Fire safety used to be a sector existing under the radar, that is until a catastrophic incident takes place, or more latterly when a potential scandal hits. The Grenfell Tower tragedy is perhaps the single largest event to catapult fire safety into the public consciousness, but the recent exploits of Tri Fire could arguably prove […]
Housing sector leaders are under increasing pressure to do more, while the corresponding resource pool available shows somewhat less flexibility towards the upside. Demand for homes is at unprecedented levels and just seven months into the new government’s tenure, its 1.5 million new homes pledge is leading to many raised eyebrows. A toxic combination of […]
Since 1945, no one in the UK has died as a result of a fire in a building with an operational sprinkler system. This one fact alone should make the clearest possible case for sprinkler installation in all multi-occupancy residential settings – but we know that knowledge and the direct application of that knowledge are […]
There is near universal acknowledgement that the pace of fire safety remediation works is too slow, following the inflection point of the Grenfell Tower disaster in 2017. For many residents, the passage of seven and a half years, has brought vulnerability, stress and a sense of hopelessness to a situation over which they have little […]
With the introduction of the Procurement Act 2023 this month, suppliers will now benefit from a simplified and more transparent process to work with the public sector but also gain greater insight into the decision-making process for awarding contracts.
There’s so much to unpack from our knowledge connect events this year with Dame Judith Hackitt, but the clear message is that we have a short and diminishing window of opportunity to collectively come together and create an outcomes-based and accountable framework.