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VIVID hosts live fire training exercise to support Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire & Rescue Service

|Date: 22 October, 2025

VIVID hosts live fire training exercise to support Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire & Rescue Service

VIVID recently welcomed Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire & Rescue Service (H&IOWFS) to one of t ...

VIVID recently welcomed Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire & Rescue Service (H&IOWFS) to one of their tall tower buildings for a hands-on training exercise designed to help crews gain valuable ...

22 October, 2025
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LHC Procurement Group launches new £285m roofing systems framework

|Date: 20 October, 2025

LHC Procurement Group launches new £285m roofing systems framework

A total of 54 contractors have been appointed to the latest Roofing Systems and Associated Works (RS5) fr ...

A total of 54 contractors have been appointed to the latest Roofing Systems and Associated Works (RS5) framework from LHC Procurement Group (LHCPG). As the next iteration of its successful RS4 framewo ...

20 October, 2025
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Navigating the Building Safety Act

|Date: 19 August, 2025

Navigating the Building Safety Act

The introduction of the Building Safety Act 2022 has transformed the way buildings are planned, construct ...

The introduction of the Building Safety Act 2022 has transformed the way buildings are planned, constructed and managed across the UK. As the most comprehensive reform of building safety legislation i ...

19 August, 2025
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Local authority building control teams embracing BSR inspections says LABC

|Date: 18 August, 2025

Local authority building control teams embracing BSR inspections says LABC

LABC has launched new self-assessment tools for local authority building control departments in advance o ...

LABC has launched new self-assessment tools for local authority building control departments in advance of the Building Safety Regulator’s (BSR) audit inspections. Following implementation of the Buil ...

18 August, 2025
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SFHA welcomes ‘change in direction’ on updated cladding action plan

|Date: 8 August, 2025

SFHA welcomes ‘change in direction’ on updated cladding action plan

The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has welcomed the Scottish Government acting on its ...

The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has welcomed the Scottish Government acting on its calls to fund cladding remediation measures for social housing providers, as announced this we ...

8 August, 2025
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Miller Knight wins place on national building safety and compliance framework

|Date: 10 July, 2025

Miller Knight wins place on national building safety and compliance framework

Multi-disciplinary contractor Miller Knight has secured a place on Fusion21's £800m Building Safety and C ...

Multi-disciplinary contractor Miller Knight has secured a place on Fusion21's £800m Building Safety and Compliance Framework. Appointed to Lot 8, Passive Fire Protection, Miller Knight joins a nationa ...

10 July, 2025
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Fire door replacement programme in South Lanarkshire

|Date: 25 June, 2024

Fire door replacement programme in South Lanarkshire

The CCG Group, one of Scotland's largest privately-owned construction and manufacturing companies, succes ...

The CCG Group, one of Scotland's largest privately-owned construction and manufacturing companies, successfully concluded a major fire door replacement programme in South Lanarkshire recently. Underta ...

25 June, 2024
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How frameworks support with fire safety

|Date: 28 May, 2024

How frameworks support with fire safety

Paul Dawson, Group Technical Manager at LHC Procurement Group (LHC) discusses how frameworks support loca ...

Paul Dawson, Group Technical Manager at LHC Procurement Group (LHC) discusses how frameworks support local authorities and housing associations to deliver fire safety projects and comply with building ...

28 May, 2024
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Wates awarded Stage 1 Certificate in Building a Safer Future’s Champion assessment

|Date: 9 April, 2024

Wates awarded Stage 1 Certificate in Building a Safer Future’s Champion assessment

Wates Construction — one of the UK’s biggest Tier 1 contractors — has recently been awarded the ‘Certific ...

Wates Construction — one of the UK’s biggest Tier 1 contractors — has recently been awarded the ‘Certificate of Commitment and Progress – Building Safety Stage One’ in recognition of its successful co ...

9 April, 2024
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Boroughs warn of ‘mission impossible’ on social housing amid £700m budget ‘black hole’

|Date: 18 March, 2024

Boroughs warn of ‘mission impossible’ on social housing amid £700m budget ‘black hole’

New analysis suggests social rent levels set by the Government will leave London boroughs with a “black h ...

New analysis suggests social rent levels set by the Government will leave London boroughs with a “black hole” in their social housing finances of up to £700m over the next four years, despite the “des ...

18 March, 2024
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