The Building Safety Act Industry Report 2025

The Building Safety Act: Turning Awareness into Action

Changing a culture takes time — but the direction of travel is clear. Awareness and understanding of the Building Safety Act (BSA) continue to grow, yet real, demonstrable compliance remains a challenge for too many businesses.

This year’s BESA Building Safety Act Industry Report reached over 20,000 building engineering services companies across the UK to measure how awareness, competence and organisational capability have evolved since 2024.

The findings show encouraging progress, but also highlight critical gaps that still need to be addressed:

• SME’s are being left behind: Making up 99% of the construction industry, only 39% of micro and small companies are aware of the BSA.
• Dutyholder confusion persists: 1 in 5 remain unclear on their roles and responsibilities, while concerns increased over clients' lack of understanding of their responsibilities.
• Competence vs action gap: 70% of individuals believe they meet SKEB, but under half have been formally assessed, and only 50% see their organisation demonstrating compliance.

The message is clear, while awareness is improving, the industry still needs simpler guidance, targeted training and consistent support to turn knowledge into confident action.

BESA will continue to lead from the front, providing practical tools, training and CPD through the BESA Academy, helping organisations of all sizes demonstrate competence and compliance under the Act.

Together, we can build a culture of accountability and trust — ensuring safer buildings, stronger businesses, and a better industry for all.