Masterclass with AICO & Plumis: Retrofitting for Life Safety

Join us for this masterclass designed for housing providers looking to turn person-centred risk assessments into practical retrofit strategies - equipped with real-world tools, case studies, and lessons from those doing the work on the ground.

Event Overview

For housing associations and local authorities, ensuring residents are safe from fire risk—especially those who are most vulnerable—is an ongoing and deeply important responsibility. As understanding grows around the limitations of traditional compliance-based approaches, person-centred risk assessments (PCRAs) are emerging as a critical tool for more tailored and effective fire safety planning.

This masterclass explores how PCRAs are being used to shape smarter retrofit strategies, spotlighting the real-world experience of Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC) as a leading case study. Delivered in partnership with AICO and Plumis, the session provides practical insights into how housing providers can translate risk assessments into action, align detection and suppression strategies with individual needs, and make the case for innovation that prioritises people.

Whether you're just beginning to explore PCRAs or are working to embed them into your wider retrofit and compliance plans, this is your opportunity to learn from peers, challenge assumptions, and shape your own approach. As part of the Healthy Homes Hub’s mission to connect housing and health, this session places fire safety within the broader goal of creating homes that actively support resident wellbeing.

Agenda Highlights

• The role and impact of person-centred risk assessments: revealing gaps that traditional fire risk processes miss

• Awareness of practical retrofit options that reduce disruption

• Case study: how RBKC used PCRA insights to shape a tailored retrofit strategy including what worked, what didn’t, and how they brought stakeholders on board

• Discussion: reflections from installers, compliance leads and residents

• Q&A: an open space for questions on policy, tech, or operational delivery

Featured Speakers:

Andrew Sturgess, Regional Director, AICO
Andrew Sturgess is the Regional Director for the South at Aico, a leading provider of domestic fire and carbon monoxide alarms in the UK. With over a decade of experience in the housing and safety sector, Andrew is passionate about promoting safe living environments through innovative technology and community engagement.

He has played a pivotal role in developing partnerships with local authorities and housing associations to enhance fire safety standards in social housing. Andrew aims to share insights on integrating smart technology in social housing and the importance of proactive safety measures.

Yusuf Muhammad, Cofounder, Plumis
Yusuf Muhammad is an award-winning design engineer and the Chief Design Officer and Co-Founder of Plumis, a fire safety technology company redefining how we protect people and property. Driven by a mission to minimise the disruption caused by fire and water damage in homes, Yusuf works at the intersection of engineering, design, and policy. He is passionate about ensuring solutions are not only effective but accessible and aligned with how people live.

Why Attend?

Because life safety requires more than compliance—it requires care, clarity, and leadership. This session will help you:

• See where safety, health, and retrofit come together to deliver long-term impact for residents

• Strengthen your understanding of PCRAs and their potential to transform fire safety planning

• Hear what’s working in practice from those leading the way

• Consider how to build support for smarter, more person-focused interventions across your teams and stakeholders

Who Should Attend:

Fire safety officers, compliance leads, housing associations, building surveyors, retrofit programme managers, and local authority specifiers.

Don't Miss Out!

This is part of a series of essential Masterclasses, designed to help you make informed, strategic decisions. Join us to stay on top of the latest developments in the sector and ensure your organisation remains compliant, proactive, and prepared for the future.

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This FREE event is available to members of the Healthy Housing Hub

To learn more about becoming a Healthy Homes Hub member, contact: trina@healthyhomeshub.uk