FIRE SAFETY: The Nature of Risk

New planning requirements on fire safety for high-rise residential buildings came into force on August 1st and require developers to consider fire safety at the earliest stages of planning.  While we understand this is a starting point on the road to a safer built environment, what does this mean for other buildings such as those in the industrial and commercial sector which have similar challenges when it comes to fire safety?

 Planning Gateway One is the first of a series of ‘gateway points’ and a key measure to ensure high-rise developments consider fire safety at the earliest stages of planning. It comes in response to Dame Judith Hackitt’s Review of Building Regulations, which was commissioned by the government following the Grenfell tragedy. As part of this, developers of higher risk buildings will need to submit a fire statement which sets out fire safety considerations specific to the development before planning permission can be granted. A higher risk building is classed as any building which is 18 metres or more in height and contains two or more dwellings or educational accommodation.

The concept of a fire statement within the new planning gateways is a positive step, as it ensures that the thinking on fire safety is included at an early stage. Whilst we understand government wanting to be proportionate, the BSA’s view has always been that this should happen for a range of buildings.  It ties to the thinking on being clear on outcomes in the event of a fire. It is also an opportunity for clarity and to avoid a gap between the parties involved. However, as we view this change, as we have stated before, our long-term concern is that this fosters a two-tier system. The implication being that those outside the scheme perhaps need less attention and this will pose challenges as it will offer opportunities to play the system.

Clearly fire safe design should not be an afterthought and is essential for all building types.  While the intention is for hotels and care homes to be added down the line, the risk of loss of life and property inherent in many other building types is also too high.

It is also important to point out that the system is predicated on the existing (i.e. old) classification of buildings and we are building differently now, both in techniques and materials, and using buildings differently too.  Bluntly, the nature of risk will continue to evolve as will the hazards these buildings will pose, especially as they age, so we should ensure that all buildings are safe throughout their lifespan.

Whilst we understand these changes are a starting point, all buildings will need such a strategy.  This will be important to all people seeking to understand the direction the design is taking. Similarly, it will inform those seeking to manage the building when it is in use. I understand government wants to focus in a certain area, but do we really think we do not have similar challenges in other buildings?

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Worldwide Coaltion to to spur Climate Change action

Following the sobering message from the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report, a coalition led by C40, the Global Alliance for Building and Construction (GlobalABC), The Resilience Shift, World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) announce #BuildingToCOP26 — a partnership to promote radical collaboration for climate action ahead of the Cities, Regions and Built Environment Day at COP26.

 

The BuildingToCOP26 Coalition — a group of business and government networks focused on sustainability in the built environment — are coming together for the first time to spotlight the built environment’s potential in accelerating climate action.

Working with the UN High Level Climate Champions, the COP26 Presidency and the UK’s Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), the Coalition’s efforts will culminate on 11 November at the COP26 Cities, Regions and Built Environment Day, which will rally awareness, action and collaboration among all stakeholders in the
built environment.

Why cities, regions and the built environment matter

Buildings are responsible for almost 40% of global energy-related carbon emissions and 50% of all extracted materials. By 2050, 1.6 billion urban dwellers will be regularly exposed to extremely high temperatures and over 800 million people living in more than 570 cities will be vulnerable to sea level rise and coastal flooding.

By 2050, the world’s building stock will double and almost 70% of the global population is projected to live in urban areas. By 2060, global material use is expected to more than double and a third of this rise is attributable to materials used in the building and construction system. The built environment’s demand on natural resources accelerates climate change, and inefficient, unhealthy buildings negatively impact human health and wellbeing. However, efficient buildings are one of the biggest investment opportunities worth an estimated $24.7 trillion by 2030.

Despite this, under $3 of every $100 spent on new construction goes to efficient buildings. Out of the 186 countries that have submitted Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), 136 countries mention buildings, 53 countries mention building energy efficiency, and 38 specifically call out building energy codes. Most countries do not include full building decarbonisation targets and certain areas such as building materials are under addressed.

To limit warming to no more than 1.5℃ as set out in the Paris Agreement, the Coalition calls for emissions from building projects globally to be halved by 2030, and to reach net zero life-cycle emissions for all buildings by no later than 2050.

In order to meet these decarbonisation targets and establish the built environment as a major solution provider to the climate crisis, the Coalition is promoting radical collaboration across the built environment system and spotlighting frontrunner action, solutions and policy pathways across business, cities and governments.

