Day: May 16, 2022

A FDIS inspector checks a fire doorData from the Fire Door Inspection Scheme (FDIS), based on more than 100,000 fire door inspections carried out by its approved inspectors in 2021, found that three-quarters of fire doors failed to meet the required standards, putting lives at...

MCWP is the thing on the rightIPAF has recognised that it needs to take emergency action after the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) discovered technical flaws in a type of machine within its purview.  HSE issues a safety alert earlier this month* relating to the...

Everton's new £500m stadium gave a lift to contract awards in the hotel & leisure sector last monthBarbour ABI’s data reveals that in April 2022 levels of contract awards and planning approvals were down 33% on March. But then it qualifies this with the rider...

Shyamala DuraisingamScott Brownrigg’s new division will offer design management support to clients and developers, freeing up project managers to concentrate on the commercial demands of their projects. Shyamala Duraisingam qualified as a civil engineer with architecture. She joins Scott Brownrigg from Foster + Partners, where...

FBU has sounded the alarm that BRE is failingThe FBU annual conference on 13th May passed a motion instructing its executive council “to lobby for the BRE to be returned to full public ownership”. The call comes in the wake of BRE’s role in the...