Building safety remediation: A call for urgent action

Daniel Mackie, director at specialist facade company Hamilton (Building Contractors), has issued an urgent call for action to speed up works on unsafe buildings.

Made For Trade secures the prestigious King’s Award for Innovation 2024

Made For Trade has been honoured with the King’s Award for Innovation 2024 cementing the business' reputation and acknowledging its contribution to redefining the fenestration sector. 

How offsite construction supports passive fire protection efficiency

Liam Blears, head of facades at passive fire protection specialist FSi Promat, discusses how offsite construction methods can optimise cavity barrier installation in new buildings.

Resident engagement is more than a code of practice for remediation

Mairead Haughey, compliance manager at Anamore, addresses the Cladding Safety Scheme’s emphasis on the residential impact of remediation and how it is good practice to provide sufficient communication streams with residents when working on a building’s exterior.

How to navigate the BSA: promoting a positive safety culture

Lee Bucknall of James Hardie advises on navigating the Building Safety Act and clearly explains the new approvals process introduced to ensure building safety is considered throughout the design and construction phases.

Improving fire safety through early specification

"Transparency, clear documentation and early engagement with the manufacturer will deliver the level of accuracy needed to ensure passive fire protection is specified correctly at the earliest stage to support timely project delivery and fire safety excellence." - Craig Abbott of FSi.

Getting to know Steve Coppins

In this latest interview in the Spotlight series with the Fixfast management team, we feature Steve Coppins – Head of Customer Service, who explains how the business has built a reputation for great customer interaction.

Book now for the RCI Show 2024

Tony Brown, commercial director of RCI, explains what’s new for this year’s RCI Show and how the exhibiting at the event can provide a great benefit to your business.

How the industry is reassuring residents over recladding

With thousands of mid-rise buildings now eligible for cladding replacement, Liam Blears of FSi Promat explains how the passive fire protection industry is reassuring residents of the safety of recladding projects to protect against the rapid spread of fire.

How to stay on top of the new roofing standards

John Mellor of Glidevale Protect provides an overview of the NHBC Standards 2024 in terms of ventilation guidance when integrated, in-roof solar PV panels are being installed and offers solutions for compliance.