Introduction The UK government is clear, sign the contract developers, or else. But what are the impacts on housing developers? We have broken down the requirements into handy bite-size chunks reflecting the questions you may want to ask yourselves as residential...
Following a consultation on Higher-Risk Buildings, UK Government has released its findings and new guidance. Here we summarise the consultation response, what has changed, and what hasn’t… What was the consultation about? On 9 June 2022 the Department for Levelling...
Plans for developing further golden thread features receive a boost as we secure more funding. Secured via the NPIF – Mercia Equity Finance, which is managed by Mercia and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF), Operance is able to grow its team...
Short Definition: A Building Safety Case ensures that those responsible for buildings; deliver a continuous preventative and proactive approach to managing building safety risks. It is essentially, a collection of general, fire and structural safety information...
In recent years we have seen exponential growth in the pace of innovation for industries connected to the overall goal of improving building fire and safety for everyone. Operations and maintenance manuals have been no exception to this growth, with lots of updates,...
In late 2017, Dame Judith Hackitt released her interim report following the tragedy of the Grenfell tower fire. Inside this report, there was a key message to everyone. This message was: There needs to be a golden thread for all complex and high-risk building projects...