Aberdeen flats have flammable cladding removed
A block of flats in Aberdeen is the first in Scotland to have dangerous cladding removed and replaced as part of a government pilot scheme set up following the Grenfell tragedy. Extensive construction work was carried out on the nine-storey The Aurora Apartments building on Polmuir Road to ensure […]Click here to view original web…
Scotland’s first high-rise building with dangerous cladding replaced post-Grenfell
Discover how Aurora Apartments in Aberdeen set a new standard for fire safety as the first high-rise building in Scotland to replace dangerous cladding under a government scheme post-Grenfell. Learn about the extensive efforts to protect residents and ensure compliance with strict fire regulations. The Aurora Apartments in Aberdeen […] Click here to view original…
Home from Homes company fined £100k over Ipswich flats
The Ipaxis building in Wolsey Street, Ipswich Picture: ARCHANT (Image: Archant) An Ipswich property management company and its director have been fined and ordered to pay a fine and costs totalling more than £100,000 for “flagrant” breaches of fire safety regulations at a block of town centre flats. Sentencing […] Click here to view original…
Aberdeen flats become first in Scotland to have fire-risk cladding replaced post-Grenfell
A block of flats in Aberdeen is the first in Scotland to have dangerous cladding removed and replaced as part of a government pilot scheme set up following the Grenfell tragedy. Extensive construction work was carried out on the nine-storey building to ensure it meets strict fire regulations in […] Click here to view original…
Aberdeen flats become first in Scotland to have fire-risk cladding replaced post-Grenfell
A block of flats in Aberdeen is the first in Scotland to have dangerous cladding removed and replaced as part of a government pilot scheme set up following the Grenfell tragedy. Extensive construction work was carried out on the nine-storey building to ensure it meets strict fire regulations in […] Click here to view original…
Aberdeen flats have flammable cladding removed
A block of flats in Aberdeen is the first in Scotland to have dangerous cladding removed and replaced as part of a government pilot scheme set up following the Grenfell tragedy. Extensive construction work was carried out on the nine-storey The Aurora Apartments building on Polmuir Road to ensure […] Click here to view original…
Aberdeen flats become first in Scotland to have fire-risk cladding replaced post-Grenfell
A block of flats in Aberdeen is the first in Scotland to have dangerous cladding removed and replaced as part of a government pilot scheme set up following the Grenfell tragedy. Extensive construction work was carried out on the nine-storey building to ensure it meets strict fire regulations in […] Click here to view original…
Aberdeen high-rise becomes first in Scotland to have Grenfell-style cladding removed
The nine-storey building was upgraded to meet new fire safety regulations A block of flats in Aberdeen has become the first in Scotland to have dangerous cladding removed and replaced as part of a government pilot scheme set up following the Grenfell tragedy . Extensive construction work was carried […] Click here to view original…
Work finished on first high-rise in Scotland to have dangerous cladding replaced
A block of flats in Aberdeen is the first in Scotland to have dangerous cladding removed and replaced (Image: Michael Tait Communications Ltd) A block of flats in Aberdeen is the first in Scotland to have dangerous cladding removed and replaced as part of a government pilot scheme set […] Click here to view original…
Cladding Remediation Progress – Why So Slow?
Natalie Taylor It is over seven years since the tragic fire at Grenfell Tower killed 72 people and identified a crisis of unsafe cladding across high-rise buildings in the UK. Despite this high-profile crisis, the UK Government reported that as at the end of May 2024, remediation had only […] Click here to view original…
Woolwich Central cladding remediation works are ‘nightmare’
Scaffolding is seeing around a block of flats in Love Lane in Woolwich south London, Britain 11 July 2024. Facundo Arrizabalaga/MyLondon. Greenwich leaseholders have claimed they are unable to sell their flats due to ‘nightmare’ cladding remediation works on their building. Woolwich Central is a structure in South East […] Click here to view original…
First high-rise in Scotland has highly flammable cladding removed after Grenfell
More on this story High-rise residents raised concerns after Grenfell before flat ‘inferno’ Lives at risk because of ‘snail-pace progress’ on cladding, ministers warned Posted in Aberdeen City Scottish Government A block of flats in Aberdeen has become the first in Scotland to have dangerous cladding removed – seven […] Click here to view original…