Horatia House tower block in Somers Town, Portsmouth, fully brought to the ground amid regeneration plans
Horatia House and nearby Leamington House were condemned in the wake of the Grenfell fire in London . Horatia House in Somers Town has almost been taken down to the ground. Right, after cladding was removed in 2018 Picture Darren Barnett / Habibur Rahman Councillor Darren Sanders, cabinet member […]Click here to view original web…
Combustible cladding ban widened
34 minutes The government has announced tougher standards for external wall materials on new medium-rise blocks of flats. Grenfell Tower was refurbished with flammable cladding The ban on the use of combustible materials in and on external walls of certain buildings over 18 metres in height has been extended […] Click here to view original…
Ban on unsafe metal cladding extended to all buildings
The government previously announced a ban on the use of combustible materials in and on the external walls of new blocks of flats over 18m, in England – as well as hospitals and student accommodation. This ban has now been extended to new hotels, hostels and boarding houses of […] Click here to view original…
Arsenal accused of delaying critical cladding fire safety work until after football season
Arsenal accused of delaying critical cladding fire safety work. Premier League giants Arsenal have been accused of “delaying” life-saving fire safety work in residential tower blocks at the Emirates Stadium. It’s six months since residents at 1 and 3 Queensland Road got Government funding to fix the tower blocks. […] Click here to view original…
City man leading multimillion pound company fighting cladding crisis
Adam Gallagher, who grew up on a Norris Green council estate, now runs a multimillion pound company fighting the cladding crisis A man raised in Norris Green now runs a multimillion pound company fighting the cladding crisis. As a boy playing football in the streets of Norris Green, Adam […] Click here to view original…
Government FINALLY bans the type of cladding used in Grenfell Tower from all new buildings in England five years after it contributed to the deaths of 72 people in the tragedy
The specific type of cladding used on Grenfell Tower has finally been banned, five years after its use contributed to the fire that claimed the lives of 72 people. The Government has announced the cladding will no longer be allowed on buildings of any height in England, after years […] Click here to view original…
Specific cladding used on Grenfell Tower banned on all new buildings in England five years after the tragedy
× THE exclusion of existing buildings from a new Tory ban on the type of cladding used on Grenfell is “disgraceful,” campaigners charged today. Justice4Grenfell told the Morning Star that thousands of residents trapped in unsafe housing would still be “living in fear” as the guidance — announced yesterday […] Click here to view original…
Congratulations to 285 cladding winners!
We Live Here The latest figures from Cladding Safety Victoria (CSV) website show that about 35 per cent of cladding-affected apartment buildings have been selected for financial assistance for remediation works. Only “extreme risk” or “high risk” buildings qualify for state government funding. The CSV website shows that a […] Click here to view original…
Why is the government taking so long with its combustible cladding loan scheme?
Combustible cladding rose to global prominence after the deadly Grenfell Tower fire on 14 June 2017. Combustible cladding. Photo: Creative Commons. The Opposition has called on the ACT Government to get a move on dealing with combustible cladding following what they are describing as “years of inaction”. Canberra Liberals […] Click here to view original…
Libs call for target date to remove combustible cladding
CANBERRA Liberals leader Elizabeth is calling on the ACT government to set a target date for the removal of combustible cladding in Canberra, following what she describes as “years of inaction”. Liberals leader Elizabeth Lee. Photo: Facebook. In a motion she will put forward in the Legislative Assembly today, […] Click here to view original…
Nearly five years after the fire, the Grenfell Tower Inquiry has changed nothing
Nearly five years after the horrific fire that killed 72 people in London’s Grenfell Tower and the government inquiry that began three months later, barely anything has changed. The burnt out Grenfell Tower tower block building nine days after the June 14, 2017 fire. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein) Despite testimony […] Click here to view original…
Congratulations to 285 cladding winners!
We Live Here The latest figures from Cladding Safety Victoria (CSV) website show that about 35 per cent of cladding-affected apartment buildings have been selected for financial assistance for remediation works. Only “extreme risk” or “high risk” buildings qualify for state government funding. The CSV website shows that a […] Click here to view original…