The Coalition aims to achieve three specific outcomes for COP26 and beyond:

  1. The system’s stakeholders unite behind a single voice and ambition towards shared goals:By 2030, the built environment should halve its emissions, whereby 100% of new buildings must be net zero carbon in operation, with widespread energy efficiency retrofit of existing assets well underway, and embodied carbon must be reduced by at least 40%, with leading projects achieving at least 50% reductions in embodied carbon.

By 2050, at the latest, all new and existing assets must be net zero across the whole life cycle, including operational and embodied emissions. (UNFCCC Human Settlements Pathway).

In parallel to decarbonisation targets, building resilience into the transformation of the built environment is critical to support urban populations and vulnerable communities in the face of future climate impacts. (UNFCCC Resilience Pathway).

 

  1. All countries are encouraged to include full building sector decarbonisation targets, concrete policies and measures, and related implementation mechanisms in their NDCs.GlobalABC is working with its country members and beyond on a country commitment ‘Buildings as Critical Climate Solution (BCCS)’ that will advance building sector measures at the national level, creating the appropriate enabling environment towards a zero-emission, efficient and resilient buildings and construction system.

    Learn more about how countries can incorporate buildings action into their NDCs and where the buildings and construction system is in supporting the ambitions of the Paris Agreement.

  2. 1,000 cities and at least 20% of the largest built environment businesses by revenue are committed to the UN’s Race to Zero.Businesses and sub-national governments are urged to join the Race to Zero and the Race to Resilience. The Race to Zero’s goal by COP26 is to have 20% of the built environment system by revenue to join the Race to Zero. This will create a ‘breakthrough point’ to help mainstream climate action in the system.

 

Cities are urged to join the Cities Race to Zero, as major policy enablers and owners of real estate who can go further, faster.

 

Nigel Topping, UN High Level Climate Champions for COP26, said:

“We can’t win the Race to Zero without winning the Race to Resilience as well. Climate breakdown and the pandemic multiply inequalities — social, environmental and economic gaps are widening across nations and across the Global North and South. By 2030, we must catalyse action by non-state actors that builds the resilience of four billion people from groups and communities who are vulnerable to climate risks.”

With focus and collaboration, the goal of halving the building sector’s emissions by 2030 is possible. The Coalition invites stakeholders across the built environment to join them to win the race to a zero emissions and resilient built environment, regions and cities.

Find out more at www.BuildingToCOP.org.

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KEYFIX TO HOST WEEKLY WEBINARS ON NON-COMBUSTIBLE CAVITY TRAY SYSTEMS

To help architects, housebuilders, contractors and specifiers gain a better understanding of the technical challenges of designing and constructing masonry facades for buildings that need to conform to new regulations around non-combustible building materials, Keyfix are set to host a weekly series of free CPD webinars.

 

Entitled ‘Solving the Non-combustible Challenge with Keyfix Cavity Tray Systems’ the webinar series will be hosted by Kieran Coyle, Keyfix Technical Sales Manager.

 

The first webinar took place on the 1st of September and will continue on each Wednesday at 1pm on the 8th through to the 27th of October.

The CPD webinar will provide key insight into the specification of Approved Document B (ADB) compliant non-combustible cavity tray solutions which meet the needs of regulators, insurers, developers and installers in buildings over 18m. It will cover the following:

The non-combustible challenge in high-rise buildings over 18m

What is Document B and how to achieve compliance?

Nine key considerations when specifying non-combustible cavity tray systems

Key features and benefits of Keyfix non-combustible cavity tray systems

Design and installation considerations

Specification advice, tools and support

 

Keyfix is setting new standards in the delivery of non-combustible cavity tray systems. The company’s innovative Non-combustible Cavity Tray and Non-combustible Cavity Tray Lintel products offer a practical solution to provide watertight and fire resistant Damp Proof Course (DPC) protection over lintels, masonry supports, soffit systems and other elements in the cavity such as fire barriers.

Commenting on the CPD webinars, Kieran Coyle of Keyfix said: “This comprehensive CPD provides technical, professional insight into the challenges of non-combustible cavity tray solutions and appropriate specification. It is essential viewing for architects and specifiers.”

