Bill to tackle unsafe cladding published
Legislation giving Scottish Ministers powers to assess and remediate buildings within scope with unsafe cladding, where consent of the owners cannot be provided, has been published. Under proposals in the Housing (Cladding Remediation) Bill , the Scottish Government would also create and maintain a Cladding Assurance Register to give […]Click here to view original web…
Flat owners waiting years for dangerous cladding to be removed
Paul Baston fears his flat is currently impossible to sell Flat owners in Birmingham have demanded a developer remove flammable cladding from their block more than three years after it was first discovered. A survey of Liberty Place on Sheepcote Street found several fire safety defects but none have […] Click here to view original…
Flat owners waiting years for dangerous cladding to be removed
Paul Baston fears his flat is currently impossible to sell Flat owners in Birmingham have demanded a developer remove flammable cladding from their block more than three years after it was first discovered. A survey of Liberty Place on Sheepcote Street found several fire safety defects but none have […] Click here to view original…
Flat owners waiting years for dangerous cladding to be removed
Paul Baston fears his flat is currently impossible to sell Flat owners in Birmingham have demanded a developer remove flammable cladding from their block more than three years after it was first discovered. A survey of Liberty Place on Sheepcote Street found several fire safety defects but none have […] Click here to view original…
Flat owners waiting years for dangerous cladding to be removed
Paul Baston fears his flat is currently impossible to sell Flat owners in Birmingham have demanded a developer remove flammable cladding from their block more than three years after it was first discovered. A survey of Liberty Place on Sheepcote Street found several fire safety defects but none have […] Click here to view original…
Construction company fined £240,000 after residents put at risk during cladding removal
Combustible material exposed where scaffold is attached to the building. Credit: Health and Safety Executive (HSE) A health and safety inspector discovered cladding that posed a serious fire risk lying on residents’ balconies at a Liverpool apartment block, resulting in a fine of £240,000 for the construction company found […] Click here to view original…
Construction company fined £240,000 after residents put at risk during cladding removal
Combustible material exposed where scaffold is attached to the building. Credit: Health and Safety Executive (HSE) A health and safety inspector discovered cladding that posed a serious fire risk lying on residents’ balconies at a Liverpool apartment block, resulting in a fine of £240,000 for the construction company found […] Click here to view original…
Cladding removal firm fined £240,000 for making Liverpool housing block ‘more dangerous’
Green Facades pleaded guilty at Liverpool Magistrates’ Court to breaching safety regulations following inspections by the Health and Safety Executive A flammable cladding removal and replacement company has been fined £240,000 for leaving “dangerous” combustible material similar to that used on Grenfell Tower lying on balconies at a Liverpool […] Click here to view original…
Cladding replaced on Addlestone One apartments
Work to replace the cladding on the Addlestone One apartment building has been completed Cladding on an apartment block in Addlestone has been replaced earlier than expected. In the six years since the Grenfell Tower fire, unsafe cladding has been removed from residential buildings across the UK. A Runneymede […] Click here to view original…
Cladding replaced on Addlestone One apartments
Work to replace the cladding on the Addlestone One apartment building has been completed Cladding on an apartment block in Addlestone has been replaced earlier than expected. In the six years since the Grenfell Tower fire, unsafe cladding has been removed from residential buildings across the UK. A Runneymede […] Click here to view original…
Cladding removal firm fined £240,000 for making Liverpool housing block ‘more dangerous’
Green Facades pleaded guilty at Liverpool Magistrates’ Court to breaching safety regulations following HSE visit A flammable cladding removal and replacement company has been fined £240,000 for leaving “dangerous” combustible material similar to that used on Grenfell Tower lying on balconies at a Liverpool housing block. London-based firm Green […] Click here to view original…
Firm fined £240k after residents put at risk during removal of dangerous cladding
Combustible material exposed where scaffolding is attached to building A health and safety inspector found cladding lying on residents’ balconies at a Liverpool apartment block, posing a serious fire risk. The combustible cladding was similar to that used on Grenfell Tower when the 2017 disaster occurred. Green Facades Limited […] Click here to view original…