Category Archives: Industry News

Implementation of the Fire Safety Regulations 2023 and the Higher-Risk Buildings Regulations 2023

Almost six years after the tragic Grenfell Tower fire, the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022...

BREEAM Certification for Sustainable Buildings

Sustainability is a top priority for the construction industry as countries around the world race...

The Fire Safety Regulations 2022: Everything You Need to Know 

The Fire Safety Regulations 2022 come into effect on 23 January 2023. They require the...

The Building Safety Act: A New Era of Safety for Buildings

The Building Safety Act is a game-changing piece of legislation that aims to improve safety...

Scotland’s Building Regulations for Balconies

The Scottish construction industry is growing rapidly. A 2021 study from the Construction Industry Training...

Balcony Remediation and Refurbishment: Where is the market at and what do you need to know? with Luke Bedford

Thousands of buildings in the UK are in need of remediation work in order to...

Considerations for Selecting Means of Escape Decking Solutions

In August last year, concerns about the use of wood-plastic composite decking for external, open-sided...

MyDek Promises Luxura®️ Will Innovate the Composite Material Market

At the recent Resibuild Summit in Dublin’s Guinness Storehouse on 25 May, Richard McMullan of...

Draft of Amendments to Approved Document B Released

On 1 June 2022, the government released the draft of amendments to Approved Document B...

2022 Building Regulation Changes Lunch & Learn

Updated Building Regulations to Come into Effect from June 2022 Starting in June 2022, some...

Housing Minister Says Remediation for Low-Rise Buildings to be Discussed on ‘Case-by-Case’ Basis

In April, Housing Minister, Stuart Andrew announced that the remediation work on dangerous buildings under...