event
- Degree Apprenticeship
- Adam joins Health and Safety Executive (HSE) Webinar on Planning Gateway One
- 1,000+ Trees Planted by DFC in the Scottish Highlands
- Aligning DFC Values with Trees for Life
- Design Fire Consultants Shortlisted for Insider North West Property Awards 2022
- VITA Pebble Mill – Completion and Handover
- The Oglesby Centre at Hallé St. Peter’s
- Adeyanju Teslim-Balogun joins DFC
- DFC London has moved!
- Francesca Ravenhill joins DFC
- Merl Forrer joins DFC
- DFC Parental Leave Policy
- Category: Manchester
- From Materials Engineering to Fire Engineering: Part 4 of 4
- Bridging Theory and Practice: My Experience as a Fire Engineering Apprentice
- From Firefighter to Fire Engineer: My Journey to DFC
- Jack and Krishna join DFC
- 2024 Summer Placement Journey – Part 1 of 3
- Project Case Study: Viadux, Manchester
- Summer Placement at DFC – Part 2 of 3
- June’s Double Planning Approvals for DFC’s Clients
- Parina Patel Joins Material Source on the Launch of ‘42 Roles in the Built Environment’ Podcast
- Guest Speaker at the 25th Annual Building Control Northern Ireland Fire Safety Conference
- New Manchester Office in the Knowledge Quarter
- Gretchen Xie Joins DFC
- Dr. Parina Patel, Candidate for the Institution of Fire Engineers’ Board of Trustee Directors Election
- Three Wins at Three Awards Ceremonies in the North West
- Merl Forrer to Speak at the ZAK World of Façade 2022
- No. 1 Old Trafford – Case Study In The Architect’s Journal
- Parina Patel Joins DFC
- Ross Barritt-Mehta Awarded Chartered Engineer Status
- Ross Barritt-Mehta joins DFC
- Category: London
- Iolanda Del Prete Joins the IFE Fire Resistance SIG Committee
- A New Chapter for Elstree Studios’ Historic Stages
- Iolanda Del Prete joins DFC
- Nabila Rahman Joins DFC
- Summer Placement at DFC – Part 3 of 3
- DFC Joins Women in Fire Safety Awards Finalists
- Roy Little, Candidate for the Institution of Fire Engineers’ Board of Trustee Directors Election
- Finalist Consultancy Team of the Year – Insider Property Awards
- Manchester and London Projects Shortlisted for RIBA Regional Awards 2023
- Parina Patel Joins a Panel Session at the London Build 2022 Expo
- Merl Forrer Joins a Panel Session at the International Tall Building/High Rise Conference
- Fergus Hamilton-Blackett Joins DFC
- Roy Little joins DFC
- Category: New Office
- Category: New Staff
- Dr Florian Block joins DFC
- Major Milestone Reached at DFC – Celebrating New Talent
- DFC Welcomes Rachel Ho and Muneeb Kazmi to Sheffield
- Thomas Clarke Joins DFC
- Gareth Ainley Joins DFC
- James Mawdsley Joins DFC
- Sarah Forbes Joins DFC
- Kirstie Davies Joins DFC
- Agboola Ogunleye Joins DFC
- Internships at DFC
- Tina Iacono joins DFC
- Matt Whitehead joins DFC
- Nick Swailes joins DFC
- Iris Chang joins DFC
- Anna Hutchinson joins DFC
- Neal Butterworth Joins DFC
- Adam Monaghan joins DFC
- Eoghan Given joins DFC
- Category: Blogs
- From Manchester to Edinburgh: My First Five Years at DFC
- Are We Armouring the Wrong Part of the Plane?
- More Than a Summer Annual Event – Bringing People Together
- INWED 2026 – Shaping the Cities: A Snapshot Across the UK from the Women in Fire Engineering
- Where does structural engineering end… and fire engineering begin?
- My First Year at DFC by Andy Caba
- Insights from DFC’s Annual CPD at the University of Edinburgh
- Insights from My First Car Park Design; Ancoats Mobility Hub, Manchester
- DFC’s Annual Summer Event at Hazlewood Castle
- My First Six Months as a Fire Engineer Apprentice
- An Ever-Changing World: The Role of the Fire Engineer
- My First Year at DFC
- 2024 Summer Placement Journey – Part 2 of 3
- Power to the People
- DFC’s Eoghan Takes on Charity Cycle Challenge!
- DFC Christmas Event, York 2023
- My First Year at DFC: Gretchen Xie
- DFC’s CPD Event at the University of Edinburgh
- Is External Fire Spread a B3 or B4 Issue?
- Eight Years On and Still No-One Seems to be Listening (well, maybe some are)
- What is Sustainability?
- Balancing Career and Motherhood – Part 2
- Balancing Career and Motherhood – Part 1
- My First Year at DFC: James Mawdsley, Engineer
- Supporting International Women’s Day 2023 at DFC
- Sharing Thoughts Behind Our Culture and Values
- Beyond Accessibility to Equal Egressibility
- My First Year at DFC – Agboola Ogunleye
- Celebrating the Women at DFC on International Women in Engineering Day #INWED22
- Women in Fire Engineering
- DFC’s Annual Team Conference and Training – After the Event
- 2021 Summer Placement Journey
- My First Year at DFC – Waqas Haider
- Nick’s Thoughts on Engagement, Career Development and Feedback
- Regulation 7: A never-ending game of whack-a-mole?
- A Graduate’s Perspective – One Year In!
- University of Edinburgh CPD Days
- Where is fire engineering going?
