Grenfell Tower Special – Sky News
Last night our CEO Matt Hodges-Long joined Sarah-Jane Mee on Sky News for their 1 hour Grenfell special. Matt calls for clearer Government leadership and stronger regulatory enforcement.
Building Safety Crisis
Dagenham Fire – what happens next?
It’s now two days since the devastating Dagenham fire at the Spectrum Building. How might the newly empowered Building Safety Regulator exercise its powers of enforcement and prosecution against the legal duty holder, the Principal Accountable Person?
Dagenham fire sparks ‘Grenfell 2’ fears acting as a stark reminder of the ongoing building safety crisis
Our CEO Matt Hodges-Long was asked by LBC to write a short opinion piece tracking the 7 years from Grenfell Tower to the Spectrum Building and to give some thoughts on the role of Government in the Building Safety Crisis.
‘Life-critical’ cladding problems affect 2,000 social housing blocks in England
Our CEO Matt Hodges-Long explains that fire safety issues in mid-rise blocks were overlooked due to the post-Grenfell focus on cladding problems inhigh-rise buildings.
Cladding crisis latest: Nearly 10,000 people evicted due to safety concerns since Grenfell
When Sky News approached us for comment on the prohibition (forced evacuation) of the Skyline Chambers building in Manchester it was a good opportunity to share our ongoing research into prohibitions…
How do you solve a problem like Building Safety?
50 months post-Grenfell we are living on borrowed time with Building Safety. Immediate solutions to stabilise the situation are long overdue.