Jane Embury looks at what the government is planning The government has announced a new building safety regulator, with very sharp teeth. This regulator will sit within the Office for Product Safety and Standards. It will be expanded and given a significant £10m budget. It’s a move we have welcomed, because product safety in the […]
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Bidding low
Jane Embury looks at the implications of low bids Over recent weeks, the government has introduced a number of initiatives in the construction sector. Most have been about safety, which we have welcomed, and creating a chain of responsibility to safeguard good practices and products. Those changes may have come about because off the Grenfell […]
New fire safety course welcomed
Jane Embury, director of advanced glazing company Wrightstyle, welcomes a CIOB initiative. Fire safety has never been far from the news in recent years. It’s gratifying that the government has introduced new regulations, with real teeth. It’s also paying for the removal of potentially dangerous cladding. As a company involved in mitigating against fire risk, […]
Safety and quality
Arran Wright is Wrightstyle’s workshop manager in charge of our fabrication team and installation training. We recently welcomed news that the government is to create a new regulator to monitor the safety of construction products. Overdue, maybe, and comes in response to evidence of poor practice by some manufacturers. The new regulator will have sweeping […]
Construction product safety
Arran Wright (pictured), our workshop and training manager, looks at a new building code. A new building Code is shortly to come into effect. The reason is that some public buildings, particularly social housing buildings, were constructed using systems that were unfit for purpose. In comparison, as a company offering complete and guaranteed glazing systems, […]