building safety

British Gypsum has introduced a comprehensive best practice guide dedicated to fire-rated junctions – addressing a long-standing gap in fire safety standards and helping construction professionals design and build with confidence. Junctions – where walls meet ceilings, floors, structural steel, or external facades – are fundamental to a building’s fire compartmentation strategy. If these connection […]

Gain a competitive advantage with a holistic approach to fire test report data, says Rachel England. The building safety landscape has changed fundamentally. The Building Safety Act 2022 – the most significant overhaul of building regulation in over 50 years – has redefined accountability across the design and construction process. Fire test reports are at […]

Brad Crisp, Commercial & Specification Manager at Sertus, the UK’s leading smoke ventilation manufacturer, explores how property developers and contractors can mitigate hidden fire safety costs, by addressing concerns during the early planning stages. Every building project involves the coordination of a huge number of decisions, skills, people and timelines. It can be easy to […]

The Construction Products Reform White Paper has been published by the government, setting out that all products must be properly assessed before being used in the building process. Currently only around a third of constructions products are regulated but the new general safety requirement will mean that all products undergo the proper checks. A consultation […]

The Building Safety Forum will return to InstallerSHOW in 2026 for its third consecutive year, once again bringing together leaders from across the built environment to tackle the most pressing issues shaping building safety across the UK. Delivered in collaboration with the industry and supported by BSF, Build UK and the Code for Construction Product […]