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• ‘Chronic threat’ of PFAS firefighting foams raised in 2003 secret UK report

  11-09-2024 16:00
  
  Exclusive: Environment Agency warned about ‘forever chemicals' 20 years before it started to regulate themThe Environment Agency was warned about the “chronic threat” that firefighting foams containing PFAS “forever chemicals” pose to the environment in 2003, 20 years before it started the process of regulating the chemicals, it can be revealed.In a 200-page report obtained by the Ends Report via a freedom of information request and shared with the Guardian, consult
  
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• Ranger Fire Acquires FDS With ThinCats' Transitional Capital

  11-09-2024 15:55 via thebigredguide.com
  ThinCats, the alternative finance provider to mid-sized SMEs has supported Ranger Fire and Security with their latest acquisition of fire door business, Fire Door Specialists Ltd (FDS).First acquisitionRanger, which launched in February 2024, has already acquired four other businesses following Transitional Capital from ThinCats and private equity backing from Hyperion Capital – all in the active fire space – AFIL Ltd, Ignis Fire Protection Ltd, Syncro Group Ltd and IPH Fire
  
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• CIC 2050: Henry Fenby-Taylor Leads Sustainable Change

  11-09-2024 14:50 via thebigredguide.com
  The construction industry is undergoing significant change. New technologies, regulatory requirements and working practices are changing the way the industry works.CIC 2050 groupThe CIC 2050 Group exists to be the voice of those people who will be in the industry in 2050. This means ensuring that the industry is ready to meet its obligations to be resilient to the changes of the climate crisis, but it also means making sure that the industry is inclusive and thriving.
  As the new Chair of the CIC
  
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• BigChange Boosts Efficiency For Fire & Security Provider

  11-09-2024 14:37 via thebigredguide.com
  Specialised Fire & Security is using BigChange job management software to improve customer service with engineers live-linked to back-office systems using a mobile app.Using the system, Specialised Fire & Security has already automated around 80 percent of its routine job management workflows allowing back-office staff and field engineers to focus on the customer experience. Tailored solutionsBased in Northern Ireland, the independent fire and security provider has estab
  
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