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The Fire Industry Association (FIA) examines the impact of the Building Safety Act 2022 on high-risk building (HRB) projects and adovates for reforms to streamline approvals, increase regulatory capacity, and ensure that fire safety measures do not unintentionally hinder progress in the construction sector

Sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) are drainage solutions that mimic natural drainage systems, rather than relying upon a network of pipes and sewers to direct excess surface water to nearby watercourses. What potential benefits do they have for towns and cities and how can local authorities and businesses harness them to their advantage?

Ash dieback has swept across the nation since its first detection in the UK in 2012. A fungal infections that can take decades to strangle even the most steadfast ash trees, it is set to wipe out up to 90 per cent of the European ash woodland at a cost of £15 billion. But this was over a decade ago. Is ash dieback a problem, and what are councils doing about it?

Simon Dancer is a Board Member of the Institute of Economic Development, and a Director at AMION Consulting.

Pauline Beattie, ABPCO's newly appointed co-chair, and a director of Conference Care, talks about Best Practice and its value as part of the event delivery process

Paul Bullard, product diredctor at SFG20, the industry standard for buliding maintenance specification, shares his insights on how effective contract management can save public sector businesses significant time and money, and how to overcome the most common obstacles

Few people in fleet can claim a career as diverse as Martin Edgecox. From working with manufacturers, central government, trade unions and navigating the automotive supply chain, he has, in his own words, "been around the block"