Supporting Access to Clean Water for All

SFA Group reconfirms its support for access to clean water for all with Planet Water Foundation

To commemorate World Water Day on 22 March, SFA, Saniflo UK’s parent company, is supporting the supply of clean drinking water to 250 school children in Vietnam, working in partnership with Planet Water Foundation. The SFA Group’s donation covers the deployment of an AquaFill water filtration system, a hygiene education programme to be delivered by Planet Water Foundation and 500 ml reusable water bottles whose packaging recalls the key educational messages of the hygiene education programme through drawings of the ten critical steps of hand washing. The project at the Hanoi primary school will start in May with the installation of the AquaFill system and will take 120 days to complete. For more than a decade, the SFA Group has supported World Water Day, World Plumbing Day and World Toilet Day with numerous humanitarian projects to promote access to clean drinking water for all, partnering with Planet Water Foundation since 2021.

The AquaFill system works by gravity – so no external supply is needed – and with three-stage water filtration using hollow fibre ultra-filtration and activated carbon technology. The process ensures the removal of pathogens, including fungi, bacteria, parasitic worms, viruses and other protozoa. The process filters 1,000 litres of water per hour from a municipal non-potable water supply, equivalent to the daily drinking water needs of 1,800 people. Unfortunately, many schools in urban and peri-urban centres in Southeast Asia have a municipal water supply that is unsafe to drink, forcing schoolchildren to drink unsafe water or spend considerable sums on bottled water. The hygiene education programme will also benefit the parents and relatives of the 250 children, who will be encouraged to share their new knowledge on healthy hygiene.

Saniflo UK Managing Director, Tim Pestell, says: “We’re delighted to contribute once again to a very worthwhile project. We don’t know how fortunate we are in the UK to have constant access to plentiful, clean drinking water. We hope the school children of Hanoi and their extended families will benefit greatly from the project and thrive with the new AquaFill filtration system and hygiene education programme.”

 

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COUNTERING THE BREXIT-DRIVEN SKILLS DEFICIT

Builders call for relaxation of immigration laws to counter Brexit-driven skills deficit

Almost half the Federation of Master Builders membership is in favour of relaxing immigration laws to counter a skills deficit in the industry.

Labour supply was badly impacted by Brexit which saw many highly-skilled European builders return to the continent.

The latest State of Trade Survey from the FMB reveals that 48% of members are in favour of the Government introducing plans to attract more skilled labour from abroad to help address the chronic skills gap in construction – 21% opposed changing immigration rules, and 27% neither supported nor opposed them.

With the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) reporting the need for 53,000 additional workers a year to meet construction demand, the FMB is calling for all options to be considered to get Britain building.

The FMB survey data also stressed support for any immigration measures to be underpinned by investment in UK-based skills training.

The survey also reveals a fall in workload and employment and a significant drop in enquiries for future work. Small house builders have been particularly badly hit, with a dramatic decline in workloads and enquiries.

As cost-of-living pressures continue to bite, this new data foreshadows a tricky economic climate in 2023 that the Government has an opportunity to address at the Spring Budget, said the FMB.

Brian Berry, FMB chief executive, said: “The growing skills gap in the construction sector is a ticking time bomb that the Government can’t afford to ignore.

“Whether that’s looking again at targeted immigration measures, supported by half of builders in the latest FMB State of Trade Survey, or using the Spring Budget to bring forward a comprehensive skills strategy to roadmap how we fill the gaps and train at scale, it’s time to act.”

He added: “This quarter’s FMB State of Trade data shows some potentially worrying signs for every part of the construction sector with workloads and enquiries down significantly.

“Ambitious plans are needed to get small, local builders motoring. A first step is the need to unblock the planning system to get more homes built.

“There is also an urgent need to invest in greening our homes, with a long term plan towards retrofitting the existing housing stock. This move would give construction businesses the certainty they need to invest.”

Source: The Business Desk

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Inflation Destroying Construction Confidence

Gleeds’ winter market report has revealed that nearly nine in ten construction professionals are concerned about rising inflation sapping confidence in the market and threatening future schemes. 87% of respondents to the international property and construction consultancy’s most recent survey said that inflation was having an impact on the viability of projects, with just under 70% believing that the current challenges are impacting growth of the construction industry.

