A new specialist company, Millars Pumps, is bringing innovative Italian engineering solutions to the UK fire protection market, as the exclusive distributor of Idroelettrica Spa fire pumps and controllers. Fire protection contractors, installers and facilities management professionals across the country ...

New research, commissioned by PEW Electrical, indicates that widespread uncertainty and fragmented record-keeping could be undermining lift fire safety compliance, weakening building fire strategies. Last month, the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) became a standalone public body, separating from the Health and ...

Launched by BSI, the Built Environment Competence Hub is a new national resource designed to bring together standards, competence frameworks, guidance and trusted industry insight in one central place. The digital Hub has been created to act as a central ...

Five member companies have been suspended by the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) for failing to comply with its independent audit process. This follows the suspension of 14 other firms in 2025. The Association’s Council, whose members are responsible for ...

A cross-party House of Lords Committee has warned the Government that “unacceptable” delays caused by the Building Safety Regulator’s (BSR) approval processes is leaving residents waiting for remediation of dangerous cladding in unsafe buildings and increasing costs for leaseholders. Whilst ...

Complii, the newly rebranded Compliance Group and a leading provider of building compliance services, has acquired Parr Fire Protection Services Ltd, marking the company’s the 19th acquisition. Parr Fire Protection Services brings decades of expertise in fire safety with a ...

New guidance from the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has been widely welcomed for addressing a source of growing confusion in the new building safety regime. Currently, there is no standard approach to assessing the competence of principal contractors (PCs) ...

Compliance Group has unveiled its comprehensive group rebrand to Complii, reflecting a bold new vision for building safety and compliance. The strategic move unifies its group of market-leading businesses in water, air, fire and electrical compliance under a cohesive group ...

Smart technology and surveillance specialist, North, has been appointed by Gateshead Council to deliver a £4.6 million programme upgrading door entry systems and video surveillance across 18 high-rise residential blocks in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear. The large-scale investment will improve ...

New research from the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has identified a “yawning gap” between what people say about the need to comply with the Building Safety Act and what they are doing in practice. This was one of the ...