London Fire Brigade have withdrawn blanket approvals for BS EN 81-72 deviations

LEIA’s ‘Are You Aware? No. 78: LFB withdrawn blanket approvals for BS EN 81-72 deviations’ was published to make building owners and specifiers aware of that the London Fire Brigade (LFB) have withdrawn their earlier blanket approvals for new firefighters lifts deviating from BS EN 81-72.  This makes full conformity with BS EN 81-72 the […]

LEIA, together with other major trade associations in the UK construction industry, is supporting the Specialist Engineering Contractors’ (SEC) Group General Election campaign on the damaging impact of payment abuse on building quality and mental health. SEC Group is launching a major campaign during the General Election to obtain a commitment from all parliamentary candidates […]

LEIA’s first ever maintenance-themed contracts seminar, ‘Killer Clauses in Maintenance Contracts’ proved a big hit with its 48-strong industry audience. Developed and delivered by LEIA Contracts & Legal Committee members Neil Deighton (Stannah Lift Services) and Professor Rudi Klein (SEC Group), the interactive half-day seminar took delegates through the common pitfalls in maintenance contracts from […]