CTS provides support to register higher-risk buildings with the Building Safety Regulator for higher-risk buildings in Salford - independent, client-side, and acting solely for the building owner.
Salford Quays and MediaCity anchor a dense cluster of high-rise residential and Build-to-Rent buildings.
As an independent, client-side advisor with no contractor or supplier affiliations, CTS provides support to register higher-risk buildings with the Building Safety Regulator, with findings recorded to a BSR-ready golden thread on the CTS BuildSafe platform.
As at 30 April 2026, 4,378 residential buildings 11m and over with unsafe cladding were being monitored in the government's remediation programmes across England - 55% had started or completed works and 35% were complete. Salford sits within one of the largest concentrations of these buildings in the country.
Source: MHCLG Building Safety Remediation monthly data release, April 2026.
EWS1/FRAEW assessments are carried out by accredited specialists; CTS reviews the outputs and coordinates the right assessor. Gateway 2 and 3 submissions sit with the principal designer and contractor - CTS can advise but does not run them.
BuildSafe is our building safety compliance platform - golden thread, Key Building Information and your whole portfolio's status on one screen.
Book a BuildSafe demo Talk to a consultantYes. All occupied higher-risk buildings in England, including Salford, must be registered with the Building Safety Regulator. Operating an unregistered occupied HRB is a criminal offence.
Both. The Building Safety Act 2022 is the framework; the day-to-day duties for higher-risk buildings sit in the regulations made under it, alongside the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022. CTS works to all of them.
CTS is independent and client-side: we act solely for the building owner, with no contractor or supplier affiliations.