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• Major incident declared as fire burns Northamptonshire industrial estate

  23-05-2025 19:02
  Firefighters expect to be on scene all weekend at Sanders Lodge site in RushdenA major incident has been declared as firefighters tackled a huge fire at an industrial estate in Northamptonshire.A plume of smoke was billowing over the Sanders Lodge site in the town of Rushden on Friday, leading emergency services to warn people to close their doors and windows as they battled to stop the flames spreading. Continue reading...
  
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• Fire-Dex Leadership Change: John Karban Named President

  23-05-2025 16:34 via thebigredguide.com
  Fire-Dex, a pioneer in PPE for first responders, is gearing up for its next chapter, announcing a leadership succession as CEO Steve Allison looks toward retirement in early 2027.
  Effective at the start of 2026, Lauren Burke DeVere, Fire-Dex’s current President, will move into the CEO position, sharing duties with Allison for 15 months as part of a phased transition. In a parallel move, John Karban, current VP of Operations, will assume the title of President.Leaning into its core valu
  
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• G4S Secures Sizewell C Nuclear Project Construction

  23-05-2025 16:30 via thebigredguide.com
  G4S has been awarded the contract as the principal security provider for Sizewell C, the new 3.2GW nuclear power station under construction on the Suffolk coast. G4S will supply and support the main Sizewell C construction sites, as well as securing the project’s off-site infrastructure locations, including its bus operations centre where the project’s hydrogen-powered bus fleet will be maintained, two park and ride locations, and an accommodation c
  
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• Maga’s ‘DEI hire’ taunt is an age-old grievance reignited. And it’s spreading | Gaby Hinsliff

  23-05-2025 07:00
  In this new climate, having an enviable job, while not being a straight white man, is grounds for suspicionWayne Brown was a trailblazer, a man who made his own small piece of history by becoming Britain’s first black fire chief.He worked his way up as a young firefighter, rising through the ranks, serving the public through dark times including the 2005 London terror attacks and the Grenfell fire.Gaby Hinsliff is a Guardian columnistIn the UK and Ireland, Samaritans can be contacted on fr
  
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