 

Contractors rated a lack of investor confidence and materials and labour cost escalation as the greatest threats to the industry. As a result, 67% of those quizzed expressed concern that ongoing economic pressure will also negatively impact the industry’s drive toward net zero, while 60% were worried that it will influence the pursuit of greater diversity in the built environment.

 

More positively, the report did reveal an improvement in the availability of products and materials, with 76% noting a settling of long-term supply issues. Over half of those questioned also found that materials prices over the same period were beginning to flatten, compared to just 32% in Q3. Labour availability continues to be a problem however, with 65% experiencing issues and a massive 88% reporting increases to worker’s rates.

 

Speaking about the findings of the report, Gleeds CEO Graham Harle said, “It’s heartening to see that the squeeze on materials is beginning to ease and that collaboration across the supply chain has continued, however the fact that sustainability and diversity targets may be suffering as a result of continued economic pressures is a concern. Threats to viability are worrying, but opportunities do remain for some sectors and a considerable proportion of respondents were of the view that a slow down in the industry may actually go some way to stabilising the industry after a turbulent couple of years. Only time will tell.“

 

Asked about the impact of the chancellor’s Autumn Statement, only 3% of respondents said that it had been worse than expected with regards to the construction industry. Despite rumours that the government was re-evaluating and planning to cut major projects to tackle the deficit, pledges included more than £600 billion of capital spending over the next five years for schemes including HS2, Northern Powerhouse Rail, East-West Rail, and the New Hospitals Programme. However, significant pressures remain for departmental capital spending, which will be “maintained in cash terms until 2027/28”, meaning the squeezing of budgets.

 

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£6m to Accelerate Decarbonisation

Funding of £6 million has been awarded to 20 research projects to accelerate decarbonisation of industry

  • Funding for these 20 projects across 14 UK research institutions will support the UK’s green growth and net zero ambitions by 2050
  • The Industrial Decarbonisation Research and Innovation Centre’s (IDRIC) whole systems approach is supporting industrial decarbonisation in Scotland, Northwest England, Teesside, Solent, Black Country, Humber, and South Wales

IDRIC, part of the UKRI Industrial Decarbonisation Challenge (IDC), has awarded close to £6 million to support the reduction of carbon emissions in the UK’s largest industrial clusters. Decarbonising these clusters is a key step towards reaching the UK’s net zero emissions target, a priority that has recently been reinforced by the government-commissioned Net Zero Review.

Industry plays a vital role in society, contributing to 9% of the UK’s GDP. It produces the vital materials and products that are fundamental to our day-to-day lives but contributes around 25% of global greenhouse gas emissions, and thereby, to climate change.

IDRIC recently launched a call for a second wave of new industrial decarbonisation research projects, offering stakeholders the opportunity to respond to emerging innovation and research needs and complementing its existing programme of projects.

The £6 million funding will go towards 20 projects covering a wide range of technological, environmental, economic, skills and social aspects of decarbonisation.

Pressing priorities that are addressed include: low carbon technologies (carbon capture, usage and storage; hydrogen; greenhouse gas removal); systems and scale up; policy frameworks; workforce skills development; and equality, diversity and inclusion.

The successful bids demonstrated how they would employ active dialogue and collaboration with key industrial stakeholders to ensure that outcomes and impact remain closely tied to industry needs. A full list of successful bids is listed below.

The funding extends IDRIC’s current research programme of 40 projects which is accelerating research and innovation through a whole system approach. IDRIC collaborates with over 200 partners and stakeholders including academic institutions, industry, community representatives and policy makers to address urgent innovation needs – realising goals with impact as well as sharing and integrating knowledge across disciplines and sectors.

Bryony Livesey, Challenge Director, Industrial Decarbonisation Challenge, UKRI, said: 

“The announcement of this funding continues to build upon IDRIC’s whole system approach to decarbonising industry, enabling the UK to remain at the forefront of a global low-carbon future. These successful Wave 2 projects will build evidence on a range of areas from economics and emissions to skilled jobs and wider net zero policy, supporting UK’s green growth and net zero ambitions.”

Professor Mercedes Maroto-Valer, Champion and Director IDRIC said: 

“We were delighted by the quality and volume of applications received in response to our funding call and as a result we have awarded funding to projects that address a wide range of pressing research priorities.

