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Barriers to trade

At the start of 2021, amid accounts of delays to imports and exports to and…

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The devil is in the detail

The fire safety and construction sectors are facing a period of unprecedented change, with the…

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Building Safety Bill shows early promise

The Building Safety Bill has now been published, a move which the Association for Specialist…

With uncertainty about which construction sites can remain open, UK construction-industry activity in March 2020 was reported to have fallen to its lowest level since April 2009.
Coronavirus chaos and confusion

While the UK Coronavirus lockdown and social-distancing requirements have decimated several industries, mixed messaging from…

What does Brexit mean for passive fire protection?

The UK has left the EU and entered a transition period, which is currently proposed…

Raising the bar for building safety standards

In the aftermath of the Grenfell fire in 2017, the government asked Dame Judith Hackitt…

The ‘Rolls-Royce’ of fire protection?

The government has released its proposals for the new building safety regulatory system and a…