The country’s biggest housebuilder and second-biggest contractor are among those firms that have signed up to the government’s ‘early adopters’ programme to trial new systems ahead of changes to the building regulations following this year’s Hackitt review.

On Tuesday, within its response to the review, the government announced that Barratt has been joined by Wates, social housing firm Peabody and United Living as part of an initiative to trial the planned changes.

The four follow Kier which joined the early adopters programme back in July along with Willmott Dixon and housing associations L&Q and Salix Homes.

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