Celebrating Women in Construction
According to the office of national statistics, women represent just 12.8% of the construction industry in the UK. That’s why in honour of International Women’s Day, we decided to interview three successful women in construction here at FDS to discover how attitudes are changing in this typically male dominated industry in 2023. Introducing Our […]
FDS Celebrate MegaGrowth 50 Award
FDS is excited to announce that they have placed 42nd in the Kent Messenger MegaGrowth 50 publication this year having achieved 22% business growth. The MegaGrowth 50 show cases Kent’s fastest-growing privately-owned businesses ranked by growth in turnover and also exports and staff numbers. For almost 20 years, the MegaGrowth 50 has recognised Kent and […]
Simon Sheldon to Speak at The Fire Safety Event – 6th April 2022
We are delighted to announce that our Technical Manager, Simon Sheldon will be speaking at the upcoming rendition of The Fire Safety Event which will be taking place at NEC Birmingham from the 5th – 7th April. Simon’s session will be held on the 6th from 13:30-14:00 and focuses on “Designing for successful smoke controls”. […]
Smoke Venting System for Quebec Way
When L&Q constructed its brand-new residential development Quebec Way, as part of a wider regeneration project in one of London’s fastest developing neighbourhoods, FDS Contracting (FDS) were able to design, supply and install compliant and effective smoke management and associated detection system.
The Consequences of Tighter Regulations on Construction
Over the last few years, the fire safety and smoke ventilation industry has been experiencing shifting legislature resulting in changes to designing, installing and maintaining fire safety systems. Therefore, it is critical that in order for your projects to remain compliant, you understand these shifting regulations and engage with competent and compliant Fire Safety Engineers. […]
Amendments to Approved Document B
On 26th May 2020, both volumes of Approved Document B: Fire safety (2019 edition) were amended. Volume 1 – Dwellings Volume 2 – Buildings other than dwellings Key Amendments: Blocks of flats with a floor over 11m will require the provision of sprinklers throughout the building (change in guidance in relation to Building Regulation requirement […]
New Additions to the Board of Directors
With the recent restructuring of the FDS Group to better suite it’s client’s needs, it was apparent that a new leadership group needed to be formed, with the intention to better influence the future of the group and its business units. To support the initiative, a select few members of the Senior Management team were […]
A Message from our CEO and Founder
With the FDS Group now approaching its 20th year of trading and a largely expanded workforce in a cross division of business sectors, Gerard Sheridan CEO updates us on how the business needs to restructure to allow greater concentration in specific sectors. Andy Riley and myself, who were Buro Happold employees 19 years ago, decided […]
FDS Contracting
FDS are delighted to announce that we are now expanding our operations from London and the South East to the whole of England and Wales. Whilst we will be targeting all of this area, we are anticipating that the Midlands and the North West will be particular areas that will benefit from our expertise in […]
