News Government seeks new contractor for Grenfell site DLUHC has launched a tender process for a new principal contractor for the ongoing maintenance and security of the Grenfell Tower site.
News Grenfell memorial proposed to replace tower A report by a group of representatives of the bereaved, survivors and local residents of Grenfell has unveiled plans for a permanent memorial to replace the tower.
News Post-Grenfell housebuilding safety remediation list complete All 51 developers are now signed up to the government’s building safety remediation contract brought in post the Grenfell Tower tragedy, according to updated lists.
News Social Housing Act aims to raise the bar on competence and conduct New legislation aimed at improving social housing conditions will allow the Regulator of Social Housing to set standards on the competence and conduct “of all staff involved in the provision of housing management services”.
News Rydon makes £27m provision for Grenfell civil pay-outs Rydon Group is making a £26.7m provision for Grenfell civil claims, its latest company accounts show.
News Grenfell final report publication delayed until 2024 The publication of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry’s final report will likely not be published before the end of the year as expected.
News New product testing regime looms after Morrell review The government has published the long-awaited Independent Review of the Construction Product Testing Regime – with a major shake-up in the regulatory system likely to follow.
News Steve McQueen film is a solemn Grenfell reminder British filmmaker Steve McQueen has produced a powerful short film remembering the 2017 Grenfell tragedy, showing at London’s Serpentine Gallery.
News Building a Safer Future names its first ‘champions’ A non-profit organisation promoting behavioural change in the wake of the Grenfell tragedy has named the first companies to complete its new building safety culture change assessment scheme.
News Building safety: the 11 developers who have not signed Gove’s contract Michael Gove named this week the eleven developers that have failed to meet the deadline to sign a safety contract pledging to fix fire safety issues.
News Profit can no longer be prioritised over quality and safety, says CIOB Lessons need to be learned from the Grenfell Tower tragedy and safety and quality put first, says the Chartered Institute of Building.
News Gove: sign up to fix cladding or be banned from the market Developers have been given a six-week deadline to commit to fixing unsafe cladding on high rises or be banned from the market.
News Chief inspector of buildings looking for deputy The top boss at the new Building Safety Regulator, which is part of key fire safety reforms following the Grenfell Tower tragedy, is recruiting for a deputy.
Technical Seddon raises safety standards on cladding project The Building Safety Act and the Grenfell fire have put high-rise residential jobs in an uncomfortable spotlight. Kristina Smith meets the Seddon team refurbishing and recladding three residential towers in the West Midlands.
Technical Creating safer steel facades post-Grenfell The steel sector has responded to post-Grenfell fire safety concerns with a new steel facade system, writes Jonathan Arnold.
News New planning gateway fails half of higher-risk building applications HSE flags concerns on more than 50% of proposals, as Hackitt tells CIOB conference industry is still resisting change.
News Grenfell: Five things that have changed five years on (and some that haven’t) It’s now five years since 72 people lost their lives in the Grenfell Tower disaster, on 14 June 2017. What has changed?
News Key report highlights installer competency ‘red flags’ A new report has highlighted ‘red flags’ that need to be addressed before the construction industry can move towards having a fully competent installer workforce.
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