“IDRIC’s programme has demonstrated that we have the tools to transform industry and make it an engine of green growth. Our Wave 2 funding accompanied by the continued support of industry and academia will further enhance innovative decarbonisation solutions at pace and scale in the industrial heartlands, where it matters most.

“We are excited about the imminent announcement of our call for Flexible Funding and Secondment programmes. These further exciting opportunities will offer the chance to stakeholders to respond to emerging research needs, as well as encouraging skills development and knowledge transfer in the industrial decarbonisation sector.”

 

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Sign up or risk ‘Significant Consequences’

The government has issued developers with legally binding contracts that will commit them to pay for the repair of unsafe buildings.

Under the contract, developers will commit an estimated £2bn or more for repairs to buildings they developed or refurbished over the past 30 years. This means that, together with the Building Safety Levy, industry is directly paying an estimated £5bn to make buildings safe.

The contract also requires developers to reimburse taxpayers where public money has been used to fix unsafe buildings.

The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has set a six-week deadline for compliance, and warned that companies who fail to follow through will face “significant consequences”.

Legislation will be brought forward in the spring to create a Responsible Actors Scheme (RAS), giving levelling up secretary Michael Gove powers to prevent developers from from carrying out development and from receiving building control approval if they fail to sign or adhere to the terms.

The department will also take action to ban managing agents and freeholders from taking commissions when they take out building insurance. This is in response to a report from the Financial Conduct Authority that suggested commissions make up almost a third of premiums.

The government will also bring in further measures to make service charges more transparent and empower leaseholders who want to challenge their bills.

The issuing of the contracts follows Gove’s demand for developers to be held to account, which led to public pledges from 49 of the country’s leading developers that they would take responsibility to fix their own buildings, which will now be turned into legally binding commitments.

 

“In signing this contract, developers will be taking a big step towards restoring confidence in the sector and providing much needed certainty to all concerned,” Gove said. “There will be nowhere to hide for those who fail to step up to their responsibilities – I will not hesitate to act and they will face significant consequences,” he added.

 

Mick Platt, director of the Residential Freehold Association (RFA), commented: “The RFA has been calling for tougher legislative action on developers for some time and so we welcome the six-week deadline for them to commit to fix buildings where they were responsible for fire safety defects. But there remain serious issues with the government’s current approach toward building safety, including significant ongoing complications which are preventing building owners from accessing government funding for repairs.

“The announcement also doesn’t rectify the fact that many unsafe buildings don’t have a recognised developer to draw funding from. This means freeholders, and potentially leaseholders – neither of whom contributed to this crisis – could still end up having to fund certain projects. The government’s slow movement on funding means currently only a trial exists for funding repairs to these properties, meaning more residents will unfairly be stuck in unsafe buildings for longer.

“If Mr Gove is serious about ensuring those to blame are held to account for fixing this problem, then he will revisit the current policy which passes costs onto leaseholders and freeholders who played no part in the creation of this crisis including seeking legally binding commitments from the cladding manufacturing industry who should also provide funding for remediation.”

 

Source: Property Eye

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Retrofit continues to expand at Futurebuild 2023

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…………UPDATE:  The Retrofit Academy Awards 2023

– Deadline Extended to 7th Feb 2023

Be Recognised for Your Passion and Commitment to High Quality Retrofit …………

The Retrofit Academy CIC will be returning to Futurebuild 2023, 7th – 9th March,

curating the Retrofit Seminar programme, and at the heart of the thriving Retrofit Zone.

The first day will also culminate in the prestigious Retrofit Academy Awards,

which will take place on the main stage at 6.30pm.

The Importance of Retrofit

Futurebuild is a chance for building industry professions to access inspiring ideas, innovative solutions, and knowledge sharing to drive sustainable construction to achieve net zero. One of the busiest sections of the show last year was The Whole House Retrofit Zone, in partnership with The Retrofit Academy CIC (TRA), the zone will be returning this year, bigger and better.

Visit to find a showcase of the best solutions, technologies, and services, that together, can unite and strengthen the delivery of whole house retrofit at scale. With an even larger space for 2023, the area will identify products, technologies and systems that can help scale up and meet the challenges of delivering retrofit at an unprecedented scale.

