The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) has warned that external panic or emergency exit door sets are being supplied to the construction market without the necessary third-party certification.

A Midlands building consultancy is reviving the concept of a clerk of works as building safety and compliance becomes increasingly important.

The Building Safety Levy will come into effect in Autumn 2026, the government has confirmed.

Main built environment organisations have unanimously welcomed the government’s response to the Grenfell Inquiry’s final report.

The Cabinet Office has also launched an investigation into seven companies criticised by the Grenfell Inquiry.

McGee, Erith and Turner & Townsend are among the 66 specialist firms awarded a slot in a new building safety and fire compliance framework agreement for the NHS estate and wider public sector.

Matt Mahony explains the work CIC is doing to prevent tragedies like Grenfell from happening again.

CIOB members are now required to take building safety modules as part of their continuous professional development (CPD) obligations, the institute has announced.

A block of flats built by modular company BoKlok in West Sussex is to be demolished because of storm damage.

The Construction Industry Council (CIC) stands as a cornerstone of the UK’s built environment sector, representing a unique coalition of professional bodies. Established in 1988, CIC serves as a unifying…

Caroline Gumble shares her take on this year’s Sir James Wates lecture, delivered by building regulations independent review author, Dame Judith Hackitt.

Sir Robert McAlpine is racing to repair cladding panels on a hotel in Woking which were damaged by the recent Storm Darragh.

A High Court judge has handed down a ruling confirming that building safety disputes between housebuilders and contractors can be heard by the adjudicator instead of going to arbitration, potentially relieving the courts’ log.

Simon Lewis and Michelle Essen review this year’s building safety highlights and share tips on what the industry should look for in 2025.

Persimmon Homes and Clarion Housing Group have been singled out by Dame Judith Hackitt as ‘exemplar’ organisations who are showing ‘leadership’ on building safety.

Dame Judith Hackitt criticises companies trying to “game the system” on building safety, says the product testing system is “rotten”, and calls for government leadership, at the annual Sir James Wates lecture.

The Institution of Structural Engineers has published guidance to help professionals prepare the structural aspects of Gateway 2 and 3 applications for higher-risk buildings.

A Conservative peer has said that only “pure luck” is preventing another disaster like Grenfell from happening again and that buildings will be due for remediation after he is “in a wooden box”.