On 20th July the government published its long-awaited Draft Building Safety Bill. Housing secretary Robert Jenrick described the reforms contained in the document as “the biggest change to our building…

The Bill is the long-awaited outcome of Dame Judith Hackitt’s review of building regulations and fire safety, which attempted to analyse and understand the causes of the Grenfell Tower fire in…

2nd July 2020. The government updated its Working safely during coronavirus guidance for Construction and other outdoor work to reflect the one metre plus social distancing requirement that is being…

In this short video, Quadrant Director Andrew Travers explains what the changes means, where they apply and when they will come into force. 

 The government has published new amendments to Approved Document B Fire Safety Volume 1 Dwellings. There are two main important changes: Blocks of flats with their top storey more…

The Government has also published its response to the ‘Building A Safer Future’ consultation and has outlined measures to support ongoing remediation work during the COVID-19 pandemic. Regarding the latter,…

The Ministry for Housing Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has announced important Building Regulations updates to Approved Document B – due to be published next month-and increased fire safety measures…

At Quadrant Building Control, we’ve been assessing our environmental performance, with guidance from leading global sustainability experts Anthesis. We have looked at reducing our carbon footprint wherever possible. However, site…

Operational Resilience We would like to assure you that Quadrant Building Control’s high level of operational resilience, financial stability and business continuity planning will enable us to continue to provide…

We are pleased to announce that Quadrant Building Control has recently successfully completed its annual renewal of all the insurances required to operate as an Approved Inspector. Approved Inspectors are…

Issues around Mental Health have been receiving a fair amount of media coverage as various high profile public figures speak out on the subject and recently we heard a truly…

We are still awaiting the outcome of a consultation on proposals to make a Changing Places accessible WC compulsory under Part M of the Building Regulations for large buildings such…