Networking and awards: ASFP’s Intersec Dubai highlights
Iain Hoey
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ASFP commentary on Intersec Dubai
A blog post by Mike Ward sets out how Intersec Dubai featured ASFP member networking and technical sessions.
The Association for Specialist Fire Protection (ASFP) published the reflection from managing director Mike Ward following the three-day event.
Ward described Intersec Dubai as an opportunity for the association and its members to explain what the ASFP does and why it aims to influence professional practice in passive fire protection across design and construction.
He also highlighted presenting an award at the Intersec awards and attending the UK Trade & Industry reception at the British Embassy to represent ASFP members.
Member engagement and the ASFP pavilion
The blog post described the event as a chance for ASFP members to engage with each other, procure products and services and grow their professional network.
Ward wrote that year-on-year growth has increased the size of the ASFP’s membership and increased demand for member networking opportunities.
He said designers, engineers and authorities described the ASFP pavilion as a space for deeper discussions about topics such as future project designs, without what he described as sales pressure at other stands.
Presentations and panels in the Intersec fire theatre
The ASFP commentary described a full day of presentations and panel sessions led by ASFP representatives in the Intersec fire theatre.
Paul McSoley, ASFP Consultant, presented a systematic approach to passive fire design and described how legal duty holders can work collaboratively to manage building risk conditions and arrive at compliant system designs through structured and transparent decision-making.
Andrew Taylor, ASFP’s Head of Technical, examined the relationship between Construction Product Regulations and UK Building Regulations and described how CE and UKCA marking show product performance and compliance within the wider building safety and regulatory context.
The post also described a panel chaired by Taylor and McSoley on improved passive fire protection and building safety, with contributions from Celine Abadie of Jotun, Jamie Rogers of CLM Fireproofing, David Campbell of Emirates Safety Laboratory and Will Cotterill of Fire Compliance Plus.
Further sessions described in the post included a presentation by Hannah Mansell, ASFP Consultant and Fire Door Specialist, on specification, installation and compliance for stakeholders involved in fire door safety management, and a presentation by Kate Milford, ASFP Competence Specialist, on training, third-party certification and competence across design, installation, inspection and maintenance.
The programme also included a panel moderated by Mansell and Milford titled From Laboratory to Lifetime Service: Passive Fire Protection – Competence, Innovation, and Global Accountability, with contributions from Elliott Brown of Fire Door Inspector Inspectors, Campbell and Taylor.
Ward’s post also urged ASFP members to collaborate with the association through exhibitor space or workshops at next year’s show.