Facities operations carry a higher occupational risks because they constant movement of a wide range of materials. Health and ...

Leeds-based building consultancy C80 Group has acquired a provider of building control inspection services. Ask Building Control, based in Harrogate, will join forces with YDBC, the group's existing ...

An industry trade body has said building control is at a ‘crisis point’, with building inspectors forced to stop work due to a lack of insurance cover. A spokesperson for the Association of Consultant ...

The review of fire safety rules undertaken in the wake of Grenfell tower has proposed the creation of “less prescriptive” regulation and cutting out private sector Approved Inspectors from performing ...

Reflecting on my career, I began in Local Authority Building Control (LABC) just as the market was about to undergo lasting change. In 1985, NHBC became the first Approved Inspector under the Building ...

Assent Building Control Limited says discussions continue after regulator confirms work on higher-risk schemes must stop because firm did not register as approved inspector The Building Safety ...

Ireland's approach to the enforcement of building regulations requires a cultural shift, according to the new President of the Society of Chartered Surveyors. Kevin Hollingsworth called for a new ...

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Both Chelmsford and York councils’ building control web pages state that building inspections are currently unavailable, citing a significant backlog of work and serious staff shortages. The pauses ...