Episode 50 of the Fire Safety Matters Podcast features several exclusive interviews as Brian hears from Mike Hobbs (specification and strategic growth lead at Apollo Fire Detectors) and Steve Dilloway (principal at Veritas Fire Support Services) in addition to Paul Pope (global director for the fire and life safety systems business at Ajax Systems) and Barnaby Carrick (senior technical engineer at passive fire protection solutions developer Siderise).

Mike Hobbs joined Apollo in April last year from Honeywell, where he served as business manager and fire detection product specialist. He now leads a team of industry professionals operating across the UK and Ireland and focused on Apollo’s fire detection and life safety solutions.

Steve Dilloway is a certified risk assessor and a member of the Fire Industry Association’s Fire Risk Assessment Council. He also provides consultancy support for those elements of fire and life safety that reside under the risk assessment umbrella.

In tandem, Mike and Steve focus their attentions on the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025 and what its introduction means for the fire industry going forward.

Paul Pope is a Board director at the Fire Industry Association, an associate member of the Institution of Fire Engineers and also a member of the Institute of Fire Safety Managers. Having appeared as a guest on the very first episode of the Fire Safety Matters Podcast back in April 2020, Paul returns to examine the current challenges facing fire sector professionals and outlines recent developments at Ajax Systems.

An Honours graduate in computer-aided product design having studied at the University of Portsmouth’s School of Engineering, Barnaby Carrick has been part of the team at Siderise since 2012. In conversation with Brian, Barnaby reviews the key challenges presented by Gateway 3 – the final checkpoint relating to the Building Safety Act – and the introduction of the new Siderise Inspection App.

As always, Brian and Mark highlight and discuss key news stories in the sector. On this occasion, there’s a focus on the recent change of ownership at the Fire Protection Association, the upcoming Women in Fire Safety Awards (for which the 2026 finalists have just been announced), the Fire Industry Association’s tribute to Chris Watts and the Building Safety Regulator appointing an independent chair for the dedicated Residents’ Panel.

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