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FSA welcomes Building Safety updates

|Date: 4 October, 2023

FSA welcomes Building Safety updates

Leading fire and security services trade body FSA has responded to the latest updates to the Building Saf ...

Leading fire and security services trade body FSA has responded to the latest updates to the Building Safety Act published by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC). These in ...

4 October, 2023
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Advanced helps high-rise residential buildings ‘Be Ready’

|Date: 15 August, 2023

Advanced helps high-rise residential buildings ‘Be Ready’

Fire protection solutions manufacturer, Advanced, is supporting the new Building Safety Regulator’s ‘Be R ...

Fire protection solutions manufacturer, Advanced, is supporting the new Building Safety Regulator’s ‘Be Ready’ campaign, which calls on industry to prepare for the new building safety regime, with the ...

15 August, 2023
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Abuse of retention – what can the industry do? | Actuate UK

|Date: 9 December, 2022

Abuse of retention – what can the industry do? | Actuate UK

Dame Judith Hackitt has made it clear that retentions abuse hampers the delivery of safer buildings. Here ...

Dame Judith Hackitt has made it clear that retentions abuse hampers the delivery of safer buildings. Here, Actuate UK’s Maria Balermpa explains how our sector is working to change this and improve bui ...

9 December, 2022
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The differences between fire resistant cables and the need for enhanced testing | WMC

|Date: 16 November, 2022

The differences between fire resistant cables and the need for enhanced testing | WMC

Steve Williams, Commercial Manager for Wrexham Mineral Cables, talks about the differences between fire r ...

Steve Williams, Commercial Manager for Wrexham Mineral Cables, talks about the differences between fire resistant cables, why enhanced testing is required, and how the industry is tackling environment ...

16 November, 2022
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New legal responsibilities mean building dutyholders are required to adopt new behaviours | ECA

|Date: 8 September, 2022

New legal responsibilities mean building dutyholders are required to adopt new behaviours | ECA

Following the announcement of new legal responsibilities for building dutyholders, ECA Technical Director ...

Following the announcement of new legal responsibilities for building dutyholders, ECA Technical Director, Mike Smith, focuses on behaviours as an aspect of competence. Many in our sector will be fami ...

8 September, 2022
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Tackling retentions abuse for safer outcomes | Actuate UK

|Date: 30 August, 2022

Tackling retentions abuse for safer outcomes | Actuate UK

Dame Judith Hackitt has made it clear that retentions abuse hampers the delivery of safer buildings. Mari ...

Dame Judith Hackitt has made it clear that retentions abuse hampers the delivery of safer buildings. Maria Balermpa of Actuate UK explains how our sector is working to change this and improve building ...

30 August, 2022
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How will the Building Safety Act impact the construction industry? | NAPIT

|Date: 18 August, 2022

How will the Building Safety Act impact the construction industry? | NAPIT

David Cowburn, Chief Operating Officer at NAPIT Group and member of the Interim Industry Competence Commi ...

David Cowburn, Chief Operating Officer at NAPIT Group and member of the Interim Industry Competence Committee, reflects on the journey of the Building Safety Bill and sets out how it will impact the c ...

18 August, 2022
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Emergency lighting compliance: the role electrical contractors play | Tamlite

|Date: 4 November, 2021

Emergency lighting compliance: the role electrical contractors play | Tamlite

When it comes to building safety and emergency lighting, electrical contractors have a pivotal role to pl ...

When it comes to building safety and emergency lighting, electrical contractors have a pivotal role to play, writes Tamlite Technical Manager, Stephen Biggs. Over the last few years, the safety of bui ...

4 November, 2021
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