Iain Cox

Iain Cox is Chair of the Business Sprinkler Alliance (BSA), the National Fire Sprinkler Network (NSFN) and the Fire Risk Assessment Competency Council. Iain retired from the Fire Service in June 2013 after 34 years, the last ten of which he served as Chief Fire Officer of Royal Berkshire Fire & Rescue Service. From 2009 to 2011 he was a Board member of the Chief Fire Officers Association (CFOA) with responsibilities for Prevention and Protection. He was awarded the Queen’s Fire Service medal in 2009. He holds a BSc in Physical Geography from the University of Reading and an MA in Management from Coventry University.

By Iain Cox

Saving Lives with Automatic Fire Suppression Systems

Sep 03, 2024 by Iain Cox

Iain Cox, Chair of the Business Sprinkler Alliance, explains why life safety professionals and architectural specifiers need better knowledge of sprinkler and similar automatic fire suppression systems (AFSS).
Where are the Sprinklers?

May 23, 2024 by Iain Cox

Iain Cox, Chair of Business Sprinkler Alliance, highlights what he identifies as a major fire safety failing at the recently opened Gardman garden supplies distribution centre in Daventry in the English county of Northamptonshire.
A Final Call for Sprinklers

Nov 13, 2023 by Iain Cox

Iain Cox, Chair of the Business Sprinkler Alliance, looks at the lessons to be learnt from a recent car park blaze at London Luton Airport.
Blaze at West Sussex Beauty Products Warehouse

Jul 25, 2023 by Iain Cox

Iain Cox, Chair of the Business Sprinkler Alliance, discusses a massive fire that engulfed an unsprinklered warehouse in Burgess Hill in West Sussex, resulting in the complete destruction of the facility.
Fire Destroys Commercial Building in Leicestershire

Jul 13, 2023 by Iain Cox

Iain Cox, Chair of Business Sprinkler Alliance, comments on a massive fire which destroyed a commercial building operated by digital consultancy Paragon in South Wigston, Leicestershire, and will result in staff being redeployed at other locations in the wider group.
Protecting Recycling Centres From Fire

Jan 18, 2023 by Iain Cox

Iain Cox, Chair of the Business Sprinkler Alliance (BSA), explains why recycling centres are often a source of ignitable material.
Green Light for Factory Rebuild Following Fire?

Sep 01, 2022 by Iain Cox

Iain Cox, Chair of the Business Sprinkler Alliance (BSA), questions recent press reports of planning permission being granted for a manufacturer to rebuild premises destroyed by a fire.
The Haunting Impact of Decisions Past

Jul 25, 2022 by Iain Cox

Iain Cox, Chair of the Business Sprinkler Alliance (BSA) revisits a fire in a commercial laundry facility in the United Kingdom to argue building operators must look beyond current safety regulations.
Fire Crews Called Out to Bakery Fire on Same Street as Earlier West London Incident

Jun 30, 2022 by Iain Cox

Iain Cox, Chair of the Business Sprinkler Alliance, comments on the response of fire crews in West London to a devastating industrial fire last month on the very same road that destroyed a similar business on the same road in Park Royal in London two years earlier.
How Sprinklers Saved a Warehouse

May 02, 2022 by Iain Cox

Iain Cox, Chair of the Business Sprinkler Alliance, explains how an automatic sprinkler system in a warehouse in Leicestershire in England helping the fire service extinguish a fire and prevent further damage.