Manufacturer changed Grenfell cladding without alerting certifier, inquiry hears
Arconic did not formally update British Board of Agrement when it changed the core of its ACM panels The supplier of the ACM cladding used on Grenfell Tower changed the composition of one of its products without informing a UK certifying body, the inquiry has heard. Arconic added chemicals […]Click here to view original web…
Minister tells peers that amendment to protect cladding leaseholders does not go far enough
Government warned BBA about ‘serious safety matter’ regarding ‘misleading’ Kingspan certificate Landlords should consider installing evacuation alarms in all high-rise blocks, says social housing fire safety group BBA accused of being ‘supine and leaden-footed’ after delaying to withdraw cladding certificate after fire Lords vote to send debate over leaseholder […] Click here to view original…
Certifier not told of changes made to Grenfell ACM cladding, inquiry hears
Arconic did not formally update British Board of Agrement on amends to the core of its ACM panels The supplier of the ACM cladding used on Grenfell Tower changed the composition of one of its products without informing a UK certifying body, the inquiry has heard. Arconic added chemicals […] Click here to view original…
Lords back Bishop’s move to spare leaseholders from cladding costs
A private high-rise tower building in Bristol has its cladding removed last week to meet fire-safety standards THE House of Lords has voted in favour of amendments to the Fire Safety Bill brought by the Bishop of St Albans , Dr Alan Smith, which would prohibit the Government from […] Click here to view original…
Basingstoke cladding: Date set for remedial work at Victory Hill
Elm block at Victory Hill, one of the buildings which is partly wrapped in HPL. A COUNTDOWN to the removal of dangerous cladding at one Basingstoke block of flats can now begin as a date has been set. As previously reported in last week’s Gazette, high-pressure laminate, which is […] Click here to view original…
TCC guidance on the approach to adding new claims after limitation period expires
Martlet Homes v Mulalley [2021] EWHC 296 TCC In this recent TCC case , the court allowed the owner of several tower blocks to make late amendments to its Particulars of Claim, after the expiry of the limitation period, to introduce a new claim that the contractor was in […] Click here to view original…
The Cladding Crisis: The Importance of Fire Safety
We all remember the June 2017 crisis in West London only too well. The cladding on the outside of Grenfell Tower, a high-rise apartment block, caught fire and resulted in 72 deaths. Nearly four years later, and we are still tackling the cladding crisis. Cladding and other fire safety […] Click here to view original…
Certifier not told of changes made to Grenfell ACM cladding, inquiry hears
Arconic did not formally update British Board of Agrement on amends to the core of its ACM panels The supplier of the ACM cladding used on Grenfell Tower changed the composition of one of its products without informing a UK certifying body, the inquiry has heard. Arconic added chemicals […] Click here to view original…
Basingstoke cladding: Date set for remedial work at Victory Hill
Elm block at Victory Hill, one of the buildings which is partly wrapped in HPL. A COUNTDOWN to the removal of dangerous cladding at one Basingstoke block of flats can now begin as a date has been set. As previously reported in last week’s Gazette, high-pressure laminate, which is […] Click here to view original…
Time running out to apply for cash to remove fire-risk cladding
Hundreds of tower blocks have been registered across east London for government cash to get rid of dangerous fire-risk cladding — more than any other area in the country, it has emerged. More registrations have been made to the Building Safety Fund from land owners and property companies in […] Click here to view original…
Basingstoke’s cladding crisis revealed as fire safety checks made public
The penthouses of three blocks at Winterthur Way and four blocks of Crown Heights have failed cladding tests. THE EXTENT of Basingstoke’s cladding crisis has for the first time been laid bare as The Gazette makes public the results of fire safety surveys that developers are accused of trying […] Click here to view original…
Government to set out plan to address cladding crisis
Housing and planning minister Kevin Stewart is set to outline measures to address a cladding crisis that affects more than 100 local authority high-rise buildings as well as thousands of privately-owned flats throughout Scotland. Renovations are being carried out at Glen Court & Millbrae Court in Coatbridge Criticism of […] Click here to view original…