Robert Jenrick MP – The new Secretary of State for Housing’s speech on building safety
In September 2019, Secretary of State for Housing, Robert Jenrick delivered a speech updating the House on the government’s progress on building safety.
Happy 1st Birthday, MGR Consultants – An Interview with Martin Ryan
On 14th October 2019, MGR Consultants celebrated their first birthday. Founder Martin Ryan takes stock and looks into the future.
Exciting times at MGR Consulting
A lot has been happening at MGR Consulting over the past few months and today we’d like to share some of our good news.
Government is urged to prioritise building safety
After Dame Judith Hackitt’s review and the ensuing government consultation, the government is now urged to create legislation to improve building safety.
An important new role: the Building Safety Regulator
One of the suggestions of the “Building a Safer Future” consultation from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, is the installation of a Building Safety Regulator. In this article we discuss this new role as well as the importance of the Safety Case. The role of the Building Safety Regulator The main role […]
How the proposed Building Safety Certificate impacts building safety
The proposed new regime includes residential buildings of 18 meters and higher. A Building Safety Certificate must be issued for any high-rise residential building within scope. This article also covers the Golden Thread of Information.
The critical role of the Building Safety Manager (BSM)
A building safety manager works under the supervision of the accountable person supporting them by carrying out day to day functions.
FM providers could be prosecuted for building safety breaches post Grenfell
After the Grenfell disaster, building safety has become a hot topic. Facilities managers play a key role in providing this kind of safety.
News updates
Here are the latest updates in the world of fire safety and the on-going roll out of recommendations from Dame Hackitt’s full report from May 2018: October 2018: Government releases funding to replace unsafe cladding – The government has released the first tranche of an estimated £400 million to remove and replace unsafe cladding on […]
Happy New Year!
Apologies for the late salutations, I have been rather busy. I am proud to say that I have just completed a big project for the college of West Anglia, carrying out fire risk assessments to all buildings within their campus sites (Kings Lynn, Wisbech & Cambridge). All reports are complete with photographic back up within […]
