Thomas Sinden sign up to the Building a Safer Future Charter

Thomas Sinden are pleased to become a Registered Signatory of the Building a Safer Future Charter. We recognise that becoming a Registered Signatory is an important first step towards achieving the culture and behavioural change required in relation to the Charter’s objectives around building safety. This is a very important sector for our operations, and we currently have a number of live schemes in progress, we therefore endorse all initiatives that will give confidence to our customers about the work we are undertaking.

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.

The Charter Commitments

Commitment 1 – Collaborate to spearhead culture change and be the voice of building safety across our sector.

Commitment 2 – Be transparent in the interests of safety, sharing key information with residents, clients, contractors and statutory bodies in a useful and accessible manner in the design, construction and occupation phases of the process.

Commitment 3 – Make safety a key factor of choice in who we work with, ensuring that building safety is placed at the centre of selection decisions without compromising quality or value for money.

Commitment 4 – Ensure that the voices and safety of residents, visitors and employees are central in our decision making process.

Commitment 5 – Set out and communicate clear responsibilities within our organisation and with our partners, ensuring everyone with a stake in the building during design, construction and occupation understands their role and has the time and resources they need to achieve and maintain building safety.