CPD-accredited Seminar Programme

Over the three-day show, the diverse, fresh, and cutting-edge retrofit seminar programme will be curated by TRA and sponsored by Elmhurst Energy. The line-up will feature industry leaders, pioneers and innovators who are driving forward with retrofit. Speakers include Jarrod Green, Retrofit Technical Solutions Manager – EQUANS, Edith Colomba, Senior Sustainability Consultant – Useful Simple Trust, Antonia Craze, Senior Energy Officer – Portsmouth City Council, and many more.

“The Futurebuild show aligns with our values and goals at TRA, as we forge a path for safe and high-quality retrofit. The Retrofit Seminar programme is designed to offer valuable insights at all levels from assessment, coordination, deployment, and evaluation,” said David Pierpoint, CEO at The Retrofit Academy. “We’re about to undertake one of the greatest infrastructure challenges in history to deliver the UK Government’s commitment to net zero by 2050. Futurebuild is another opportunity to provide access to knowledge and skills development as we continue to make a difference together.”

The Retrofit Academy Awards

There is still time to enter the Retrofit Academy Awards and be a part of the celebration at Futurebuild on Tuesday 7th March. As well as increasing credibility, the awards set out to recognise the rising stars in the industry and showcase the hard work and dedication going into outstanding retrofitting projects across the UK, being made across all levels, including retrofit coordinators, installers, social housing, local authority delivery programmes, and individual projects.

There’s still time to enter – nominate yourself, your business, or another individual or business in one of the eight award categories. Entries close 31st January.  NOW EXTENDED TO THE 7TH OF FEBRUARY

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GO AHEAD TO DEVELOP ’GREEN’ BARNSLEY BUSINESS PARK

Gregory Properties (Leeds) Limited has secured reserved matters planning approval to deliver 124,700 sq ft of industrial and logistics space at Rockingham in Barnsley.

The ten-acre site is well located fronting the A6195 Dearne Valley Parkway with direct motorway access to Junction 36 of the M1.

Gregory Properties plans to speculatively build out the scheme which consists of three detached high quality industrial/warehouse units of 25,560 sqft, 43,000 sqft and 56,140 sqft.  Each designed to a market facing specification including first floor office accommodation, secure service yards and institutional HGV loading provision and eaves heights.

 

Nick Gillott, Development Director at Gregory Properties, said, “We are excited at the prospect of starting to deliver these three high quality purpose-built logistics units. It’s a superb scheme, situated less than half a mile from the M1, in an established location.  We are confident that the development will attract strong occupier interest.”

The Yorkshire industrial and logistics team at Knight Frank have advised Gregory Properties throughout the acquisition process and will be retained as marketing agents, Iain McPhail, Partner at Knight Frank says “It’s a highly prominent site, in a desirable area for industrial, logistics and distribution.  In addition to this, the area offers a vast array of amenities within close proximity.

On the ESG front, these will not be the usual grey boxes; they will be much more sympathetic to the surrounding natural landscape and complement the local area with neutral green tones. They are also set in generous landscaping, backing onto woodland. The impressive design doesn’t stop there, the units will have strong environmental credentials, green in more ways than one!”

 

Harry Orwin-Allen, based in the Sheffield office of Knight Frank said “The industrial and distribution sector across Yorkshire continues to be buoyant, with demand from a range of sectors.  The proposed development at Rockingham will help to provide occupiers with much needed, immediately available premises within a stone’s throw of Junction 36 of the M1.  We are excited to be involved in this project.”

Gregory Properties hopes to start the speculative development on site Summer 2023 and be ready for an Easter 2024 occupation.  The three new units will be offered to let.

 

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£1.2bn UK-France interconnector to be reconsidered after High Court ruling

Former business secretary Kwasi Kwarteng’s decision to refuse planning permission for the £1.2bn Aquind Interconnector between England and France has been overturned in the High Court.

The Aquind Interconnector project involves laying of HVDC cables to carry 2GW of power between the south coast of England and Normandy in France.

Kwarteng ruled against the proposals last January, stating that the “adverse effects” of the scheme “weigh against the proposed development”. These effects include the possible delay of the North Portsea Island Coastal Defence scheme due to the overlapping of construction compound areas.

However Aquind subsequently challenged the decision in the High Court after being granted a judicial review. Following the verdict, the project is expected to be referred back to current business secretary Grant Shapps to make a final decision.

