Category: Building safety
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Building Safety Levy Q&A: everything construction needs to know
In this Q&A, Simon Lewis and Michelle Essen set out some important information about the levy so construction can get to grips with it before its implementation in autumn 2026. (Image: Erix2005 via Dreamstime.com) So much has been said about the levy these past few years – can you summarise the current position? Following this,…
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what you should know about the URS v BDW ruling
Tim Hillier and Olivia Jenkins explore the impact of the recent landmark building safety Supreme Court judgment in URS Corporation Ltd v BDW Trading Ltd. (Image: Andrew Howson via Dreamstime.com) Although the judgment did not decide the outcome of BDW’s underlying claim for the recovery of losses from URS, it nonetheless provides useful guidance regarding…
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Suppliers chosen for £800m building safety and compliance framework
A R G EuropeConnollyABCA SystemsAdastonAddison GreenAHR Building ConsultancyAirey Miller SurveysAirtech AnalysisAJSAllium EnvironmentalAlphatrack SystemsAmianto ServicesAmstech Asbestos RemovalsApproved Fire Safety Architectural DecoratorsArk Fire Protection AsbestechASEL Integrated Security SolutionsAspect ContractsAxiom Building SolutionsAyerst EnvironmentalBailey Partnership (Group)Baydale Control SystemsBB7 FireBell GroupBradley Environmental ConsultantsC.L.C. ContractorsCalfordseadenCapital Property & Construction ConsultantsCasa Environmental ServicesCheckmate Fire SolutionsChurchill Contract ServicesClear Safety ServicesClearview EnvironmentalClifford DevlinCountrywide Environmental ServicesDanacomDelco…
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Hackitt on competence standard: ‘We should have reached this point sooner’
Addressing the Engineering Council, Hackitt said: “I will be very keen to hear more about the next stages you’ve mapped out, which will need to include driving the individual institutions who have been licenced to award this qualification in raising awareness among their members, not just of the existence of this new qualification, but driving…
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CPD: Changes introduced by the Building Safety Act
Osborne Clarke lawyers 22.04.25 There is a legal duty to keep and maintain a ‘golden thread’ of information on HRBs (Image: Dreamstime.com) Construction lawyers from Osborne Clarke review in this CPD the new building safety legal framework and what developments the industry should expect in the future. What you will learn in this CPD The…
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Safety watchdog warns over uncertified emergency exit doors
“To conformity mark an external door set that is neither fire-resisting nor an emergency or panic exit, no third-party certification is required,” the federation explained. “Other performance characteristics, such as watertightness and resistance to wind load, will typically require third-party testing from a notified or approved test body, but not third-party certification.” View the original…
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Construction consultants revive clerk of works role
A Midlands building consultancy is reviving the concept of a clerk of works as building safety and compliance becomes increasingly important. Birmingham-headquartered The Construction Consultants (TCC) is offering a clerk of works service to help developers ensure their projects are safe and comply with specification and regulations. TCC was co-founded by director Alex Pimley MCIOB,…
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Building Safety Levy pushed back to autumn 2026
The Building Safety Levy will come into effect in autumn 2026, the government has confirmed. Although the Remediation Acceleration Plan, launched in December 2024, set an implementation date of autumn 2025, the government announced the new date today (24 March) in its response to the levy’s technical consultation. The Building Safety Levy aims to collect around £3.4bn…
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‘Significant work to do’: industry reacts to government’s Grenfell Inquiry response
“We recognise there is a significant amount of work to do and the introduction of the Building Safety Act 2022, while a positive step, was only the beginning. We are ready to play our part in improving the culture in the sector and ensuring construction professionals are appropriately competent to conduct their roles, not only…
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Government to introduce single building regulator and chief construction advisor
The government will introduce a new single regulator responsible for the entire construction industry, deputy prime minister and housing secretary Angela Rayner has confirmed. Rayner made the commitment as she shared the government’s response to the Grenfell Inquiry final report today (26 February) in Parliament, in which it accepted all of the Inquiry’s recommendations. The…