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The roof of the house at the centre collapsed onto the floor below.

House roof next to construction site collapses in Mosta

BCA halts works next door, but revokes stop works notice within hours

March 26, 2025| Times of Malta
Minister Jonathan Attard and BCA CEO Roderick Bonnici. Photo: DOI

Roderick Bonnici confirmed as BCA CEO

Bonnici assumes role after ten months as interim head of construction regulator

March 22, 2025| Times of Malta
The Corradino construction site where Jean Paul Sofia was killed. File photo: Jonathan Borg

Government to introduce 17 building and construction codes over three years

Priority will be given to codes related to the structural integrity of buildings and construction sites, and fire safety

February 28, 2025| Daniel Ellul
Some 145 of workplace accidents in the last six months of 2024 took place in the construction sector. File photo: Times of Malta

More than half of BCA, OHSA inspections uncovered irregularities

Some 550 joint inspections over the past six months

February 21, 2025| Daniel Ellul
Works on dangerous structures are fast-tracked by authorities. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli

New BCA procedure prioritises works on dangerous structures

Construction regulator issues new instructions to architects following talks with KTP

September 9, 2024| Times of Malta
Justice Minister Jonathan Attard launched the service on Wednesday. Credit: Jonathan Borg

BCA deploys 20 architects and lawyers to provide free construction advice

Service set up following Jean Paul Sofia inquiry is formally launched

August 28, 2024| Giulia Magri
Simon Saliba (inset) will chair the BCA board. Photo: BCA

New BCA board to be led by former PA Commission chair Simon Saliba

Ministry announces newly-composed board for construction sector regulator

May 3, 2024| Times of Malta
The headquarters of the Building and Construction Authority in Marsa. File photo: Matthew Mirabelli

BCA board members asked to resign

All change at the construction regulator, days after CEO resigned

April 26, 2024| James Cummings
Jesmond Muscat's resignation comes days after a fatal construction site collapse.

Building and Construction Authority CEO Jesmond Muscat resigns

Muscat quits one day after PM's calls for tougher action by regulators

April 23, 2024| Times of Malta
A hotel being built in Mellieħa. Photo: Chris Sant Fournier

BCA and architects resolve dispute over extra paperwork

Regulator drops third-party form and clarifies insurance form rule

April 20, 2024| Times of Malta
Robert Ellul Sciberras (inset) said change must be implemented in ‘small, steady steps’. Photos: Darrin Zammit Lupi (main)/Facebook/Robert Ellul Sciberras (inset).

BCA member quits, claims paperwork is put above safety

Robert Ellul Sciberras's departure means just one architect sits on regulator board

April 9, 2024| James Cummings
The BCA is looking for professionals who can provide citizens with technical and legal advice. Photo: BCA/Facebook

Engineers to be included in pool of professionals offering construction advice

New government initiative following Sofia inquiry to expand to include engineers

March 16, 2024| Times of Malta
Workers gathered outside the construction site following Thursday's incident. Photo: Jonathan Borg

Roof of Birkirkara house collapses after construction site wall falls onto it

Nobody injured as home was empty; BCA issues stop works order

March 14, 2024| Times of Malta
Contractors were given until the end of October to apply for a licence. File photo: Jonathan Borg

Nine building projects halted after contractors failed to apply for licence

BCA refuses to disclose contractors in question, citing “data protection”

March 14, 2024| James Cummings
A photo of the site shortly after the incident posted by Paola's mayor. Photo: Facebook/Dominic Grima

Paola demolition supervisors fined over €9,000 after rubble ends up in street

Works put on hold until fines settled, BCA says

March 1, 2024| James Cummings
Xuereb, an architect by profession, has been chairperson of the Occupational Health and Safety Authority (OHSA) since 2021. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli

OHSA chair David Xuereb resigns in wake of Sofia public inquiry

Economy minister Silvio Schembri says he has also 'received resignations'

