Cladding
Gwynedd: Doc Fictoria – developers to foot bill in cladding repairs row at luxury development
WATKIN JONES will foot the bill to carry out fire and safety repairs at a prestigious Menai Strait waterfront apartment complex. The North Wales Fire & Rescue Service confirmed earlier this week that there were “issues with the cladding” at the Doc Fictoria development in Caernarfon. A resident, who […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreThe developer remediation contract is full of confusion
Almost 50 developers have committed to fire safety remediation works under this government scheme, but clarity is severely lacking Cladding and fire safety remediation cases have taken one step forward and potentially two steps back with the developer remediation contract (DRC). It held great potential to clarify obligations involved […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreNational Cathedral: We need $100 million to import steel — Dr. Opoku-Mensah
National Cathedral of Ghana In an interview on Accra-based Okay FM, the Chief Executive Officer of the Secretariat, Dr. Paul Opoku-Mensah justified the expenditure that has so far been incurred in the construction of the cathedral. He disclosed that two floors have already been constructed underground and the only […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreScotland’s papers: Ferry cash ‘cover up’ and ITV bullying claims
Former Ferguson shipyard boss Jim McColl has accused Scottish government ministers of covering up the real reason for spending millions to keep the yard afloat to avoid claims of unlawful state aid issues, reports the Herald. The paper says concerns over a cover up have arisen as documents show […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreMinisters reach ‘in-principle’ deal with developers on cladding removal
Fire safety regulation changes were made in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire in 2017 An in-principle agreement has been reached with housing developers on the removal of unsafe cladding from buildings, the Scottish Government has said. The deal, which includes the industry body Homes for Scotland, could […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreMinisters reach ‘in-principle’ deal with developers on cladding removal
Fire safety regulation changes were made in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire in 2017 An in-principle agreement has been reached with housing developers on the removal of unsafe cladding from buildings, the Scottish Government has said. The deal, which includes the industry body Homes for Scotland, could […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreLoafers Lodge highlights safety concerns in 25 other Wellington buildings
This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. End of dialog window. This is a modal window. This modal can be closed by pressing the Escape key or activating the close button. Loafers Lodge evacuee, Simon Hanify talks to the NZ […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreScottish Government must outline details of cladding deal with housebuilders in Holyrood, demand Tories
The government has also been accused by Scottish Labour of seeking to “dodge scrutiny” around its cladding programme. Residents suffering from living with unsafe cladding are one step closer to seeing the material removed by the companies which built their homes after the Scottish Government agreed an “in principle” […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreCladding at Caernarfon’s Doc Fictoria apartment complex ‘should be removed’
A view of the Doc Fictoria complex from the Shell car park, Caernarfon An “issue with the cladding” on a prestigious waterfront apartment complex has been identified and fire chiefs are recommending it be removed. The North Wales Fire & Rescue Service confirmed it is working with residents and […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreWatkin Jones will foot Doc Fictoria cladding repair bills
Watkin Jones redeveloped Caernarfon’s Doc Fictoria Watkin Jones will foot the bill to carry out fire and safety repairs at a prestigious Menai Strait waterfront apartment complex. The North Wales Fire & Rescue Service confirmed earlier this week that there were at the Doc Fictoria development in . A […] Click here to view original…
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