Cladding

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, […] Click here to view original…

A block of flats in south London could be razed to the ground because demolishing it will be cheaper than trying to fix its critical safety flaws. The drastic move follows a post-Grenfell inspection of Citiscape, a Barratt-owned building in Croydon , carried out in 2019. It revealed that […] Click here to view original…

It is with no great surprise that the issues associated with cladding and building safety in the UK have been heavily reviewed and greatly commented on since the Grenfell Tower tragedy on 14 June 2017. While this article does not intend to provide a comprehensive review and regulatory analysis […] Click here to view original…

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 authorities at the Doc Fictoria complex in Caernarfon. Dave Hughes, Head of Fire […] Click here to view original…

The Citiscape building before its white and blue panels were removed and residents evacuated (PA) A block of flats in south London could be razed to the ground because demolishing it will be cheaper than trying to fix its critical safety flaws. The drastic move follows a post-Grenfell inspection […] Click here to view original…

Aftermath of the second fire at the old EPF building on May 22 (Photo by Facebook of Jabatan Bomba dan Penyelamat Malaysia) Malaysian Institute of Architects (PAM) Secretary and Architect Centre accredited building inspector Anthony Lee Tee has called on the authorities to find the root cause of the […] Click here to view original…

Scottish first minister Humza Yousaf has said he will use legislation “if necessary” to ensure developers remediate high-rise buildings with dangerous cladding. Holyrood, the Scottish parliament building (picture: Alamy) Sharelines Scottish first minister Humza Yousaf has said he will use legislation “if necessary” to ensure developers remediate high-rise buildings […] Click here to view original…

Doc Fictoria complex in Caernarfon. (Image: Google StreetView) 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 authorities at the Doc Fictoria […] Click here to view original…

Albion Mill has been judged to have a “substantial” fire risk A block of apartments with a “substantial” fire risk rating could be set to undergo vital cladding work. An application has been submitted to carry out cladding remediation at the Grade II listed Albion Mill, which is a […] Click here to view original…

Vivid Housing, the owner of the 6 Portsmouth Road building which is made up of flats above an Anytime Fitness gym, put forward the proposals after a fire risk assessment found improvements were needed. Having been approved, the housing association will now be able to replace combustible cladding and […] Click here to view original…