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

A Graduate’s Perspective – One Year In!

May 2020 will mark my one year as a graduate in DFC. Looking back, I have definitely arrived at a position which suits both my interest and skill set I developed at university. I feel very lucky to be where I am right now. As an international graduate kicking off my engineering career at DFC, […]

Posted by Iain Macfarlane
On 20th April 2020

VITA Pebble Mill – Completion and Handover

DFC began our involvement on Vita Pebble Mill in 2016 and provided fire strategy advice from concept design to client handover and occupation. This RIBA Stage 2-7 service is one that we are pleased to offer our clients. Remaining involved through the construction and handover stage of a project allows us as fire engineers to […]

Posted by Iain Macfarlane
On 7th January 2020

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

University of Edinburgh CPD Days

Recently we took the whole DFC team on our annual trip to the University of Edinburgh. The focus of this year’s trip was the science behind compartment fires and the impact of timber construction, an ever growing trend in the industry and of particular concern in high rise residential buildings. The sessions began with a […]

Posted by Iain Macfarlane
On 2nd October 2019

Adeyanju Teslim-Balogun joins DFC

Another addition to our team in Manchester is Adeyanju Teslim-Balogun who joins us as our first Graduate Engineer in Manchester. Adeyanju has a Civil/Structural Engineering background with a Masters degree in Structural Engineering. She is currently rounding off her PhD in Structural Fire Engineering. Adeyanju previously worked as a Structural Engineer in Nigeria, working on […]

Posted by Iain Macfarlane
On 12th September 2019

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