FPA announces new ABBE-accredited qualification in fire safety training

30 April 2025

With accreditation from the Awarding Body for Building Education (ABBE), the FPA has launched a new Level 3 qualification as part of its ever-expanding training services.

Arson suspected as derelict Welsh chapel severely damaged in blaze

29 April 2025

Emergency services were called to an incident in Port Talbot on 24 April 2025, involving a significant blaze at a historic chapel that had been left derelict

Building control panel members announced

28 April 2025

The Ministry of Housing, Communities, and Local Government (MHCLG) has announced the members who will make up its independent panel for building control

Government announce contract for deconstruction of Grenfell Tower

27 April 2025

The Ministry for Housing, Communities, and Local Government (MHCLG) has awarded the contract for the work to deconstruct the tower to a company that has worked on the site since the 2017 fire

Cladding remediation progress update issued

26 April 2025

The government has released its latest statistics regarding the remediation of high-rise residential buildings, for buildings with unsafe cladding

Lack of understanding and backlogs delay Gateway 2 application approvals

25 April 2025

Work still to be done by contractors and the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) to improve important gateway approval process