In a statement, the government said it was “disappointed by the outcome but we will be considering the judgment carefully before deciding next steps”.

Aquind director Richard Glasspool welcomed the ruling. He said: “This is wonderful news for the Aquind Interconnector project. We were dismayed and disappointed when Kwasi Kwarteng refused the Development Consent Order. We look forward to re-engaging with local residents, stakeholders, environmental experts, and energy professionals in order to pursue the commitment to meeting the UK’s net zero energy target.”

Approval of the project was already delayed due to Brexit, with French energy regulator CRE stating that it cannot anticipate how interconnectors will be regulated now the UK is outside the EU, or how they will impact the European energy market.

Meanwhile, MP for Portsmouth North Penny Mordaunt, a UK trade minister and former defence secretary, has reportedly spoken out against the scheme. According to The Times she said it would make Britain more reliant on France, which has threatened to interrupt supplies in disputes over fishing.

“The French have already said they will turn off the power, they will use future energy supply as a bargaining chip,” she told The Times. “That doesn’t help our energy security.”

Registration of interested parties – part of the planning process – began for the interconnector in January 2020, but in March 2020 concerns were raised that the proposed project would impact the construction of a windfarm on the Sussex coast.

RWE Renewables UK (RWER) said the suggested route for the marine cables of the interconnector crossed the site of the proposed Rampion Extension offshore windfarm, which is located off the coast between Brighton and Worthing.

Responding to the Aquind’s development consent order application – published on the National Infrastructure Planning website – windfarm shareholder RWER said that the routing criteria outlined in the Aquind Environmental Statement (ES) “specifically precludes the location of any offshore windfarms”.

However, it added: “While the developer of the Aquind project refers to the proposed Rampion extension site within the ES in consideration of impacts on other sea users, there has been no communication or consultation with RWER to date.”

RWER said it wanted to understand “any potential impacts” that the interconnector could have on the development, construction and operation of the wind farm.

Two other proposed projects connecting the UK and French power networks are the 160km Gridlink project between Kingsnorth and Dunkirk and the 220km Fablink project between Menuel and Exeter.

The three interconnectors would allow increased energy trading between the UK and Europe, which is seen as increasingly vital as reliance on renewable energy sources increases.

Until recently the UK shared just one interconnector with France, which was commissioned in 1986. National Grid has now completed a second link, called IFA 2, which began operating in January 2021.

In total, Ofgem has approved nine new interconnector projects, including the three new connections to France. If all nine are delivered, they will treble the UK’s connected capacity to Europe from 5GW to 15GW.

 

Source: New Civil Engineer

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The transformation of Smithfield Birmingham

Designs for a landmark scheme that will regenerate Smithfield Birmingham have been submitted to the City Council, following an extensive consultation on the proposals.

The site played a central role in the hugely successful Commonwealth Games last summer, during which it hosted several games venues as well as the Smithfield Festival. Now this 17-hectare development in the historic heart of the city is set to transform Birmingham and create major economic opportunities, including an estimated 8,000 new jobs.

This once in a generation opportunity has the potential to reshape Birmingham’s city centre. A market has operated on the site for over 200 years and, continuing this long history, the new scheme will provide a home for the city’s historic Bull Ring markets, which will celebrate Birmingham’s roots as the ‘city of a thousand trades’. This will form an iconic new centrepiece for the city centre and include a rooftop garden, dining hall and new market square.

The plans reveal ambitions to make Birmingham a new business hub where organisations can grow their networks and ideas. The masterplan creates a workspace campus of over one million square feet, featuring a range of workplaces designed to foster partnerships and knowledge-sharing, from Grade-A workspace, to flexible creative space and makerspace.

Designed with health and wellbeing at its heart for a post-Covid, low-carbon future, the proposals will nurture a diverse range of companies and individuals. This will ensure that Birmingham continues to grow and retain its best talent and ideas, as well as attract new businesses to the city from across the UK and all over the globe. Integrated public transport, an enviable location close to Birmingham New Street station, along with easy access to the upcoming HS2 rail link, will make Smithfield one of the most well-connected areas to conduct business in the country.

Taking advantage of the site’s location next to the artistic and cultural district of Digbeth, the plans submitted for approval also include a brand-new events and gathering space, Festival Square, that will play host to cultural events for thousands of people. Designed by James Corner Field Operations, the world-leading landscape architects responsible for the much-loved High Line in New York, the new square will be a space where musical and artistic communities come together to put on live performances for all ages.

