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The European Association for Passive Fire Protection (EAPFP) welcomes the publication of the Final Report of the Grenfell Tower Public Inquiry, published on 4th September, and notes the recommendations that the report makes to ensure that such a fire will not happen again. Read the EAPFP statement HERE

The EAPFP met on the 15th June for the first day of their meeting in Copenhagen at the beautiful Tivoli Hotel & Congress centre. Day one of the meeting was welcomed by Chair Niall Rowan, who welcomed all who were in attendance both face to face and virtually. Members presented insightful national reports from their [...]

This year the EAPFP General Meeting was held in the very interesting historical naval town of Rotterdam, Netherlands. Members enjoyed the opportunity to get together face-to-face once again following the success of Madrid in 2021. After an informative meeting on day 1, members had the pleasure of boarding the famous SS Rotterdam, dining alfresco aboard […]

The Association for Specialist Fire Protection (ASFP) is paying tribute to its original Technical Officer Ron Smith, who sadly passed away on 28 May 2022 at the age of 92. Ron was a passive fire protection industry stalwart whose long association with the sector dated back to the 1980s. He was the ASFP’s Technical Officer [...]

At the AGM on the 18-19th November 2021, Niall Rowan was formally appointed as President of the EAPFP after acting as stand-in president for a brief period. Niall started working in fire in 1979 graduating to managing Warrington fire’s test laboratory in the UK in the early 2000s. In the 1990s, he was seconded to […]

At the AGM held on the 18th and 19th November 2021, the EAPFP appointed a new Vice President. Roy Weghorst started as a Technical officer at Kingspan in the Netherlands in 2007 and moved in 2011 to become the Head of Regulatory affairs – fire at the Kingspan Group. During the time in this role [...]

EAPFP 2021 AGM - 18/19 November, Madrid On the 18th and 19th November, the EAPFP and its members gathered in Madrid to hold 2 days of meetings. The venue for the meetings was the AC Hotel by Marriott Carlton Madrid. The first day of meetings focused on: Elections and appointments - Niall Rowan gave an [...]

Since the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, the world remains a rapidly changing and uncertain landscape. Coronavirus (COVID-19) has impacted every avenue of our lives and altered the way we live. The EAPFP have strong business continuity measures in place and we are confident that as we adapt to the new norm, the service we provide members […]