High Street fire ‘horrific reminder’ of flammable cladding risk
The fire at Mosaic Apartments in Slough (Image: Nq) A fire on Slough High Street is a ‘horrific reminder’ of the risks posed by flammable cladding still fitted to blocks of flats, a government minister has said. Mosaic Apartments on Slough High Street was evacuated after a fire broke […]Click here to view original web…
Bring criminal prosecutions against Grenfell Tower cladding firms, urges Gove
Former housing secretary Michael Gove has apologised to the relatives and survivors of the Grenfell Tower fire (Aaron Chown/PA) Former housing secretary Michael Gove has said criminal prosecutions should be brought against Grenfell Tower cladding firms. Companies that are “still making vast profits without acknowledging their full responsibility” must […] Click here to view original…
Up to 7,000 buildings yet to apply for cladding safety funds, MPs told
Owners of up to 7,000 buildings have yet to apply for funds to address fire risks caused by unsafe cladding, according to the Government. ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW Housing minister Rushanara Ali said remediation work has started at 50% of the 4,630 residential buildings above 11 metres which […] Click here to view original…
What can be done to solve the global cladding crisis?
Listen to this article The final report of the Grenfell Inquiry has highlighted the fact that millions of homes and offices around the world could be encased in combustible cladding and insulation panels. Lucy Barnard looks at how construction professionals and government officials around the world are working to […] Click here to view original…
Up to 7,000 buildings yet to apply for cladding safety funds, MPs told
A Commons debate on building safety and resilience took place just days after the final report of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry was published Owners of up to 7,000 buildings have yet to apply for funds to address fire risks caused by unsafe cladding, according to the Government. Housing minister […] Click here to view original…
Number of St Helens buildings with dangerous cladding after Grenfell
The council has confirmed the number of buildings that meet the building scheme requirements (Image: The Adventures of Quattro/ St Helens Archive Service) THE public inquiry into the Grenfell Tower fire concluded that the disaster was the result of “decades of failure” by the government and the construction industry. […] Click here to view original…
More than 5,000 Scots high rises COVERED in death-trap Grenfell-style cladding
MORE than 5,000 high-rises across Scotland are covered in deadly Grenfell Tower-style cladding, it has been revealed. Homes , schools , hospitals and firms are coated in panelling putting 25,000 at risk. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Your info will be used in accordance with our Privacy Policy […] Click here to view original…
Why is it taking so long to fix Britain’s cladding nightmare?
ILLUSTRATION BY HAYLEY DALRYMPLE With its imposing art deco design, The Eagle development in Hackney, east London, was heralded as an “outstanding” 27-storey building that “has certainly benefited the whole community” by Jules Pipe, Sadiq Khan’s deputy mayor for planning and the fire service. Yet the reality for those […] Click here to view original…
Flammable cladding replaced on one of 5,500 Scottish housing blocks
Flammable cladding has been replaced on just one high-rise housing block out of 5,500 in Scotland, seven years after the Grenfell Tower fire. The Aurora Apartments in Aberdeen is the only building to have had dangerous cladding taken off under the government scheme (picture: Diamond & Company) Sharelines Flammable […] Click here to view original…
I’m stuck in a flat with cladding – I can’t sell and I’m terrified for my family
Mary Isokariari, from left, Germana Bacchini and her husband, and Sahand Mozafari have been waiting years for their buildings to be made fire safe Steve Day lives in a London apartment block lined with £16.7m worth of flammable claddin g. He believes it is so dangerous his building could […] Click here to view original…
Anthony Marley: £700k cut to cladding remediation scheme should be received with caution
Anthony Marley On the back of the recent announcement by the Scottish Government to cut £700,000 from the cladding remediation programme set up by the Housing (Cladding Remediation) (Scotland) Act 2024, Anamore director Anthony Marley expresses his disappointment and caution at the decision. In recent years, cladding remediation and […] Click here to view original…
Grenfell Tower tragedy sparks investigations by BCP Council
A tube train passes the remains of Grenfell Tower (Image: Ruth Wishart) ELEVEN blocks across Bournemouth , Christchurch and Poole are being investigated for fire safety matters associated with cladding, it has been revealed. Inquiry findings into the 2017 Grenfell Tower blaze which claimed the lives of 72 people […] Click here to view original…