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APS National Student Designer Award 2026 Winners Announced

The Association for Project Safety (APS) has announced the winners of its National Student Designer Award 2026, recognising outstanding student projects that demonstrate excellence in the application of Construction Design and Management (CDM) principles.

APS Weekly Update – 14 September 2026

APS has increased its sector-wide engagement to better support members in developing and maintaining professional competence. Each week, we’ll share an update from APS HQ so you can see the breadth of work being carried out for your benefit. We took a little break over August but are back on a weekly basis.

APS National Conference 2026 brings the industry together

On 9 September, construction health and safety professionals from across the UK gathered at Aston University for the APS National Conference 2026, marking APS's first in-person national conference for a number of years.

APS SAYS FAREWELL TO ANDREW LESLIE AND APPOINTS SOFIE HOOPER AS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

The Association for Project Safety (APS) announces that following his successful tenure as interim and then Chief Executive Officer, for his work in delivering to our members messaging and advice in the post Grenfell aftermath in relation to the Building Safety Act, Building Regulation across the UK and competence schemes, leading the HQ team and his key role in recruiting his successor, Andrew Leslie is leaving APS.

As Built & Handover Information: requirements

An Industry Task and Finish Group, convened by the CLC Building Safety Group, Portfolio 4: Building Occupation, and industry technical experts BIM in Asset Management, have published guidance on the Occupied Sector’s expectations for accurate, trustworthy and complete building information at project completion.

A tribute to Fraser Cook

APS remembers Fraser Cook, founder of CDM (Scotland) Ltd, Fellow of the Association for Project Safety and a respected figure in the CDM and health and safety community, who sadly passed away on 30 March 2026 aged 77.

APS Fellows Shape Response to Government Consultation on Professionalising the Industry

APS Fellows have shared their expertise and experience to help strengthen APS’s response to the Government’s consultation on professionalising the industry and amplify the voice of professionals across the sector.

APS Weekly Update – 27 July 2026

APS has increased its sector-wide engagement to better support members in developing and maintaining professional competence. Each week, we’ll share an update from APS HQ so you can see the breadth of work being carried out for your benefit.

APS Weekly Update – 20 July 2026

APS has increased its sector-wide engagement to better support members in developing and maintaining professional competence. Each week, we’ll share an update from APS HQ so you can see the breadth of work being carried out for your benefit.

Four weeks to go- your Government needs your help designing the future of professions

The UK Government has issued a Call for Evidence on the Professions Strategy, a key step towards a new built environment workforce strategy due in Spring 2027. View the consultation and complete the online survey.

APS Weekly Update – 13 July 2026

APS has increased its sector-wide engagement to better support members in developing and maintaining professional competence. Each week, we’ll share an update from APS HQ so you can see the breadth of work being carried out for your benefit.

Next stage of building safety developments announced

Yesterday, Thursday 9 July, Samantha Dixon MP, Minister for Building Safety, Fire and Democracy, published a Ministerial Statement in Parliament, setting out the next phase of building safety developments in England.

APS Weekly Update – 6 July 2026

APS has increased its sector-wide engagement to better support members in developing and maintaining professional competence. Each week, we’ll share an update from APS HQ so you can see the breadth of work being carried out for your benefit.

APS Weekly Update - (W/C 29 June)

APS has increased its sector-wide engagement to better support members in developing and maintaining professional competence. Each week, we’ll share an update from APS HQ so you can see the breadth of work being carried out for your benefit.

APS Weekly Update - (W/C 22 June)

APS has increased its sector-wide engagement to better support members in developing and maintaining professional competence. Each week, we’ll share an update from APS HQ so you can see the breadth of work being carried out for your benefit.

APS Weekly Update – (W/C 15 June)

APS has increased its sector-wide engagement to better support members in developing and maintaining professional competence. Each week, we’ll share an update from APS HQ so you can see the breadth of work being carried out for your benefit.

Promoting the MHCLG webinars

Last month, the UK Government issued a call for evidence on built environment professions, trades and occupations, marking a key step in developing a new sector strategy due for publication in Spring 2027.

Calling on members

The UK Government has issued a Call for Evidence on the Professions Strategy, a key step in developing a new built environment workforce strategy due in Spring 2027.

CLC publishes further guidance for Gateway 2 documentation

On 4th June, the Construction Leadership Council (CLC) published two further chapters in their gateway 2 guidance - guidance notes on the Fire and Emergency File (Chapter 10) and the Building Regulations Compliance Statement for Building Control approval applications for new Higher-Risk Buildings (HRBs) (Chapter 11).

APS Weekly Update – (W/C 8 June)

APS has increased its sector-wide engagement to better support members in developing and maintaining professional competence. Each week, we’ll share an update from APS HQ so you can see the breadth of work being carried out for your benefit.