Harmony Fire has secured a place on a c.£25 million fire safety works framework with the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC). The four-year capital works framework, with the option to extend for a further two-year period, encompasses a comprehensive range of fire safety works across RKBC’s residential property portfolio. The scope of works […]
Harmony Fire has secured an additional £2.4 million contract with Ashford Borough Council to upgrade fire doors across its residential properties, following an initial £1.2 million contract awarded in October. Both schemes fall under Ashford Borough Council’s strategic programme of fire safety upgrades at its property assets across Kent’s largest borough, and this latest award […]
The recent Scottish Government Response to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 Report recognises the importance of this tragic event as a catalyst for profound change in enhancing resident safety. The introduction of a number of reforms, immediately following the Grenfell disaster in 2017, have now been augmented by the Scottish Governments acceptance of all […]
A less than enthusiastic response from the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) following the Spring Statement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Economic growth forecasts have been cut from 2% to 1% for 2025 and by the end of the parliament, fiscal headroom will stand at £10 billion, which in the words of the OBR […]
Is it possible to believe you’re doing the right thing – yet be inadvertently embarking on a course of action that sets the conditions for a catastrophic failure? This is the question that we frequently pose to housing sector leaders when we first engage over the issue of fire safety protection for residents. Post-Grenfell, the […]