The recently introduced Procurement Act 2023 is a solid piece of legislation that clearly benefits from considered collaboration between public and private sector organisations. Bringing simplification and greater transparency to public procurement is a win-win situation and this ethos shines through in Sections 16 and 17 of the Act, where there is an open invitation […]
Hans Mitchell, Client Relations Director at Harmony Fire Watching the footage of a recent fire at a block of flats in Bethnal Green provides a stark reminder that for those of us working in the arena of ‘risk management’, operating under a mindset of chronic unease is one of our most effective guiding principles. The […]
The Industry Competence Committee (ICC) was set up in September 2023 to provide strategic leadership, advice and encouragement on matters of competence to the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) and the construction industry. It’s inaugural annual report has now been published. With industry competence a central criticism emerging from all post-Grenfell Tower inquiries and reports, this […]
Sheffield City Council has awarded an £11.6 million residential fire safety upgrade programme to Harmony Fire, as it seeks to fast-track upgrade and modernisation improvements across its general needs housing stock. The two-year contract, which has the option for an additional two years’ extension, sees national fire safety specialist Harmony Fire undertake fire door replacement […]
Matt Ford, Head of Mechanical & Electrical at Harmony Fire A question recently posed to me by a social housing executive was perfectly simple, and of course completely implausible given existing statutory regulations, but I played along anyway. ‘If you could invest in just one fire safety system to protect residents, what would that be?’ […]