THREE Nominations for DFC at Women in Fire Safety Awards

Design Fire Consultants (DFC) is proud to be recognised as a finalist in the Women in Fire Safety Awards for the second consecutive year. This prestigious fire safety industry event is renowned for its high entry standards for nominees. We are thrilled to announce we have been shortlisted in three categories this year: Inclusive Company […]

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On 8th August 2024

Recent Project Achievements and Recognition

DFC is pleased to share some recent highlights and insights into our latest endeavours. It has been a whirlwind of positive news! DFC provided fire engineering services on several projects which have been shortlisted for prestigious industry awards. In addition, two projects received the honour of being featured in the Architects’ Journal and the Building […]

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On 23rd July 2024

Project Case Study: Viadux, Manchester

By: Adeyanju Oluwa, Engineer After a few months of joining DFC in 2019, I began working on one of my biggest projects to date – Viadux Phase 1, which was in the concept design phase. Four years later, I was on-site inspecting the quality of fire-stopping installations, I witnessed the cause-and-effect testing of the fire […]

Posted by Design Fire Consultant
On 10th July 2024

Recent Projects Success

We’re delighted to share exciting news about several innovative projects that our talented engineers have been involved in recently. These projects not only demonstrate our team’s technical expertise but also embody DFC’s culture and values, as further explained by one of DFC’s Directors, Iain Macfarlane in his recent blog post, “Sharing thoughts behind culture and […]

Posted by Design Fire Consultant
On 9th April 2024

DFC’S Inaugural New Starters Event

It’s been quite a whirlwind at DFC lately for our recruitment team and all of the staff involved in the preparations leading up to the inaugural DFC New Starters event. The event was held in Manchester for 14 of our newest team members: Apprentice, Trainee Engineer, Graduate Engineers, Associate, Senior Engineer, Engineer and Business Support. […]

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On 25th October 2023

Ekaterina, Nandakishore, Malachi and Max Join DFC’s Manchester Team

We’re delighted to welcome four brilliant new starters to our Manchester office. The four new team members are: Graduate Engineers; Ekaterina and Nandakishore, as well as a Trainee Engineer; Max, and a Fire Engineer Apprentice; Malachi. Ekaterina Krasnova, Graduate Engineer Ekaterina holds a joint MSc in Fire Safety Engineering from Ghent University, Lund University, and […]

Posted by Design Fire Consultant
On 19th October 2023

My First Year at DFC: Gretchen Xie

By: Gretchen Xie, Graduate Engineer September 2023 marks my first working anniversary at DFC! I’ve had a productive and fulfilling year as a graduate in fire engineering with the company, and I feel proud to have made an impact within the industry by using the fundamental fire science knowledge I gained from university. My story […]

Posted by Design Fire Consultant
On 18th October 2023

Graduate Applicants 2024: We Want You to Succeed

Are you thinking of applying for a graduate position at DFC? Have you ever wondered what happens after you click send on that email? Great news! We are offering you an inside look and some tips. Enabling others to succeed is at the heart of what we do. This not only applies to projects and […]

Posted by Design Fire Consultant
On 4th October 2023

DFC’s CPD Event at the University of Edinburgh

By: Parina Patel, Associate The DFC team has recently returned from our annual CPD event at the University of Edinburgh. Run in conjunction with the University’s Fire Research Centre, this, our fifth event, was the sunniest one yet! The topic for this year’s sessions was Structural Fire Engineering and focussed on the following learning objectives: […]

Posted by Design Fire Consultant
On 19th September 2023

Summer Placement at DFC – Part 2 of 3

2023 Summer Placement Journey This year DFC were pleased to host three summer placements: Andrzej, Max and Aman are full-time students, and each joined us for six to eight weeks. Find out more about their feedback and post-placement reflections in our three-part blog: Summer Placement Journey. By: Max Cox, 2023 Summer Placement, Manchester During my […]

Posted by Design Fire Consultant
On 18th September 2023

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