Insurance industry acts to speed high-rise repairs
1 hour A new model insurance clause covering fire safety risks has been drawn up to remove blocks on fire safety works on high-rise residential buildings. In the wake of the 2017 Grenfell Tower fire, developers, contractors and indeed the whole construction supply chain have been wading through impediments […]Click here to view original web…
Gov’t, Insurance Group Ink Post-Grenfell Cladding Clause
policy clause for underwriters providing insurance for work to remove dangerous cladding from buildings in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire. The International Underwriting Association said it had jointly developed the policy wording with the Department of Leveling Up, Housing and Communities for projects refurbishing unfit cladding under […] Click here to view original…
SNP blasted after revelation that majority of dangerous Grenfell-style cladding won’t be removed until 2025
The Grenfell Tower fire led to the UK Government handing out money to devolved administrations to help them remove unsafe cladding. The SNP has been accused of “dangerous negligence” after it was revealed that the majority of dangerous Grenfell-style cladding will not be removed from Scottish buildings until 2025. […] Click here to view original…
IUA tackles high-rise fire safety risks with new model insurance clause
The representative body hopes that its new clause will provide underwriters with ‘greater confidence to offer effective insurance solutions’ to firms that are working to remove dangerous cladding from high-rise buildings The International Underwriting Association (IUA) has published a new model insurance clause that covers fire safety risks. Underwriters […] Click here to view original…
Re-cladding projects demand fully collaborative supply chains
Gerrard House and Hatfield Close in Lewisham were reclad in A1 fire-rated Argeton terracotta cladding, supplied by Taylor Maxwell. In 2017, following the post-Grenfell Tower update to building regulations, all Lewisham Council’s residential high-rise blocks were tested for fire safety. Three blocks that make up Lewisham Homes ‘ Gerrard […] Click here to view original…
Schools in Dumbarton, Alexandria and Helensburgh still have Grenfell-style cladding, it has been revealed.
The SNP has been accused of allowing children to be taught in unsafe environments after it was revealed 88 schools in Scotland have the dangerous cladding. The combustible building equipment was banned across the UK following the fatal fire at the Grenfell tower block in London in 2017 which […] Click here to view original…
Schools in Dumbarton, Alexandria and Helensburgh still have Grenfell-style cladding, it has been revealed.
The SNP has been accused of allowing children to be taught in unsafe environments after it was revealed 88 schools in Scotland have the dangerous cladding. The combustible building equipment was banned across the UK following the fatal fire at the Grenfell tower block in London in 2017 which […] Click here to view original…
Schools in West Dunbartonshire have ‘Grenfell-style’ cladding, it’s claimed
(Image: Lennox Herald) Schools in Dumbarton, Alexandria and Helensburgh still have Grenfell-style cladding, it has been revealed. The SNP has been accused of allowing children to be taught in unsafe environments after it was revealed 88 schools in Scotland have the dangerous cladding. The combustible building equipment was banned […] Click here to view original…
Government calls for more evidence on building safety defects
The Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) have called for evidence to be published on all leaseholder buildings above 11 metres or 5 storeys with relevant defects, such as dangerous external cladding and/or insulation boards made of combustible material. The evidence will be used to help protect […] Click here to view original…
Cladding crisis: The Milton Keynes flat owners fighting for answers
Residents in Coleman House, Fenny Stratford have been told that all the wooden cladding and balconies must be removed After the 2017 Grenfell tower block fire , which killed 72 people, it was discovered remedial fire safety works were needed in thousands of blocks of flats in England. Many […] Click here to view original…
Cladding crisis: The Milton Keynes flat owners fighting for answers
Residents in Coleman House, Fenny Stratford have been told that all the wooden cladding and balconies must be removed After the 2017 Grenfell tower block fire , which killed 72 people, it was discovered remedial fire safety works were needed in thousands of blocks of flats in England. Many […] Click here to view original…
Unsafe cladding work delayed again at Poole tower blocks
PATIENCE is wearing thin for residents living in tower blocks surrounded by scaffolding for double its original project timeframe. The two towers at Sterte Court in Poole have been the centre of mishaps and delays since January last year when work started on the removal of non-compliant cladding in […] Click here to view original…