Raising the bar on competency…

Raising the bar on competency…

Feb 1, 2024 | Regulation

The third Report from the Competence Steering Group (CSG) ‘A Higher Bar’ published this week, urges the industry to embrace new standards and frameworks to achieve a ‘competence-led’ built environment. The CSG, in the wake of the Grenfell tower...
Legislation enforcement starts to bite…

Legislation enforcement starts to bite…

Oct 25, 2023 | Regulation

It’s good to see that the updated Fire Safety legislation that came into force over the last year or so is starting to take effect. Prosecutions are becoming more prevalent each week, with those that are failing to comply being brought to task. We’ve had...
BSR Register of High-Rise Buildings Update…

BSR Register of High-Rise Buildings Update…

Oct 5, 2023 | Regulation

During our webinar at the beginning of September, Dame Judith Hackitt informed us that ‘only 50% of the High Rise Buildings had been registered with the BSR (around 6-7000 buildings), with only a month to go until the 1st October deadline’. Having spoken...
Fire Door Inspection ‘Access Issues’

Fire Door Inspection ‘Access Issues’

Mar 30, 2023 | Regulation

Regulation 10 outlines that… ‘Residents and Tenants should be encouraged to allow the Fire Door Inspectors on behalf of the Responsible Person(s) access to their property at the scheduled date and time to inspect their flat entrance doors’. Read the...
Only 40% felt completely safe from fire!

Only 40% felt completely safe from fire!

Mar 28, 2023 | Regulation

It’s interesting scouring the media across the construction, fit-out and building asset management sectors that there is a lot more coverage around ‘what the Tenants and Residents feel’ particularly in relation to Fire Safety concerns. There was a...