Compliance

The government must commit to a strategy to remove all asbestos from public and commercial buildings within 40 years, MPs have said in a report today.

A trade association is calling on the government to “be more ambitious” with its proposed changes to air quality standards. 

A news round-up of stories in the FM sector

When employees are ill, they only engage in presenteeism when they have not met their daily work goals, according to research from Trinity Business School. 

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

Housebuilder Barratt has signed an industry pledge to address necessary fire-safety issues on all its buildings of 11 metres and above. It is one of several companies to sign the government-led agreement.

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.  

Pareto Facilities Management has been awarded a total FM contract with arts charity Aspire Via Studios in central London. 

Inquiry into politicians’ role in Grenfell disaster

PPE regulations are changing