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Building Safety Bill helps JIB set the bar

|Date: 13 October, 2020

Building Safety Bill helps JIB set the bar

Since the Grenfell Tower tragedy three years ago, work has been ongoing to raise standards across buildin ...

Since the Grenfell Tower tragedy three years ago, work has been ongoing to raise standards across building safety. The Joint Industry Board (JIB) has been working with industry partners and organisati ...

13 October, 2020
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Construction leaders prepare for seismic change

|Date: 13 October, 2020

Construction leaders prepare for seismic change

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Business and Industry) and Construction Minister, Nadhim Zahawi M ...

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Business and Industry) and Construction Minister, Nadhim Zahawi MP affirmed the Government’s commitment to the construction sector at a virtual event hosted by ...

13 October, 2020
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The importance of properly fitted and maintained fire doors

|Date: 25 September, 2020

The importance of properly fitted and maintained fire doors

As Fire Door Safety Week 2020 draws to a close, Bureau Veritas is taking the opportunity to give another ...

As Fire Door Safety Week 2020 draws to a close, Bureau Veritas is taking the opportunity to give another reminder about the importance of properly fitted and maintained fire doors to enhance safety in ...

25 September, 2020
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PAC report condemns badly missed targets to make homes safe

|Date: 16 September, 2020

PAC report condemns badly missed targets to make homes safe

“Put a stop to arguing over who is responsible and put this right.” Public Accounts Committee (PAC) conde ...

“Put a stop to arguing over who is responsible and put this right.” Public Accounts Committee (PAC) condemns “badly missed” target to make thousands of Grenfell-style cladding homes safe. Three years ...

16 September, 2020
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Biggest changes to building safety in a generation

|Date: 2 April, 2020

Biggest changes to building safety in a generation

Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick MP has announced ambitious steps to further reform the building safety s ...

Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick MP has announced ambitious steps to further reform the building safety system with the biggest changes in a generation to ensure residents are safe in their homes. New ...

2 April, 2020
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Home Office to introduce new Fire Safety Bill

|Date: 19 March, 2020

Home Office to introduce new Fire Safety Bill

The Home Office is introducing a new bill to improve fire safety in buildings in England and Wales. The p ...

The Home Office is introducing a new bill to improve fire safety in buildings in England and Wales. The proposed Fire Safety Bill builds on action already taken to ensure that people feel safe in thei ...

19 March, 2020
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Budget 2020 | Industry opinion

|Date: 12 March, 2020

Budget 2020 | Industry opinion

From a £1bn building safety fund to remove unsafe cladding from high-rise residential buildings, to a £12 ...

From a £1bn building safety fund to remove unsafe cladding from high-rise residential buildings, to a £12bn multi-year extension to the Affordable Housing Programme, Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Budget in ...

12 March, 2020
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LGA responds to Written Ministerial Statement on building safety

|Date: 19 July, 2019

LGA responds to Written Ministerial Statement on building safety

LGA responds to the Written Ministerial Statement on building safety from the Secretary of State for Hous ...

LGA responds to the Written Ministerial Statement on building safety from the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government. Local Government Association’s Building Safety Spokesper ...

19 July, 2019
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Residents encouraged to have their say to improve building safety

|Date: 6 June, 2019

Residents encouraged to have their say to improve building safety

Government is inviting views on a new building safety regime, as it seeks to bring forward new legislatio ...

Government is inviting views on a new building safety regime, as it seeks to bring forward new legislation to keep residents safe. The Grenfell Tower fire on 14th June 2017 resulted in the greatest lo ...

6 June, 2019
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