May 27, 2026

Gruner expands its range of fire safety courses – secure your spot now!

New regulations, increasingly complex buildings and rising safety requirements: fire safety is constantly evolving. Gruner is responding with an expanded range of practical fire safety courses in Switzerland. The focus is on specialist topics such as BSV-2026, fire control systems and smoke extraction systems, as well as fire safety solutions for timber construction and existing buildings.

As one of Switzerland’s leading companies in the field of fire safety, Gruner has been providing specialist knowledge for safe, compliant and cost-effective solutions in design, construction and operation for over 30 years. Gruner’s fire safety courses combine theory with concrete practical examples and are aimed, among others, at professionals in architecture, building services engineering, construction management, operations and public authorities.

Gruner offers practice-oriented courses and further training in the following areas of fire safety:

  • Fire brigade access roads, manoeuvring areas and parking spaces
    23 September 2026, register here

  • Smoke extraction systems
    1–2 October 2026, register here

  • Fire protection for timber construction in building services engineering
    22 October 2026, register here

  • BSV-2026 Compact: The changes at a glance
    28 October 2026, register here

  • Fire safety in existing timber buildings
    29 October 2026, register here

  • Trends in fire safety
    3 November 2026, register here

  • Fire protection in building services engineering
    11 November 2026, register here

  • Fire alarm systems
    19 November 2026, register here

  • Planning fire control systems correctly
    26 November 2026, register here

These training courses provide up-to-date knowledge on fire safety concepts, legal requirements and technical standards. At the same time, they demonstrate how risks can be identified at an early stage and how interfaces between planning, technology and operations can be efficiently coordinated. 

Gruner fire safety courses and in-house training

In addition to its fire safety courses, Gruner also offers customized in-house training for companies and organisations. All participants in Gruner fire safety courses receive an official certificate of attendance recognized as a VKF continuing education certificate.

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