MEMBER NEWS
CYMRU
New Building Safety Bill for Wales
the legislation and we’re eager to hear from members about the proposed changes.
The Welsh Government will introduce a new Building Safety Bill to the Senedd this summer, which will cover the regulation of building safety risks in multi-occupied residential buildings. The legislation aims to create lines of accountability and impose statutory duties on relevant duty-holders. The FMB sits on a Welsh Government steering group of industry stakeholders for the development of
To share your views, please contact FMB Cymru Director Ifan Glyn on the details below.
CONTACT ● Ifan Glyn, Cymru and UK Senior Hub Director | Email: ifanglyn@fmb.org.uk Call: 07769 687 227
what would you say is their most pressing concern at the moment? A lack of access to skilled, quality tradespeople, but a more recent challenge is navigating the new Building Safety Act, which imposes significant new obligations on them. What is the FMB doing to help
SCOTLAND
mitigate those concerns? On skills development, we collaborate with, and when
Heritage clients and the FMB
necessary challenge, organisations like CITB, FE colleges, and the Welsh Government to seek solutions that provide our members with better access to skilled labour. As for the Building Safety Act, there’s a wealth of guidance available to members to navigate these changes. Given the evolving nature of the field, I encourage members to regularly check our website for the latest updates. Getting to know you: Cheese or chocolate? Cheese. Dog or cat? Dog. First car owned? A Peugeot 106. Favourite film? Twin Town. Favourite holiday spot? Pembrokeshire. Have you been a client of an FMB member? I have not.
The FMB was invited to a Heritage Skills Procurement event at The Engine Shed in Stirling. FMB Scotland President Pam Wilson of Kevin Wilson Master Builders attended the event. Set up for building contractors such as Pam’s business, the event was an opportunity to learn about upcoming contracts and available funding from Historic Environment Scotland. Roofing and building contractors – including a few FMB members – visited but it was mainly client groups such as the National Trust for Scotland in attendance. Each client group had a demand for conservation works on their heritage properties and buildings in Scotland, and was seeking suitable
(l-r) Dougie Boa of Hearth Architects, Pam Wilson FMB Scotland President and Nick Evangelisti of Ecomerchant
and reputable contractors to deliver the works. Pam and FMB Scotland Director Gordon Nelson educated clients about the FMB’s community of members and how they can be found on the FMB website. Some of them quizzed Gordon on the FMB’s membership criteria and vetting process.
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