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31 July 2025

THE LEASEHOLD Advisory Service – the Government-funded advisory body providing trusted and independent support to leaseholders – and the Building Safety Regulator have introduced a free digital training programme designed to support the volunteer directors of Right to Manage Companies and Resident Management Companies operational in England.

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30 July 2025

BS EN 81-76:2025 Safety Rules for the Construction and Installation of Lifts – Particular Applications for Passenger and Goods Passenger Lifts – Evacuation of Persons with Disabilities Using Lifts has been published by the British Standards Institution (BSI).

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29 July 2025

PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT business Dragon Wood Homes Ltd and company director Paul Whyman have been sentenced following “serious breaches” of fire safety law at a seafront apartment block in Felixstowe.

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29 July 2025

FIREFIGHTERS NEED more resources to keep members of the public safe from the emerging risks posed by e-bike batteries and climate change. That’s the firm belief of Steve Wright, leader of the Fire Brigades Union (FBU).

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27 July 2025

THE PROFESSIONAL architectural institutes of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and the Republic of Ireland have formed a co-ordinated body – designated The Belfast Group – to ensure that architects across the UK and the Republic of Ireland benefit from standardised guidance when it comes to fire and life safety design.

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27 July 2025

THE INSTITUTION of Fire Engineers (IFE) has appointed James Lane CEng FIFireE (director of fire engineering at specialist consultancy Wintech) as the organisation’s international president for 2025-2026.

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27 July 2025

THE CONSTRUCTION Leadership Council (CLC) has published a suite of guidance on Building Control approval applications for new higher-risk buildings (Gateway 2). This guidance has been produced in collaboration between the CLC, industry stakeholders and the Building Safety Regulator.

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27 July 2025

THIS QUARTER has witnessed a significant milestone in the evolution of British Approvals for Fire Equipment (BAFE) as an organisation. Although the organisation’s original name aligned with its initial mission, the decision has now been taken to update the name and company structure in order to better reflect the broader scope of current and future work.

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27 July 2025

THE ROYAL Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has launched an online consultation focused on the second edition of its valuation standard for ‘Secured Lending Valuation of Properties in Multi-Storey, Multi-Occupancy Residential Buildings with Cladding’.

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27 July 2025

FIRE, ACOUSTIC and thermal insulation solutions specialist Siderise Insulation Limited has been removed from the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea’s list of banned suppliers/sub-contractors. The company had been added to that list late last year subsequent to the publication of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 report, which was issued in early September.

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