February 28, 2024| Daniel Ellul
Building and Construction Authority (BCA) had no supervision on the Corradino stand-alone site that collapsed in December 2022 and killed Jean Paul Sofia. Photo: Jonathan Borg

New rules for freestanding buildings after Sofia's death exposed loopholes

Building and Construction Authority will have oversight and insurance required

February 22, 2024| Daniel Ellul
A photo posted by Paola's mayor. Photo: Facebook/Dominic Grima

Paola mayor fumes as demolition site ends with rubble on road

Photos show construction rubble on Triq l-Arkata as mayor says they had no permit to close off road

February 20, 2024| Times of Malta
Emergency response workers at the site of the collapse on Tuesday. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli

Gżira façade collapse was likely caused by excavator vibrations

Four separate bodies investigating the Triq Belvedere collapse that missed pedestrians by metres

February 11, 2024| Matthew Xuereb, Mark Laurence Zammit
The farmhouse on Triq Fidiel Zarb in Għargħur. Photo: Jonathan Borg

Heritage watchdog objects to ‘sold’ Għargħur townhouses

Area is outside development zone, within village’s urban UCA

December 19, 2023| Jessica Arena
All construction contractors will need a licence by January 2025. File photo

Work on building codes still under way, construction authority says

Around 2,300 construction contractors submit application for licence so far

October 20, 2023| Times of Malta
Jean Paul Sofia (centre) was killed in the Corradino collapse. Graphic: Daniel Tihn

BCA had oversight of Sofia collapse site, says former top official

Michael Ferry's testimony contradicts that of CEOs past and present of authority

October 17, 2023| Edwina Brincat
Construction work in Mistra was stopped twice in two weeks after infringements were noted by the BCA. File Photo: Jonathan Borg

Work at Mistra Village site stopped twice in two weeks

First stop notice on infringements revoked over just a weekend

October 14, 2023| Matthew Xuereb
Karl Azzopardi, the former CEO of the Building and Construction Authority.

Building Authority CEO resigned voluntarily, Industrial Tribunal concludes

Tribunal orders Karl Azzopardi and BCA to meet to settle disagreement

September 26, 2023| Times of Malta
A KTP investigation has exonerated architect Maria Schembri Grima of wrongdoing.

Polidano Group ignored architect's orders in Birkirkara debacle, KTP probe finds

Maria Schembri Grima exonerated in Chamber of Architects investigation

September 22, 2023| Times of Malta
The building in Floriana was old and run down. Photos: Chris Sant Fournier, Mark Zammit Cordina

BCA staff were evacuated from offices after debris fell from roof

Widower of Santa Venera collapse victim Miriam Pace was among staff members

August 20, 2023| Mark Laurence Zammit
Jean Paul Sofia, centre, died in a construction collapse. The inquiry is looking into that death and the construction sector in general. Graphic: Daniel Tihn

BCA had no oversight of Corradino site that collapsed, Sofia public inquiry told

The industry 'has been sick for 40 years', BCA CEO acknowledges

August 18, 2023| Bertrand Borg, Edwina Brincat
Construction is Malta’s most dangerous industry; 30 people died since 2018. File Photo: Matthew Mirabelli

BCA on course to double number of construction site inspections

Construction regulator seeks to sharpen its teeth, following criticism of sector

August 12, 2023| Daniel Ellul
The government and the MDA are not agreeing on how building contractors should be insured. Photos: Jonathan Borg, Chris Sant Fournier

Government open to exploring other insurance options for contractors

Stefan Zrinzo Azzopardi reacts to developers' criticism of the new contractors' licensing law

July 26, 2023| Mark Laurence Zammit
A crane in Sliema. Licencing laws will apply to all demolition, excavation and construction contractors. Photo: Chris Sant Fournier

Insurance brokers join chorus of criticism about new contractor licensing laws

AIB warns legal provisions will lead to contractors being under-insured

July 25, 2023| Times of Malta