In this episode, IFSJ Managing Editor Duncan J. White is joined by Simon Ince, Richard Bristow, and Chris Johnson from UL Solutions to discuss the role of voluntary certification in fire safety and construction products, and how third-party conformity assessment supports regulatory confidence across the built environment.

The conversation explores the difference between mandatory marking and voluntary certification, and why certification goes beyond one-off testing to include product evaluation, factory surveillance, and ongoing quality assurance. The discussion covers both active and passive fire protection – including fire detection and alarm systems, fire stopping, and fire doors – and explains how certification data is used by regulators, specifiers, installers and building owners, particularly in the context of evolving UK building safety requirements and higher-risk buildings.

In this episode, IFSJ Managing Editor Duncan J. White speaks with Dr Martin Langer, CEO and CTO of OroraTech, to explore how satellite-based thermal intelligence is reshaping wildfire detection, situational awareness and predictive modelling. The conversation looks at how compact thermal-imaging satellites, AI-driven fire modelling and direct-to-user data delivery are helping fire services worldwide make faster, safer and more informed decisions in high-risk environments.

IFSJ Managing Editor Duncan J. White sits down with Andy Spence, Joint Managing Director of Britannia Fire, to look at how the P50 composite fire extinguisher is the biggest innovation in portable firefighting equipment this decade.