Assent has made a number of senior hires to its growing team to further focus on its delivery of quality building control services under the new Building Safety Regulator framework
The new senior hires include Head of Marketing Piers Durrant, Head of Operations (North) Marc Charlesworth, Head of Operations (South) Miguel Taylor and Health & Safety Adviser Liz Maiden.
This adds to an already highly experienced senior leadership team within the business, who have been responsible for navigating Assent through the recent changes brought about by the introduction of the Building Safety Act (2022) and the subsequent introduction of the Building Safety Regulator (BSR).
In addition to preparation for the new BSR regime, Assent is now in an incredibly strong position to continue the development of its services to clients across the built environment, providing not only building control services but also advisory and guidance on matters relating to fire safety and fire engineering through its acquisitions of Xact Consultancy & Training and, more recently, Clarke Banks.
The Building Safety Act is at the forefront of all aspects of the construction process
With the focus of the new Building Safety Act on competency and quality control for all aspects of the construction process, having strong leadership in these areas is vital to the ongoing success of daily operations.
Kate Morement, Head of Risk & Compliance at Assent, is responsible for leading and managing risk and compliance, including quality management and health & safety.
Kate and her team are overseeing the systems and processes required to meet the legislative and operational standards requirements of the BSR – a vital aspect of preparing for 6 April when the new changes come into force.
Liz Maiden joins as Health & Safety Adviser to support Kate and the wider team to meet the current and new industry standards, ensure compliance and manage audit, training and education across the business.
Delivering high-quality, market-leading building control services
Director of Operations Lee Ibbotson has a strong team supporting him to ensure that day-to-day the business is focused on the key elements that are required to provide a fully compliant and excellent service to customers.
Marc and Miguel will be working closely with the technical teams at Assent to ensure the delivery of high quality, market-leading building control services to clients.
The marketing team is now also strengthened by the arrival of Piers Durrant, who has joined Assent from Premier Guarantee. Piers brings a wealth of knowledge to the team, having previously marketed building control and warranty, which will further enhance the work that is being done to support the continued growth of the business. Piers will work alongside Sue Westhead, Marketing and Commercial Director, who has been working with Assent to help shape its market presence and position over the last three years. Sue has over 20 years’ experience in marketing and communications and has helped to drive forward the marketing of the business during this time, a task that will now be ably supported by Piers.
The Building Safety Act has been a watershed moment for the construction industry
Commenting on the recent new hires, Iain Thomson, CEO of Assent, said: “The Building Safety Act has been a watershed moment for the industry. At Assent, we have been working to ensure that we are ready for the changes and the new way that we need to demonstrate our competency both as a business but also that of our individual surveyors. We are supporting our surveyors through the process of their RBI registration process to ensure that they have everything they need for this new BSR requirement.
These new appointments within our senior team will also help to ensure that Assent is well positioned as a leading building control partner and in the delivery of our related offerings, such as our Building Regulations Advisory service.”
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