UK: British Gypsum has signed the Building a Safer Future (BSF) charter as part of its wider commitment to raise building standards across the construction industry and provide transparency to its customers. The charter comprises five commitments that require registered signatories to put building safety first. The commitments include spearheading change and being the voice of building safety within the industry, being transparent in sharing key information with residents, clients, contractors and other stakeholders, and making safety a key factor when selecting construction partners.
Marketing director Stacey Temprell said “We recognise that becoming a registered signatory of the BSF charter is an important first step towards achieving the culture and behavioural change required in relation to the charter’s objectives around building safety. In confirming our support as a registered signatory, we will now be working to ensure that we embed the principles of the charter into our organisation’s activities.” Temprell added “In addition to signing the Building a Safer Future charter, we are making further improvements to ensure our product and system performance data is always up to date and accurate, so joining like-minded businesses in signing the Charter is a great way for us to demonstrate our commitment to this shift in building standards and put safety first.”