Posts Tagged ‘The Cube’
Cladding safety fund questioned by Shadow Housing Minister one year on from Cube fire
The Cube Fire. Credit GMFRS SHADOW housing minister Mike Amesbury has raised concerns over the “serious limitations” of the Government’s building safety fund one year on from the fire that ripped through The Cube building in Bolton . More than 200 people were inside the student tower block when […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreA year on and still no Government help to remove cladding from student accommodation
(2) THE issue of high-rise cladded buildings was once again thrust into the spotlight after the material was said to have “played a major role in the rapid spread” of the blaze at The Cube. Calls to remove cladding from buildings were made in the wake of the Grenfell […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreCladding fears following Grenfell
A Leeds flat owner campaigning to remove Grenfell Tower-type cladding believes the government is “pretending to listen” to millions of people trapped in accommodation that is a fire risk. In 2017 account manager Abigail Tubis and her husband spent £164,000 on their two-bedroomed city centre property, believing it would […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreCalls grow to include student accommodation in fund to remove cladding from buildings
The Cube Fire. Credit GMFRS THE publication of the report into The Cube Fire prompted a flurry of people to sign a petition calling for Government cladding from student accommodation. Although the report did not look at the the part the cladding may have played in the fire, it […] Click here to view original…
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