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Gareth Ainley Joins DFC

We have recently welcomed Gareth Ainley to DFC. Gareth has joined as an Associate, initially based in our Leeds office but will then be supporting the opening of the new Sheffield office. Gareth is a Chartered Engineer and a member of the Institution of Fire Engineers (IFE) with a BEng (Hons) in Fire Engineering from […]
  • Posted by Design Fire Consultant
  • On 13th October 2022
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Planting Trees for the Climate

From the beginning of 2021 onwards, DFC committed to planting trees as part of a rewilding project in the Highlands of Scotland. Global warming is a huge issue facing us all and has many complex layers. This can make it feel like a problem that is simply too large for an individual to solve. However, […]
  • Posted by Design Fire
  • On 6th July 2021
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Ross Barritt-Mehta Awarded Chartered Engineer Status

Last week, while on shared parental leave, Ross received the news from CIBSE that his application for Chartered Engineer status was successful. Congratulations Ross! Ross brings the total number of Chartered Engineers at DFC up to eight. Ross also brings diversity to the chartered cohort by being the first DFC staff member to be granted […]
  • Posted by Iain Macfarlane
  • On 5th July 2021
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Weimiao Lu: Research Published in Fire Safety Journal

Congratulations to Weimiao whose hard work has resulted in her most recent paper being accepted by the Fire Safety Journal. Weimiao completed her PhD at City, University of London, where she developed an innovative coupled thermo-mechanical damage modelling approach, and implemented it in finite element software ABAQUS to perform fire-induced progressive collapse analysis of steel framed […]
  • Posted by Iain Macfarlane
  • On 4th March 2021
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Fire Engineering: Why Care?

As part of the DFC 10 year celebration posts (beginnings, projects, team), I wanted to reflect on the past, the present and celebrate the future of fire engineering. However, in the end, I concluded that whether we celebrate the future of fire engineering depends on the direction taken with respect to outcome vs prescriptive regulation […]
  • Posted by Iain Macfarlane
  • On 9th February 2021
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DFC Sponsors PhD Candidate Studying Layered Construction Materials

Fire Engineering is a complex field that relies heavily on Fire Science. Over the past few years we’ve enjoyed our close relationship with the great team at the Edinburgh Fire Research Centre at The University of Edinburgh (check out our post from last year’s CPD session here). However, it’s important that the science stays up […]
  • Posted by Iain Macfarlane
  • On 12th January 2021
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NewcastleGateshead Quays

DFC is delighted to be working alongside Gateshead Council, PATRIZIA AG and Ask Real Estate UK on NewcastleGateshead Quays, a new waterfront arts and leisure development on the banks of the River Tyne. The £260 million, 585,000 square foot development will include a 12,500 seat arena, an adjacent 7,600 persons capacity conference centre, a dual-branded […]
  • Posted by Iain Macfarlane
  • On 15th December 2020
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Stuart Crick Joins DFC

We are delighted that Stuart Crick recently joined DFC as a Senior Fire Engineer, based in our Manchester office. In addition to a Masters in Fire Safety Engineering (with distinction), and over 6 years’ experience, Stuart also brings a wealth of local knowledge and passion with him. Welcome to the team Stuart! We look forward […]
  • Posted by Iain Macfarlane
  • On 9th December 2020
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Celebrate: Team

It wouldn’t be right to celebrate ten years of DFC without recognising the wonderful team that has built it and keeps it alive. The ‘team’ has always been crucial, even when there was just two of us. We talked every day, checked that we were pointed in the right direction, that our work was being […]
  • Posted by Iain Macfarlane
  • On 20th November 2020
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Celebrate: Projects

DFC has been involved in a wide range of projects over the last 10 years, around 1680 projects in total! It’s fair to say that a lot of these projects look great on a website or brochure, but we would pushing our luck to take any credit for, or celebrate them, solely for their aesthetic […]
  • Posted by Iain Macfarlane
  • On 12th November 2020
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