Contractors

Building Information Modelling (BIM) is changing the building landscape, bringing with it improvements in design, specification, delivery and asset management. According to NBS’ National BIM Report 2019, 96% of contractors plan to use BIM in the next five years, but there appears to be a…

Evolution, the integrated fire and security solutions-focused business, believes the security industry is being too slow to adopt (and adapt to) Building Information Modelling (BIM) and reap the benefits that it can bring when it comes to the design and commissioning of new security installations.…

ASSA ABLOY Security Solutions, a UK division of ASSA ABLOY, has just released its latest White Paper that concentrates specifically on key management and control for void properties in the social housing sector. According to the Department for Communities and Local Government, housing associations and…

ievo, the Newcastle-based manufacturer of biometric authentication technology, has been working closely with NBS to produce a comprehensive range of BIM objects for the NBS National BIM Library with a keen focus on fingerprint readers and control panels. All ievo objects in the NBS National BIM…

An all-new electronic service which allows contractors and maintenance teams to create, amend, store and print activity-based risk assessments, along with method statements and construction phase plans, is now available on the open market. The eRAMS service has been released by the Contractors Health and Safety…

North Yorkshire-based Pye Tait Consulting is working in partnership with the Security Industry Authority (SIA) – the Regulator for the private security industry – to undertake a full and thorough review of the Approved Contractor Scheme (ACS), which measures private security solution suppliers against independently…

Business standards company the British Standards Institution (BSI) has now published the second draft of ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems – Requirements. The yet-to-be launched international standard specifies requirements for an occupational Health and Safety management system, along with guidance for its use, to…

The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations – better known as TUPE – are designed to protect employment rights when employees transfer from one business to another. However, as Peter Webster explains, there’s a growing trend towards avoiding TUPE that not only threatens the…

Chris Plimley states that Government and commercial buyers of Critical National Infrastructure protection solutions increasingly want to ‘single source’ in order to improve integration, drive up standards and reduce costs. The trend towards sole sourcing was established long ago, built on a drive for lower costs,…

The Fire and Security Association (FSA) is calling on the new Conservative Government to engage with the organisation on three key issues affecting fire and security companies: prompt payment, boosting technical skills and cost-effective business licensing. With regard to payment, the FSA is looking for effective legislation to…