Statutory Compliance

Building Safety Act ‘welcomed’ but further action needed

The government’s building safety bill has received royal assent this week. 

The government has revealed a wide-ranging agreement that will see industry contribute £5 billion to address the building safety scandal. 

The Building Engineering Services Association has completed its trilogy of free guides designed to help building owners and managers turn their buildings into ‘safe havens’ that protect occupants from health risks linked to airborne contaminants and viruses.  

Mitie has been awarded a new Integrated facility management (IFM)  contract worth up to £500 million by the Cumbria Consortium, which includes Sellafield Ltd. 

The Grenfell Tower disaster was caused by “individual private companies which were allowed to put profit before people”, according to oral evidence given to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry by lawyer for the Fire Brigades Union Martin Seaward.

Inviron has secured a rolling three-year contract with Colt Data Centre Services, a provider of global hyperscale and large enterprise data centre solutions. 

Wates Property Services has been awarded a place on a £750 million decarbonisation framework by procurement body Fusion 21.

Public sector procurement body Fusion21 has announced the list of suppliers appointed to its  four-year £750 million national Decarbonisation Framework. 

Stonegate Group has appointed James Richards as its director of legal operations to take responsibility for estate transactions and act as code compliance officer under the Pubs Code.