 

To book a place on the CPD webinar or for more information click below

Solving the Non-combustible Challenge with Keyfix Cavity Tray Systems

 

 

For more information about the Keyfix range of non-combustible solutions visit www.keyfix.com and download the product guide, or for technical support call 028 8676 7508 or email info@keyfix.com

 

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New Sustainability Champion to Lead Change in the Finishes and Interiors Sector

As part of a wider  commitment to Net Zero, Finishes and Interiors Sector (FIS) has appointed a Sustainability Champion.  This announcement is timed to coincide with Net Zero Week of the FIS Annual Conference 2021.

Flavie Lowres, will be joining the team on an initial six month contract from mid-September. Flavie has a PhD in Materials and Metallurgy Science and Engineering from the University of Birmingham. She joined BRE in June 2003, chairs the Construction Materials Group and is a Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining. Flavie spent 18 years at BRE where she was an Associate Director responsible for running the LCA and circular economy section of the team. She has been working in the field of materials sustainability since 2007 and has been involved in a number of UK and international projects related to sustainability in the built environment.

On her appointment FIS CEO Iain McIlwee said: “In this appointment we are recognising our responsibility, but also the opportunity to ensure Net Zero isn’t just about a better planet, but also a healthier sector where procurement recognises more than just how far we can screw down the best and final price.  Our strategy for change is focusssed on three key pillars I, we and them; how can I be better, how we can work better together and what help we need from them.  This eflects our need to support individual members to take the first and next step, the importance of collaboration to delivering change and how we can use the FIS influence to support this change through policy and procurement.  In Flavie we are bringing in some heavy weight expertise so that we can better target our support and ensure that we focus on curating support, collaborating widely and creating content or tools where needed”.

 

Flavie added “I have seen the outline plan from FIS and am excited to get stuck in helping to shape and deliver change and working with FIS members to look at how we can really make a difference as a community”.

The FIS is hosting a debate with Barbour ABI as part of their Annual Conference 2021 on Wednesday 8th September focussed on how the finishes and interiors sector is adapting in a journey to net zero.  The organisation has also announced this week that it has entered into a partnership with the Supply Chain Sustainability School to create an virtual training hub to support individual businesses in delivering on the wider sustainability agenda and also that it has become a delivery partner for C02nstruct Zero, the Construction Leadership Council’s Net Zero Strategy.

 

You can book your free place at the FIS Round Table Debate A Path to Net Zero here
You can visit the FIS Sustainability Hub here.

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THE BLUES FOR BIG BEN

The black paint used to cover up pollution in the 1930s has been removed from the famous clock front.

The £80 million makeover of Big Ben is beginning to be unveiled as scaffolding continues to be removed from the national landmark.

Pictures show the painstaking level of detail that has gone into the five-year refurbishment, which is due to wrap up next year, of the famous bell and Parliament’s Elizabeth Tower, in which it is housed.

Those passing over Westminster Bridge will be able to spot a colour-scheme change, along with the restoration of the decorative symbols of the UK which adorn the clock tower.

For decades, the clock dials and the stonework surrounding them were painted in many layers of black paint that became synonymous with Big Ben.

Experts believe the colour scheme was chosen in the 1930s to mask the effects of pollution but, returning to the original vision by Parliament’s architects Charles Barry and Augustus Welby Pugin, the clock has since been updated.

The black paint on the stonework around the clock dials has been removed and certain features have been gilded again.

Other key details have also returned to Barry’s original design, such as the row of six shields above each dial that displays St George’s red cross on a white background.

Heraldic shields – situated above the Ayrton Light, a lantern which shines when either House of Parliament is sitting – representing four parts of the United Kingdom have also been restored.

The Irish shamrock and Welsh leek have been returned to their original green while the Scottish thistle is green with a bright purple seed head. The English rose has been painted red and white as Barry suggested.

Adam Watrobski, principal architect and head of architecture and heritage at the Houses of Parliament, said: “Using historic paint analysis and references including Barry’s original design watercolour, contemporary illustrations and archival photographs, we have recreated the original colour scheme.

“The dials and clock hands are Prussian blue and gold and the adjacent areas make use of the red, white and blue colours of the Union flag.”

The refurbishment was originally expected to be finished this year but was delayed as the Covid-19 crisis held up work.