- My summer at DFC
- London Calling…
- Stephen Murphy joins DFC
- DFC speak at the BSi Fire Safety Conference
- DFC writes for the RICS Building Control Journal
- DFC Benefits – Cycle to Work
- A look ahead into 2016
- Category: Project Wins
- Category: News
- From Mechanical Engineering to Fire Engineering: Part 3 of 4
- DFC Invests in Future Fire Engineering: LABC’s Level 6 Certificate in Fire Engineering Principles
- Iolanda Del Prete to Speak at SFPE UK Chapter Event in April
- Halfway Through My Apprenticeship: My Journey at DFC So Far
- Iolanda Del Prete to Speak at SFPE UK Chapter Event
- Dates for Your Diary: 2025 DFC Careers Fair Roadshows
- Roy Little Appointed as a Trustee of the Institution of Fire Engineers
- Celebrating Women in Engineering – Insights from Female Fire Engineers at DFC
- DFC Proudly Sponsors the 2025 Women in Fire Safety Awards
- IFE: International President’s Technical Conference 2025
- 6-month Apprenticeship Update
- Ramadan Mubarak
- DFC Contributed to the Recent RICS Built Environment Journal: PAS 9980
- Bringing the Fire Safety Sector into the BIM World
- Thoughts and Tips on Becoming a Chartered Engineer (CEng)
- University of Edinburgh – DFC’s Field Trip
- What inspired you to become an engineer? Parina Patel shares snippets of her journey to becoming a Chartered Engineer (CEng)
- Summer Placement Experience – Edward Shapcott
- DFC Supporting UCLan on “SAFE” Fire Evacuation Research
- Design Fire Consultants Shortlisted for Insider North West Residential Property Awards 2022
- DFC’s Annual Team Conference and Training
- Summer Placement During Remote Working – Tom Buxton
- Award Winner – Hallé St. Peter’s Phase 2
- DFC Opens Manchester Office
- Project Win – Newcastle International Airport
- DFC opens office in Leeds
- Category: Work at DFC
Portfolio Items
- Elstree Studios, Borehamwood
- 56-58 Marsh Wall, London
- Highlight Leisure Centre, Hartlepool
- Airbus A380 Factory, Broughton
- Eastbrook Studios, Dagenham
- Ancoats Mobility Hub, Manchester
- Viadux, Manchester
- NOMA, 4 Angel Square, Manchester
- Hockley Mills, Birmingham
- The Castings, Manchester
- Greenhaus, Salford
- Corkfield Residences, Edgbaston
- Blenheim Centre Redevelopment, London
- No.2 St. Michael's, Manchester
- Rochdale Town Hall, Greater Manchester
- No.1 St. Michael's, Manchester
- Aire Park (former Tetley Brewery site), Leeds
- Opera North, Leeds
- Leonardo Hotel, Manchester
- Tower Works, Leeds
- House of Social, Manchester
- The O2 Arena, London
- One Medlock Street, Manchester
- Energy House 2.0, University of Salford
- Glassworks, Manchester
- Autocab, Manchester
- One Port Street, Manchester
- Village Bakery, Wrexham
- Albert Island, Royal Docks, London
- Two New Bailey, Salford
- Smurfit Kappa, Mold, North Wales
- Science and Industry Museum, Manchester
- Renaissance, Manchester
- Burnley FC: Accessible Stand, Burnley
- Civic Quarter Heat Network, Manchester
- Valette Square, Salford
- Oxygen, Manchester
- Atelier, Salford
- No.1 Old Trafford, Manchester
- Manhattan, Manchester
- VITA Nottingham
- Gore Street, Manchester
- University of Leeds, Business School
- Heron House, Manchester
- Leeds Arts University, West Yorkshire
- VITA Pebble Mill, Birmingham
- Lower Steenbergs Yard, Newcastle
- VITA St Albans Place, Leeds
- VITA Portswood Road, Southampton
- Becketwell, Derby
- St. John's Manchester Goods Yard
- Parkinson Building, University of Leeds
- Grosvenor Square, London
- Freemasons' Hall, Manchester
- New Wakefield Street, Manchester
- Holiday Inn Express, Manchester
- Land Securities Facade Review, London
- Stockton Globe, Stockton-on-Tees
- MACQ Auditorium, Sunderland
- Roxy Ball Room, Leeds
- Steel City, Sheffield
- Building D3, Manchester
- Technology Centre, Manchester
- Skipton House, London
- Clayton by Dalata Hotel Group, Manchester
- Wilde Aparthotels by Staycity, Manchester
- Gt. Jackson Street, Manchester
- Embankment West, Manchester
- Green Lane Mills, Leeds
- Circle Square, Manchester
- Jet2.com Flight Sim Centre, West Yorkshire
- The Con Club, Altrincham
- Pharmaceutical Facility, UK
- Manchester Central, Manchester
- First Street, No. 8, Manchester
- Trinity Riverside by Affinity Living, Salford
- 100 Embankment, Salford
- Square Gardens - First Street, Manchester
- No.2 Whitehall Riverside, Leeds
- The Curve, Slough
- Hallé St. Peter's Extension, Manchester
- Victoria & Albert Museum, London
- Olaya Station, Riyadh
- The Forum, Towcester
- Fairburn View Primary School, Castleford
- Mount Pleasant Primary School, Huddersfield
- Trident Park EfW, Cardiff
- RERF, Leeds
- The Met Theatre, Bury
- 55 Portland Street, Manchester
- Roomzzz, Nottingham
- Newcastle International Airport
- Altair, Altrincham
- Allegro Exchange Square, Birmingham
- Roomzzz, Chester
- Royce Road, Manchester
- Leaf Street, Manchester
- Rudding Park Spa, Harrogate
- Spire, Nottingham
- St. Leonards, York
- Spire, Manchester
- Roman House, York
- Middlesbrough Sports Village, Middlesbrough
- College of West Anglia, King's Lynn
- Nestle HQ, York
- Raithwaite Hotel, Whitby