Celebrate: Projects

DFC has been involved in a wide range of projects over the last 10 years, around 1680 projects in total! It’s fair to say that a lot of these projects look great on a website or brochure, but we would pushing our luck to take any credit for, or celebrate them, solely for their aesthetic […]

Posted by Iain Macfarlane
On 12th November 2020

Celebrate: Beginnings

It is with a certain sense of irony that Design Fire Consultants celebrates its 10 year anniversary. When we first set out, we were considered as “two mates doing some fire engineering at our kitchen table”. You can see from the photos below that we were younger, thinner, but no less optimistic than we are […]

Posted by Iain Macfarlane
On 5th November 2020

Graduate Applicants: We Want You to Succeed

Are you thinking of applying for a graduate position at DFC? Have you ever wondered what happens after you click send on that email? Great news! We are offering you an inside look and some tips. Enabling others to succeed is at the heart of what we do. This not only applies to projects and […]

Posted by Matthew Eyre
On 3rd November 2020

Vita Nottingham

Exactly three years after our first involvement, the VITA Nottingham scheme successfully opened in September 2020. Packing in over 300 studio apartments, a gym, hub and support services, we’re envious of the lucky students who get to call this one home. Our student digs weren’t a patch on this! DFC initially had an advisory role […]

Posted by Matthew Eyre
On 15th October 2020

Waqas Haider joins DFC

A new addition to our team is Waqas Haider. Waqas has a background in civil and structural engineering. Before joining DFC Waqas worked on different infrastructure projects, and particularly enjoyed working on the Neelum Jhelum Hydropower project in Pakistan. He recently graduated with an International Master of Science in Fire Safety Engineering (IMFSE) and joined […]

Posted by Matthew Eyre
On 29th September 2020

Mary Button joins DFC

A new addition to our team in Leeds is Mary Button. Mary has a background in psychology and housing which informs her approach to Fire Engineering. She is currently finishing her BEng in Fire Risk Engineering at Glasgow Caledonian University and previously worked in London, primarily on residential accommodation and conducting CFD modelling. Mary also […]

Posted by Matthew Eyre
On 18th September 2020

James O’Hanlon joins DFC

We don’t know what the time threshold for “news” is, but we are nevertheless thrilled that James O’Hanlon joined DFC and would like to tell the world. James joined DFC in early 2020 after living and working in Los Angeles for 3 year as a Fire Life Safety Engineer with an additional 4 years of […]

Posted by Matthew Eyre
On 11th September 2020

Summer Placement During Remote Working – Tom Buxton

DFC is used to solving challenges for our clients – but we recently had a challenge of our own. How to provide the best experience to Tom Buxton, our Summer Placement, during these challenging times? In mid-March of this year the entire DFC team left our vibrant offices and relocated to our kitchen tables, loft […]

Posted by Matthew Eyre
On 4th September 2020

Education: The best ROI

DFC is very proud of Adeyanju, Matt and Saskia who recently completed their fire engineering qualifications. Although graduations are currently on hold because of Covid-19, we just wanted to give them all a massive shout out. Adeyanju completed her PhD program at Imperial College London, where her thesis focused on the structural performance of steel […]

Posted by Matthew Eyre
On 10th August 2020

Regulation 7: A never-ending game of whack-a-mole?

We are very proud that our very own Neal Butterworth co-authored an award-winning paper with Angus Law of the University of Edinburgh. The Institution of Civil Engineers awarded the paper the Health and Safety Award. Neal and Angus discuss the ban on combustible cladding that was implemented following the Grenfell Tower fire, aka. “Regulation 7”. […]

Posted by Matthew Eyre
On 15th June 2020

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