My First Year at DFC: James Mawdsley, Engineer

By: James Mawdsley, Engineer In reviewing the past twelve months, it is important to reflect on how I came to be at DFC. My journey into Fire Engineering commenced during the aftermath of the Grenfell Tower tragedy, when I joined a specialist fire safety team in Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service, lead by fellow […]

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On 20th March 2023

Supporting International Women’s Day 2023 at DFC

On International Women’s Day 2023, the DFC team was encouraged to think about women who have inspired them. It was a thought-provoking exercise. Here are some of the responses to the challenge ‘Let us know about the women who inspire you and why’. Kirstie Davies, Commercial and Contracts Compliance Officer: Who: Emma Watson I find […]

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On 8th March 2023

Manchester and London Projects Shortlisted for RIBA Regional Awards 2023

We are delighted to see two projects that DFC provided fire engineering services for have been shortlisted for the RIBA Regional Awards 2023: Tower of Light and Wall of Energy, Manchester and the National Youth Theatre (NYT), London. Designed by Tonkin Liu for Manchester City Council in partnership with Vital Energi, Tower of Light and […]

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On 7th March 2023

Bringing the Fire Safety Sector into the BIM World

DFC took part in the ‘Proof of Concept for Bimfire’. This case study brings the Fire Safety sector into the Building Information Modelling (BIM) world where Bimfire Tools™ is deployed to digitise the fire safety design aspects of projects. The study was completed in collaboration with Symetri and Briab, specialists in digitising fire safety solutions […]

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On 27th February 2023

Guest Speaker at the 25th Annual Building Control Northern Ireland Fire Safety Conference

We are delighted to share that Merl Forrer, Senior Associate at DFC, will be a guest speaker at the 25th Annual Building Control Northern Ireland Fire Safety Conference. The two-day conference will be taking place on 23 and 24 February 2023 at the Armagh City Hotel, Northern Ireland (NI). The Annual Building Control Northern Ireland […]

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On 21st February 2023

New Manchester Office in the Knowledge Quarter

DFC has moved to Manchester’s Knowledge Quarter, gateway to the Oxford Road Corridor. The area is home to ‘Circle Square’, one of Manchester’s newest neighbourhoods, where DFC served as fire engineer on numerous buildings and the nearby schemes. To support the ongoing business growth and expansion, DFC has chosen Bruntwood Works’ 127 Portland Street as […]

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On 8th February 2023

Sharing Thoughts Behind Our Culture and Values

By: Iain Macfarlane, Director It was 2013 when I first started thinking about what it might be like to build a business. I was a small cog in a very large machine and whilst that meant I was involved in some amazing projects and worked with people that are now close friends, I felt my […]

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On 6th February 2023

Beyond Accessibility to Equal Egressibility

By: Mary Button, Engineer Access to buildings in England is addressed within the Building Regulations through Approved Document M and within the fire safety industry, we are equally concerned with egress. In the event of a fire, having access to a space does not necessarily mean you are going to be able to escape from […]

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On 27th January 2023

Lindsey Waterworth Joins DFC

We have recently welcomed Lindsey Waterworth to DFC. Lindsey has joined as a personal assistant to the directors and is based in our Leeds office. Lindsey joins us from a multinational telecommunication organisation and has worked at several blue-chip companies prior to this. Her experience spans over twenty years in several roles from supplier service […]

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On 12th January 2023

Thoughts and Tips on Becoming a Chartered Engineer (CEng)

At DFC, we celebrate, encourage and support our staff on their journey toward professional career development progress. Iain Macfarlane, Director, has recently been awarded Chartered Engineer status (CEng) and here are a few thoughts from him. Is there any advice you would pass on to someone considering professional registration? Start early and do a little, […]

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On 30th November 2022

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