In response to a lack of data on the level of unsafe, non-compliant and dangerous electrical work uncovered in home across Great Britain, the Electrical Safety Roundtable and Trustmark have teamed up to create a tool for homeowners, tenants, and electricians to use to report these instances. The reporting tool has been widely supported by participants of the Electrical Safety Roundtable and we at NAPIT support this initiative.

NAPIT welcomes the introduction of new legislation in Wales making electrical safety checks a legal requirement for landlords of all homes. The Welsh Government has confirmed that the Renting Homes (Wales) Act will come into force on the 15th July 2022. The changes will affect all social and private tenants and landlords.

NAPIT have introduced a new membership identity card app to make it quicker and easier for customers to verify the competence of NAPIT members. NAPIT electrical members can now access their new digital ID card anytime and anywhere, be it online or offline.

NAPIT welcomes the Heat and Buildings Strategy and the Net Zero Strategy, published on Tuesday 19th October. The much anticipated documents set out a high-level overview of how the UK aims to reach the goal of net zero carbon emissions by 2050.

Chris Bielby MBE will step down as non-executive director of NAPIT Group after 10 years. Chris brought his extensive industry knowledge and experience to the role and played an important part in growing the profile and enhancing the reputation of NAPIT Group.

Following an extensive development process over two years in the making, the BAFE Fire Safety Register and NAPIT are proud to announce a new Scheme to assess the competency of organisations who provide design, installation, commissioning and maintenance services for BS 5839-6 Grade D fire detection and fire alarm systems in domestic premises.

NAPIT welcomes the publication of the Building Safety Bill but calls for more to be done to ensure parity of safety for occupiers

Since signing the agency agreement with MHCLG, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) are beginning to make progress towards the creation of the Building Safety Regulator. The Interim Industry Competence Committee (IICC) has been established to provide advice to the shadow Building Safety Regulator on enhancing safety and competence within the Higher Risk Building (HRB) regime.