On March 30th, 2024, the UK Government announced significant amendments to Approved Document B, aimed at enhancing fire safety standards in construction. This blog outlines the changes, reasons behind them, and details the consultation process that happened as part of the process. It's important to note that the changes to the guidance take effect on 30th September 2026.
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The Latest Fire Door Legislation 2024
In January 2023, the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 came into effect with new requirements for fire doors in multi-occupied residential buildings. The purpose of this blog is to provide an...
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In todays blog, we delve into the significance of cavity barriers, the UK regulations governing them, the importance of regular inspections and answer some of the most frequent questions we get asked...
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There are some significant changes happening to Building safety and fire safety on October 1st 2023. In this blog we will detail the changes that you need to be aware of, from the introduction of the...
In recent times there have been a growing number of residential fires that have been caused by Lithium-ion batteries from either E-scooters, E-bikes or even mobility scooters. In this blog we have...