Overview
Tai Calon Community Housing manages homes across South Wales and is committed to maintaining safe, compliant and well-managed housing for its residents.
Over the past year, Global HSE Group has worked closely with Tai Calon Community Housing as a specialist fire safety partner, supporting the organisation across fire consultancy, passive fire protection, compliance assurance and future development planning.
The partnership has given Tai Calon clearer oversight of fire safety actions, faster access to technical expertise, and practical solutions for complex compliance challenges across its housing portfolio.
Challenges and Obstacles
Before working with Global, Tai Calon faced several challenges in managing and evidencing fire safety compliance across its housing portfolio.
One of the key issues was access to fire engineering expertise, making it more difficult to respond confidently to complex fire safety issues, non-standard compliance conditions and emerging compliance risks.
Tai Calon also needed a clearer way to track actions arising from Fire Risk Assessment (FRAs). Without a centralised platform, monitoring progress and demonstrating compliance across the portfolio had become increasingly complex.
Another challenge related to flat entrance door sets. Tai Calon required a suitable, tested and practical remediation solution that could support compliance across its housing stock without creating unnecessary cost or disruption.
Our Role
Global works closely with Tai Calon as a trusted fire safety partner, providing specialist support across both its existing housing stock and future development projects.
Our involvement includes:
This collaborative approach gives Tai Calon access to the expertise, reassurance, and independent scrutiny needed to make informed decisions that support safer homes for residents.
Our Approach
Global HSE Group worked collaboratively with Tai Calon to deliver a proactive, risk-based approach to fire safety management.
A key part of this was the introduction of Risk Base, giving Tai Calon improved visibility of FRA actions, responsibilities and progress. This helped move fire safety action tracking away from fragmented processes and towards a clearer, more transparent system for managing compliance.
Global also provided direct fire engineering and consultancy support, helping Tai Calon navigate complex issues with greater confidence. This gave the organisation reassurance when dealing with technical decisions that required specialist interpretation.
For flat entrance doors, Global helped identify and implement Ceasefire composite fire doors as a tested solution. This provided Tai Calon with a practical and compliant route for remediation across its portfolio.
“From the outset, Global has brought a depth of knowledge and delivered high quality, technically robust support across a range of specialist areas, including Fire Risk Assessments, fire stopping and compartmentation reviews, and comprehensive Fire Consultancy and Fire Engineering input.
Their guidance has been instrumental in helping Tai Calon understand and address emerging fire safety challenges.”
Kieron Golding, Health, Safety & Compliance Manager, Tai Calon Community Housing
Project Result
Through its partnership with Global, Tai Calon has strengthened its overall approach to fire safety management and compliance oversight.
Key outcomes include:
- Improved visibility and tracking of FRA actions through Risk Base
- Faster access to specialist fire engineering expertise
- Stronger assurance around fire stopping and compartmentation
- A tested and practical solution for flat entrance door remediation
- Greater confidence in compliance decisions across existing housing stock
- Technical support for future development projects
- Increased internal knowledge and capability within Tai Calon’s team
The partnership has helped Tai Calon move towards a more proactive, informed and resilient approach to building safety.
Conclusion
Global’s work with Tai Calon demonstrates the value of a long-term fire safety partnership built on technical knowledge, practical delivery and trust.
By combining consultancy, passive fire protection expertise, digital compliance support and tested remediation solutions, Global has helped Tai Calon strengthen its fire safety management and make more confident decisions across both existing homes and future projects.
Most importantly, the partnership supports Tai Calon’s wider commitment to protecting residents and maintaining safe, compliant homes across its communities.