Big Ben is due to ring again from early next year once the work is complete.

It has been largely silent since 2017 due to repairs on the clock and the tower, only being reconnected for significant occasions.

 

Source: Shropshire Star

 

 

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Perfect Storm forecast as costs rise

An emerging economic crisis in the UK has led to builders being forced to down tools amid what is being described as a “perfect storm for construction”. As the latest figures from the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy show, material prices for all construction work have risen by 20 percent from July 2020 to July 2021.

As the Independent reports, “worker shortages and delayed deliveries within the UK, coupled with a global supply crunch and new Brexit red tape, are already crippling construction projects across the UK and feeding into the price rises.”. The implications for the wider economy are potentially devastating, with Andrew Goodwin, chief UK economist at Oxford Economics warning of a “knock-on effect on the recovery if construction companies aren’t completing projects quickly” adding “If people stop doing building work because they know they’ll face delays, that will start to have a real effect on the wider economy”.

 

Source: Statista

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SUPPLY CHAIN DISRUPTION BEGINS TO BITE

Key findings

New order growth eases to five-month low

All three monitored segments record softer rises in activity

Second-fastest rise in input prices amid severe supply chain disruption

Data were collected 12-27 August 2021.

 

UK construction companies signalled a further increase in output volumes during August, however the pace of growth eased notably from the previous survey period. There were softer expansions across housebuilding, commercial work and civil engineering activity as well as in new order growth. Moreover, companies widely noted sustained, and severe, supply chain disruption in August, which contributed to an accelerated rise in input prices, and one that was the second sharpest in the history of the survey.

The headline seasonally adjusted IHS Markit/CIPS UK Construction PMI® Total Activity Index posted 55.2 in August, down from 58.7 in July, indicating activity has expanded in each of the last seven months. That said, the rate of increase eased to the softest since February as restricted supply of materials and transport began to weigh on overall construction activity.

Commercial work (index at 56.0) was the best performing broad category of construction output in August, though the rate of expansion eased to the slowest for six months. This was followed closely by housebuilding (55.0), while civil engineering remained the slowest growing subsector (54.8) for the fourth month in a row.

Total new work increased for the fifteenth consecutive month in August. While the latest improvement in order books was marked overall, the rate of growth softened to the weakest since March. Businesses noted a continued resumption of projects that had been delayed due to Brexit and the COVID-19 pandemic, though client confidence was dampened by volatility in raw material supplies and increased cost burdens.

Amid softer growth in new orders, the rate of job creation eased to a four-month low in the latest survey period. Firms continued to note that strong market conditions had sustained demand for new employees, though additional cost burdens and a lack of skilled workers began to weigh on the rate of hiring.

Input buying expanded at the slowest pace since January. Strong rises in demand for construction materials continued to stretch supply chains however, as some firms noted difficulty in sourcing and receiving purchased inputs. This occurred as supplier delivery times continued to lengthen at a substantial rate, though one that was slightly improved from June’s record deterioration. Anecdotal evidence suggested that ongoing material shortages were exacerbated by a lack of transport and freight availability, compounding existing issues related to the supply of materials due to port congestions and demand and supply imbalances.

As a result, input cost inflation accelerated to the second-fastest rate in the 24-year history of the survey, surpassed only by the record rise two months prior. Among those materials reported as up in price, the most common were concrete, fuel steel and timber.

Looking ahead, construction companies remained highly upbeat about their growth prospects over the coming 12 months. Positive sentiment was underpinned by hopes of an expected rise in new contract awards across all subsectors of construction.

Comment

Usamah Bhatti, Economist at IHS Markit, which compiles the survey said:

“Evidence that the UK construction sector began to feel the impact of ongoing supply chain disruption was widespread midway through the third quarter of 2021. Growth rates for overall activity as well as the three monitored subsectors eased further from the recent highs earlier in the summer.

Similarly, new business inflows have continued to increase at a marked pace, yet even here the rate of growth has eased to a five-month low.

“Supply chain disruption continued to disrupt activity across the UK construction sector, as demand for materials and logistics capacity outstripped supply. Average vendor performance continued to deteriorate at a near-survey record rate, as firms noted severe shortages of building materials, a lack of available transport capacity and long wait times for items from abroad due to port congestion.

