The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) believes the recently closed Grenfell Tower Inquiry, served as a "timely reminder" of the need for "technical and professional competence". The inquiry ended with lawyers summing up 400 days of evidence from the 2017 fire, where they added that they had...
New fire safety regulations in England will implement most recommendations from the Grenfell Tower inquiry. After the fatal fire at Grenfell Tower in 2017, which killed 72 people, recommendations were made in order to ensure high rise residential buildings were safer and had adequate fire escape...
New figures show one in four buildings (28%) in London that have had 'stay put' advice suspended have been flagged up by the London Fire Brigade (LFB) for fire safety defects other than unsafe cladding. These new figures were obtained by Labour’s London Assembly Fire and Resilience....
Two UK leading trade associations have warned that more rigorous checks are needed to ensure the fire safety of pre-insulated pipework. The call comes from the UK's Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) and the Thermal Insulation Contractors Association (TICA). The pair have issued a joint statement that...
Fire safety works have been highlighted in London, totalling up to £400m worth of maintenance worth to contractors. The London boroughs of Kensington and Chelsea and Hammersmith and Fulham have flagged up jobs including construction work for buildings across the two boroughs, fire-prevention installation works, mechanical...