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 web…
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…
Greenwich Labour ‘blocked’ call to help cladding row residents
Royal Artillery Quays. Credit: The Greenwich Wire In short: – A Labour councillor representing the Royal Artillery Quays development in Thamesmead signed a motion calling for safer cladding to be installed – then pulled out at the last minute. – Council officers then ruled the motion as invalid, ensuring […] Click here to view original…
Fire-risk Aberdeen flats to serve as a template for cladding replacement
A high-rise apartment block in Aberdeen has become the first in Scotland to have its fire-risk cladding stripped and replaced in the wake of the Grenfell tragedy. Aurora Apartments at 172 Polmuir Road was completed around 2008 but was found to make use of highly flammable cladding following a […] Click here to view original…
Work finished on first high-rise in Scotland to have 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…
Aberdeen high-rise becomes first in Scotland to have Grenfell-style cladding removed
-Credit: (Image: Diamond and Company) 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 out on the nine-storey building to […] Click here to view original…
Greenwich Labour ‘blocked’ call to help cladding row residents
Royal Artillery Quays. Credit: The Greenwich Wire In short: – A Labour councillor representing the Royal Artillery Quays development in Thamesmead signed a motion calling for safer cladding to be installed – then pulled out at the last minute. – Council officers then ruled the motion as invalid, ensuring […] Click here to view original…
Fire-risk Aberdeen flats to serve as a template for cladding replacement
A high-rise apartment block in Aberdeen has become the first in Scotland to have its fire-risk cladding stripped and replaced in the wake of the Grenfell tragedy. Aurora Apartments at 172 Polmuir Road was completed around 2008 but was found to make use of highly flammable cladding following a […] Click here to view original…
More than 170 Parramatta buildings identified as containing potentially combustible cladding
Sydney residents are being warned more than 200 local buildings have been identified as potentially containing combustible cladding. A task force was set up after 72 people were killed as fire engulfed London’s Grenfell Tower in 2017. Watch the video above Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download […] Click here to view original…