Tag: Building Safety Act
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Construction’s top 10 news stories of 2025
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Image: Piyamas Dulmunsumphun | Dreamstime.com It has been another busy year for the industry, from building safety updates to the appointment of CIOB’s new CEO. Below are the 10 most popular news stories published by CM this year. 10. ‘Heed the wake-up call’: industry reacts to Hackitt’s building safety warnings Neil Rosiak, HSE director at Tilbury…
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Quality as the new safety paradigm
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Image: Alfredo Angeles | Dreamstime.com For built environment professionals, safety must be underpinned by quality at every stage of project design and delivery. Over the last few years, our industry has experienced a profound recalibration in how it views safety. From the introduction of the Building Safety Act to the recent appointment of interim chief…
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How McLaughlin & Harvey demonstrates competency under the Building Safety Act
Trade bodies Guidance from industry bodies is starting to emerge, such as the Joint Competency Initiative (envelope) and the Association of Specialist Fire Protection, which have developed standards for assessing individual competencies. However, we need a set of standards for every trade and there is some way to go before this is achieved. Professional bodies…
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BSI report outlines quality standard’s role in meeting BSA requirements
Rahul Shah, global director of value architecture at BSI, said: “The BSA transformed the UK’s built environment landscape, urging organisations to move beyond compliance and embed safety and quality into everyday operations. BS 99001 translates these principles into actionable steps that strengthen trust, competence and performance. View the original article and our Inspiration here
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Making unsafe buildings safe again: the realities of cladding remediation
Facade specialist Kris Zakrzewski MCIOB reports from the front line of construction’s most complex projects Image: Dreamstime Cladding remediation on higher-risk buildings (HRB) is one of the greatest challenges facing the industry today. As a senior project manager working on facades, I witness firsthand how these schemes place pressure on every stage of delivery. Delays often…
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Why McAlpine is rethinking quality control
The construction industry should effectively utilise non-compliance reports if it wants to improve approach to quality control, writes Tony Smith. Some site teams, averse to using NCRs, may opt for their own remedial works, such as cutting out and recasting the affected section of concrete. If this is done without following the NCR process, and…
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How Tilbury Douglas is building and evidencing skills
New building safety regulations have demanded that companies demonstrate competencies across their workforce. For Tilbury Douglas, it’s been a prompt to revisit its skills evidence across the board. The introduction of the Building Safety Act marks the biggest reform of regulation for the construction industry in the past 40 years, and it was a key…
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Pick Everard introduces Building Safety Act training for clients
Design consultancy Pick Everard has introduced Building Safety Act training for clients, covering compliance obligations and best practice guidance. The Building Safety Act was introduced in response to the Grenfell Tower disaster and aims to improve building safety standards. The expanded training covers how to build compliance into all aspects of the design and construction…
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Training scheme aims to boost confidence in damp proofing
Anthony Goode, national specification manager at Visqueen, said: “This exciting new initiative is open to all brickwork contractors across the United Kingdom and represents a significant step forward in our commitment to training and quality assurance. View the original article and our Inspiration here
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CIOB and IOSH dutyholder event
Saul Humphrey, vice-president of CIOB, attended in support of the event, underlining the value of leadership involvement in promoting a safer, better-regulated industry. Also present were Sarah Laing and Sonia Short from CIOB and Liz Mills MBE, IOSH regional development manager. View the original article and our Inspiration here