If approved, 600 sustainable and modern homes will be delivered in a green setting as part of the first phase of work – with a total of 3,000 homes planned for the whole site over the coming years, including affordable homes, all supported by modern community facilities.

Smithfield Gardens will provide residents with access to nature on their doorstep and provide visitors with a new green space to unwind and keep fit. Meanwhile expanded cycling routes and improved eco-friendly transport options will be complemented by new and improved green walking routes, connecting the centre of Smithfield towards the Bullring, central Birmingham and Highgate Park. This will stitch the development into the fabric of the city, enhancing the existing offer while reinvigorating the centre of Birmingham.

The scheme is a joint venture between Birmingham City Council and Lendlease, an international real estate and investment group with core expertise in shaping cities and creating strong and connected communities. And the plans submitted for approval have been shaped by local people from across Birmingham’s diverse communities; including local residents, businesses and community organisations, market traders, and a dedicated youth panel.

Alongside masterplanners Prior+Partners and David Kohn Architects who are designing the new market, Lendlease’s design team includes a host of international and local architects and landscape architects, including dRMM, Intervention Architecture, Haworth Tompkins Architects, Minesh Patel Architects and RCKa with James Corner Field Operations designing the significant new public realm and landscape.

Birmingham residents can view the proposals that have been submitted to the council at www.smithfieldbirmingham.co.uk

 

Colin Murphy, Project Lead at Lendlease, said: “Throughout 2022 we’ve been part of a city-wide conversation with people who live and work in Birmingham, inviting comment on our plans from all corners of the city including those who are at the heart of today’s Bull Ring Markets. And the submission of our planning application is a pivotal moment for a £1.9bn development that will provide thousands of new jobs and homes.

“This really is an exceptional opportunity to create and celebrate the next chapter in Birmingham’s transformation as an international city. Smithfield will provide the opportunity to create a destination market experience to rival Europe’s best; as well as an international office hub with access to outstanding transport links.”

 

A decision on the planning submission is expected in early 2023. If approved, construction on site would begin later in the year.

For further information on Smithfield, please visit www.smithfieldbirmingham.co.uk where you can sign up for updates on the proposals.

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NEW FIRE SAFETY REGULATIONS WELCOMED

Leading electrotechnical and engineering services body ECA and the Fire & Security Association (FSA) have welcomed the new Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022, which came into effect this week.

ECA Technical Director Mike Smith said:

“Although it has taken some time since the tragic fire at Grenfell in 2017 to introduce new legislation and guidance relating to fire safety in residential buildings, ECA and FSA welcome the introduction of these new regulations and supporting guidance.

“These provide much-needed detail and impose duties on responsible persons for buildings which have two or more sets of domestic premises and contain common parts through which residents would need to evacuate. We are also pleased to see more stringent requirements for buildings over 11m in height and high-rise buildings.”

The Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 require designated ‘responsible persons’ for high-rise residential buildings in England to:

  • Provide local fire services with up-to-date electronic building floor plans and to put a hard copy in a secure information box on site
  • Provide local fire services information about the design and materials of the building’s external wall system and to inform them of changes to these materials.
  • Provide information about the level of risk the external wall structure gives rise to, and mitigating steps taken
  • Undertake monthly checks on the operation of lifts and the functionality of other pieces of firefighting equipment, informing the fire service of faults as soon as possible if it cannot be fixed within 24 hours – the outcome of checks should be made available to residents
  • Install and maintain a secure information box containing the name and contact details of the responsible person
  • Install wayfinding signage visible in low light or smoky conditions identifying flat and floor numbers in the stairwells of relevant buildings

In residential buildings with storeys over 11 metres in height, responsible persons will be required to:

  • Undertake annual checks of flat entrance doors and quarterly checks of all fire doors in the common parts

In all multi-occupied residential buildings with two or more sets of domestic premises, responsible persons will be required to:

  • Provide relevant fire safety instructions to their residents, including instructions on how to report a fire what to do once a fire has occurred, based on the evacuation strategy for the building
  • Provide residents with information relating to the importance of fire doors in fire safety

The full Regulations document can be read here.

Find out more about the FSA here.

 

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