The Fire Industry Association ("FIA") is a not-for-profit organisation formed originally by the merger of the Fire Extinguishing Trades Association ("FETA") and the British Fire Protection Systems Association ("BFPSA").
Contents
- Membership
- Organisational Structure Board
- Organisational Structure Councils
- Promoting Professional Standards
- References
It is said to be "the largest fire protection trade association in the UK".
The FIA's objective "is to promote, improve and perfect fire protection methods, devices, services and apparatus" which they say they achieve "through the representation of [their] members, providing technical support, guidance and opportunities for professional advancement through education and appropriate regulation".
Membership
As of March 2016, the FIA has over 650 members, the list of whom may be searched on the FIA's Online Member Directory.
Organisational Structure - Board
The FIA is "overseen by a Board and seven Councils".
The members of the Board are "representatives from FIA member companies and are elected to the seats on the Board for a term of two years".
As of March 2016, the board consists of representatives from ADT Fire & Security, Anderstore, Argus Security, C S Todd and Associates, Chubb Fire & Security Ltd, Churches Fire Security Ltd, Fire Safety Services (UK) Ltd, Hochiki Europe (UK) Ltd, Honeywell Fire Safety, International Fire Consultants Ltd, Mat Fire Systems Ltd, Sunfish Services Ltd, Supply Plus Ltd, TG Products Ltd (A division of Chubb Fire Ltd), Titan Fire & Security Ltd as well as four representatives from the FIA itself.
Organisational Structure - Councils
As of March 2016, the FIA has seven councils, described as follows:
Promoting Professional Standards
The FIA say that they "promote and shape legislation and the professional standards of the fire industry through close liaison with government and official bodies, as well as other key stakeholders". This is evidenced, for example, with their involvement on many of the BSI committees responsible for the authoring of key British Standards relating to fire including:
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