“As a result, the rate of input cost inflation faced by construction companies accelerated to the second-fastest on record, while the increase in subcontractor rates hit a fresh series high, fuelled by supply shortfalls in the sector. Despite this, businesses noted a stronger degree of optimism regarding the year-ahead outlook, as more than half of survey respondents predicted a rise in activity. This was underpinned by expectations that new contracts would be brought to tender across the construction sector as markets continued to recover from the economic disruption caused by the pandemic.”

Duncan Brock, Group Director at the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply, said:

“Formidable supply chain pressures restrained purchasing activity and building projects across the board in August as 68% of construction companies reported even longer delivery times for materials compared to July. A combination of ongoing covid restrictions, Brexit delays and shipping hold-ups were responsible as builders were unable to complete some of the pipelines of work knocking on their door.

“Material and staff costs went through the roof as job hiring accelerated to fill the gaps in capacity left behind by employee moves, overseas worker availability and brought on by skills shortages. Paying higher wages for experienced staff along with low stocks of materials at suppliers meant inflationary pressure rose at a rate almost on a par with June’s survey record. 84% of supply chain managers reported paying more for their purchases.

“These obstacles to construction’s progress are set to continue and are now affecting last year’s strongest performer – house building, which will exacerbate the problem of housing supply. However optimism improved on last month as more than half of building firms believe that output will continue to rise in the

year ahead.”

 

Fraser Johns, finance director at Beard, said:

“Today’s stats really underline the concerns expressed at the start of the year that the supply chain issues would undermine the post-pandemic recovery in construction.

“With the slowest level of growth in five months and now client confidence dampening as a result of the uncertainty over supplies, it feels a long way from the wave of optimism felt at the end of 2020 and into Q1 this year.

“It puts real emphasis once again on relations with supply chains – ensuring prompt payment for example – and requires a proactive approach in terms of multi-stage procurement and working more closely with customers to keep them well informed about the situation.

“We don’t look to be turning a corner any time soon on the supply crisis, so it’s key for the industry to pull together and collaborate right through the supply chain to try to lessen the impact of these issues.”

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APPOINTMENTS: New Commercial Manager for TG Escapes Modular Eco-Buildings

TG ESCAPES MODULAR ECO-BUILDINGS appoints new Commercial Manager

 

Modular building provider TG Escapes has appointed Ryan Turner as their new Commercial Manager. Ryan is a Chartered Member of the RICS and MAPM and has developed project management experience to supplement his strong Quantity Surveying background, after more than eighteen years’ in the industry. Ryan has spent the past eight years heading up the Education Project Management team and ensuring the delivery of key client solutions for Acivico.

He has been instrumental in advising on, and delivering, major programs of work for a range of public and private sector clients, particularly in the education and Local Authority sectors. He has extensive education experience having delivered over 30,000 additional pupil places for Academies and Local Authorities within the wider West Midlands area over the last 10 years.

In his new role Ryan will lead on all commercial matters for TG Escapes and drive projects from inception through to contract award, working closely with the preconstruction team. He will also support the operations team with contract administration and post contract commercial outputs and activities.

Ryan said: “I’m delighted to be joining TG Escapes and taking on the position of commercial manager. I look forward to assisting the expansion of the organisation to meet the ambitious growth plans and continue to build on their current reputation and successes. Modern methods of construction are key to achieving the UK’s sustainability goals and TG Escapes timber frame system has huge advantages. I’m eagerly anticipating supporting the business to deliver the healthy pipeline of projects that TG Escapes have won. The opportunity to work alongside a highly skilled workforce and ambitious leadership team presented a very exciting opportunity that I feel will be hugely rewarding.”

Managing director Karl Stokes said: “When establishing the opportunity, we had a very good idea of the kind of person we were looking for to take on to develop this role. Ryan has an excellent reputation and standing within the construction industry, and I am delighted to be welcoming him to the team. We felt that he had the vision and values that matched our own and his experience speaks for itself. I have no doubt that he’ll be instrumental in driving our growing business forward”.

 

TG Escapes Ltd design, manufacture and install bespoke eco-buildings throughout the UK using timber frame offsite modular construction. They have provided over 800 buildings featuring classrooms, training centres, studios, chapels, sports pavilions, canteens and nurseries.

The use of timber and, where possible, low impact foundations, means that their buildings produce less C02 than using traditional materials. Using an airtight fabric, heat pumps, and other energy saving technology means that these buildings are net-zero in operation.

