Merl Forrer Joins a Panel Session at the International Tall Building/High Rise Conference

Merl Forrer, Associate, and a panel of fire safety experts to share a discussion on the topic “Is stay put still valid?” at the 7th International Tall Building/High Rise Conference at Excel, London. The conference will focus on fire engineering, fire risk management and firefighting in the tall building environment. Each day will also feature a topical […]

Posted by Design Fire Consultant
On 18th May 2022

Three Wins at Three Awards Ceremonies in the North West

We are thrilled to hear that three recent projects we have worked on, have been selected as the winner at three prestigious awards ceremonies in the North West region. Awards are as follows; BCO Northern Awards 2022 (North of England, North Wales, & Northern Ireland) Category: Commercial Workplace Project / Developer: 2 New Bailey Square, […]

Posted by Design Fire Consultant
On 11th May 2022

Merl Forrer to Speak at the ZAK World of Façade 2022

Merl Forrer, Associate, will be joining a panel of experts at the 89th edition – Zak World of Façades United Kingdom on 4 May 2022 at The Mercure Piccadilly, Manchester. Zak World of Façades is an international conference series on façade design & engineering. This will be the 89th edition globally and the 6th edition in […]

Posted by Design Fire Consultant
On 3rd May 2022

Women in Fire Engineering

On International Women’s Day, Parina reflects on her experiences as a woman in fire engineering. Earlier this year I was fortunate enough to present a session at the inaugural Institution of Fire Engineers (IFE) Women in Fire Engineering Networking Group. Putting together my slides gave me the opportunity to have a real think about my […]

Posted by Parina Patel
On 8th March 2022

No. 1 Old Trafford – Case Study In The Architect’s Journal

It is great to see that a piece on the No. 1 Old Trafford submitted by our friends at Jon Matthews Architects has been published in the Architect’s Journal. DFC was the fire engineer for the scheme from concept design through to its completion and handover. The project was completed at the end of May […]

Posted by Iris Chang
On 11th January 2022

Charlotte Lunla-Pickup Joins DFC

DFC welcomes Charlotte to our Business Support and operations team. Charlotte has experience in working within the Built Environment over the last fifteen years for a number of corporate international engineering consultancy companies. She has gained a wealth of knowledge and understanding of the industry within various sectors and particularly in the North West market. […]

Posted by Design Fire Consultant
On 18th October 2021

Parina Patel Joins DFC

We are excited to welcome Parina to the DFC team, who is based in our Manchester office and joins us as an Associate. Parina has 10 years of experience as a fire engineer and is a Chartered Engineer with a background in fire and materials. Parina’s recent projects include Manchester Town Hall, London Crossrail and […]

Posted by Iain Macfarlane
On 19th August 2021

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

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

The Oglesby Centre at Hallé St. Peter’s

DFC is incredibly proud to see the opening of The Oglesby Centre by our neighbour the Hallé Orchestra. Hallé St Peter’s provides a home for the Hallé’s rehearsals and recordings, its choirs and Youth Orchestra, as well as a space for education workshops and small performances. The three-storey extension, The Oglesby Centre, has now been completed, […]

Posted by Iain Macfarlane
On 28th November 2019

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