Statutory Compliance

Building safety manager: existing FM professionals can take on new role

The Competence Steering Group (CSG)’s final report, Setting the Bar, has been published.

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched an investigation into the £271 million sale of Interserve’s facilities management business to rival Mitie.

The Mayor of London has written to more than 40 London landlords to demand that they put the safety of their residents first and begin work to remove dangerous aluminium composite materials (ACM) cladding immediately.

Since health and safety sentencing guidelines were introduced in 2016, transgressors have had to pay bigger fines or serve longer prison sentences.

Mitie’s sustainability qualifications have been recognised once again with its retention of a position on the FTSE4Good Index Series, following June’s index review.

Mears Group begins its extended repairs response and void refurbishment contract for Hammersmith and Fulham Council this week.

Quality trumps cost when it comes to electrical compliance, says Ian Carnall

Duncan Waddell is to become the new chairman of the ISO/TC 267 technical committee, responsible for developing the ISO 41000 series of Facility Management standards.

The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has said there are “no surprises” in the government’s draft Building Safety Bill.

More than 250,000 severely disabled people will have greater access to public places after the government moved to make Changing Places toilets compulsory in new buildings.

Procurement organisation and social enterprise Fusion21 has announced the suppliers appointed to its national Lifts Framework – worth up to £80 million over four years.