Suspended jail sentence for breach of fire regs
This post was originally published on this siteA property developer has been handed a suspended jail sentenced after pleading guilty to breaching fire safety regulations…
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BSI to publish updated version of fire safety standard
This post was originally published on this site The UK’s national standards body is set to release the latest and fully revised version of its…
Grenfell: Time for a material change
This post was originally published on this site How on Earth did we forget the lessons of the Great Fire of London? The Grenfell Inquiry’s…
Grenfell Inquiry report prompts calls for change
This post was originally published on this site Scotland’s largest trade association, SELECT, has echoed the Grenfell Inquiry’s call for regulation and a shake-up of…
National classes fire testing standards permanently abolished
This post was originally published on this site Cristina Lago Deputy Editor (Image: Maxim Tajer, Unsplash) The government has confirmed the withdrawal of the national…
London council tells residents to leave tower blocks over fire safety risk
This post was originally published on this site Cristina Lago Deputy Editor One of the towers in the Ledbury Estate in the London Borough of…
Dangerous cladding replaced on Aberdeen high-rise
This post was originally published on this siteA block of flats in Aberdeen is the first in Scotland to have dangerous cladding removed and replaced…
The FCIOB who wants companies held to account over fire safety
This post was originally published on this site CIOB Community Cristina Lago Deputy Editor Gavin Skelly FCIOB tells CM why he thinks construction should go…
How Arup’s timber office addresses fire safety
This post was originally published on this site Judith Schulz and Simon Bateman Arup The five-storey Charlton WorkStack has a CLT frame A timber-framed industrial…
Lewisham Council investigated after 5,000 fire safety actions overdue
This post was originally published on this site Cristina Lago Deputy Editor Lewisham Town Hall (Image: Kevin Parkinson via Dreamstime.com) The Regulator of Social Housing…