LRPM, a provider of residential and commercial block and estate management across London, has created a specialist practice with dedicated expertise as it doubles high-rise residential blocks under management in just six months. The specialist practice addresses the complex regulatory ...

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE), in its role as the Building Safety Regulator(BSR), has appointed CROSS-UK (Collaborative Reporting for Safer Structures) as the official voluntary reporting system for structural and fire safety until at least 2028. As part of ...

The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has suspended 14 member companies for failing to comply with its independent audit process. The Association’s Council, whose members are responsible for BESA’s governance and ensuring that it continues to meet the vision and ...

The first in a planned series of practical guides to help the building services industry demonstrate its competence and ability to comply with increasingly stringent building safety legislation and standards has been launched by the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) ...

A call for evidence has been issued by the House of Lords Industry and Regulators Committee for its short inquiry into the Building Safety Regulator (BSR). The inquiry will focus on reports of delays to approvals by the regulator for new high-rise ...

A total of 145 specialist firms – 81 per cent being SMEs have secured a place on Fusion 21’s national Building Safety and Compliance Framework designed to support members to manage and maintain safe buildings and demonstrate building compliance. Worth ...

Sofie Hooper has been appointed Deputy CEO of the Association for Project Safety (APS). She joins APS from her role as Head of Policy and Research at the 11,500-strong global membership body the Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management (IWFM). Hooper ...

The official launch of a new Standard for building safety took place on Friday (2 May) at the House of Lords at an event hosted by his Lordship the Earl of Lindsay. The new UK Standard for Professional Engineering Competence ...

Door Controls Direct, the trusted authority in door control hardware, fire door safety, and access control, has just launched its most powerful brand campaign to date: Protect What Matters. At its heart, Protect What Matters is a promise, a commitment ...

A Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU) has been signed by CIBSE and the International Code Council (ICC), marking a significant step towards enhanced international collaboration in the development, promotion and application of best practices across the built environment. The MOU formalises ...