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James O’Hanlon joins DFC

We don’t know what the time threshold for “news” is, but we are nevertheless thrilled that James O’Hanlon joined DFC and would like to tell the world. James joined DFC in early 2020 after living and working in Los Angeles for 3 year as a Fire Life Safety Engineer with an additional 4 years of […]

Posted by Iain Macfarlane
On 11th September 2020

Education: The best ROI

DFC is very proud of Adeyanju, Matt and Saskia who recently completed their fire engineering qualifications. Although graduations are currently on hold because of Covid-19, we just wanted to give them all a massive shout out. Adeyanju completed her PhD program at Imperial College London, where her thesis focused on the structural performance of steel […]

Posted by Iain Macfarlane
On 10th August 2020

University of Edinburgh CPD Days

Recently we took the whole DFC team on our annual trip to the University of Edinburgh. The focus of this year’s trip was the science behind compartment fires and the impact of timber construction, an ever growing trend in the industry and of particular concern in high rise residential buildings. The sessions began with a […]

Posted by Iain Macfarlane
On 2nd October 2019

Where is fire engineering going?

DFC Director Adam Monaghan provides an update on the direction of the fire engineering profession in this months ‘International Fire Professional’ in a joint article with Mostyn Bullock. Many changes are coming post Grenfell. Adam and fellow Director Neal Butterworth are heavily involved in ‘Working Group 3 Fire Engineers’. Mostyn Bullock BEng CEng FIFireE, Technical […]

Posted by Iain Macfarlane
On 23rd May 2019

Francesca Ravenhill joins DFC

DFC is delighted to announce that Francesca Ravenhill has joined our team in London. Francesca has a mathematical background with a Masters degree in Operational Research, and is moving back into fire engineering after a recent career spell in analytics. Francesca previously worked for a large fire engineering consultancy, working on a range of projects […]

Posted by Iain Macfarlane
On 8th May 2019

DFC Christmas Event 2018

The depths of rural Derbyshire in mid-winter… it was never going to be an ‘average’ Christmas party. Leaving our bustling city centre offices behind we ventured to the beautiful Gradbach Mill, nestled in a secluded tree topped valley – our DFC base for the next 24 hours. Hilarity ensued quickly during our ‘Pecha Kucha’ slide […]

Posted by Iain Macfarlane
On 13th December 2018

DFC is recruiting

We are looking to recruit experienced fire engineers into our Manchester office. Located in the Ancoats Urban Village, the DFC Manchester office is a young, vibrant environment for which we are seeking to fill several roles, including Engineer, Senior Engineer and Associate grades. DFC is a group of people who deliver excellence and genuine value […]

Posted by Iain Macfarlane
On 5th June 2017

Join Our Team…

Due to a strong pipeline of work we are looking to recruit experienced fire engineers into our Manchester office. Located in the Ancoats Urban Village, the DFC Manchester office is a young, vibrant environment for which we are seeking a Senior Engineer or Associate to strengthen our technical offering and assist in leading a team […]

Posted by Iain Macfarlane
On 4th October 2016

Award Winner – Hallé St. Peter’s Phase 2

Fantastic news to start our day! Last night, the Manchester Society of Architects awarded ‘Best Unbuilt Community Project’ to Hallé St. Peter’s Phase 2 extension project. This innovative extension will rise from the ground in Cutting Room Square, Ancoats, to provide rehearsal, performance and education space for the Hallé. It will be an eye catching […]

Posted by Anna Hutchinson
On 22nd July 2016

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