The use of biophilic design principles like natural materials, large windows and doors for natural light and easy access to the outdoors, creates a building that is good for the well-being of the occupants.

 

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INSANE AMBITIONS

‘. . . . . Insane ambition but thats actually what the planet needs if we are

going to solve the climate problem’

Ian Scott, Moltex

 

Moltex Energy is excited to be featured in the BBC Radio 4 podcast 39 Ways to Save the Planet, with hosts Tom Heap and Dr. Tamsin Edwards.

The podcast, which is presented in partnership with the Royal Geographical Society, presents 39 ways of relieving the stress that climate change is exerting on the planet.

Moltex founder and chief scientist Ian Scott appears in the September 3 episode ‘New Nuclear’, explaining how the company’s innovative molten salt reactors, which produce clean, reliable, low-cost energy, can play a significant role in global emissions reductions.

“Moltex exists for the purpose of solving climate change, and we believe the only way of succeeding is by making clean energy less expensive than fossil fuels,” said Ian Scott. “This is what led us to molten salt reactors, which are smaller, simpler and safer than conventional nuclear reactors, and therefore much less expensive to build and operate.”

Moltex has a project to demonstrate its technology in New Brunswick, Canada. In 2018, the company was selected by NB Power and the Government of New Brunswick from among 90 nuclear vendors to develop its reactor in the region, with the goal of deploying a first-of-a-kind unit next to NB Power’s existing CANDU 6 reactor.

Recently, Moltex received over $50 million from the Government of Canada to continue its research and development. The company has also received financial support from the UK and US governments, research partners and private investors.

The market for Moltex reactors is large and growing as energy demand around the world increases. If successful in rolling out reactors on a large scale, Moltex will indeed help save the planet.

About Moltex:

Moltex is a privately held company striving to solve the world’s most critical challenge: providing sufficient clean, reliable and affordable energy. In collaboration with innovators and energy experts, the company is developing a small modular reactor that will help keep fossil fuels in the ground. Moltex was selected by NB Power and the Government of New Brunswick to progress development of its reactor technology in New Brunswick, Canada, with the goal of deploying its first reactor next to the Point Lepreau Nuclear Generating Station. 

 

www.moltexenergy.com

 

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APPOINTMENT: Frame Fast UK Promotes Nigel Leivers to MD

Nigel Leivers has been appointed Managing Director at Frame Fast UK after 18 years with Derby’s leading trade manufacturer, stating that the secret of his success is listening carefully to customers and expanding to meet their needs.

“Our company is where it is today due to a combination of hard work, dedication, close customer relationships and a great team, and I am so proud that I can continue this journey in my new position as Managing Director,” says Nigel.

“I’ve always been passionate about the on-going growth that we’ve enjoyed at Frame Fast and I couldn’t be more proud to accept this position. I’ll continue to work hard to achieve Frame Fast’s next growth goals as we celebrate our 25th anniversary next year.

“One of my main focusses when joining Frame Fast was to build strong relationships with customers and to offer more products and services to help them sell more.

“From the regular conversations I’ve had with customers over the years, we added our aluminium division 12 years ago, expanded the glass shop 4 years ago and increased capacity for composite doors and roofs, catering to customer needs.

“This has helped us be a trusted and reliable partner for installers and builders in the Midlands, and through growing the trade counter and manufacturing facility, we’ve been able to create more jobs for local people too.

“Working with developers, I’ve also built the new build sales which now has a dedicated department.”

Frame Fast is also launching an apprenticeship scheme in Derby, where apprentices will be able to get hands-on experience fabricating windows and doors in the state-of-the-art factory.

Nigel continues: “The next step for Frame Fast is the launch of our training school for fabricator apprentices this year. The goal is to create a highly skilled workforce, supporting professionalisation in the industry.”

Frame Fast manufactures PVCu and aluminium windows, composite and aluminium doors, conservatory roofs and glass units from its 55,000 square foot manufacturing facility in Derby, working closely with installers and developers in the Midlands.

Nigel adds: “Our 25th anniversary in 2022 shows the continued success of the business and the commitment of the team and I’m looking forward to leading Frame Fast into the next step of its growth.”

 

www.framefastuk.com

 

 

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