The Construction Industry Council (CIC) elected Paul Bussey and Philip Baker as the new chair and deputy chair of its Health & Safety Committee at a recent members’ meeting.
Property management firm Lee Baron has been appointed to service West End Quay, the first residential estate to be rebuilt in London’s Paddington Basin.
Proposals for how developers would pay to fix unsafe buildings have been set out by the government as it moves a step closer to imposing its new building safety levy.
Serco has signed a new 10-year agreement with Teesside International Airport to maintain the International Fire Training Centre (IFTC) as a centre of excellence in the North East.
The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has said that the public inquiry into the Grenfell Tower disaster, which closed last week, was a timely reminder of the need to focus on “technical and professional competence”.
People know fire doors are important and need to be closed to work properly, but the worrying news is more than a third wouldn’t bother reporting a faulty door.
Too many people in the building services industry do not care enough about the Grenfell fire and its consequences, according to a panel of experts speaking at a conference this week.
