Cladding

The fire in Barton Hill’s Eccleston House, Bristol Flammable cladding “contributed to the spread” of a fire at a tower block in Barton Hill that left three people in hospital. As many other council tower blocks in Bristol have the same type of cladding, new fire marshals will begin […] Click here to view original…

Cladding missing on Manhattan on the Park. Photo: Glenn Markham. The contractor tasked with replacing the combustible cladding on the Manhattan apartment building in Civic has assured residents and passers-by they have modified the way they fix new pieces. This is to avoid a repeat of last week when […] Click here to view original…

The SA government will provide loans to help property owners replace potentially flammable cladding. (EPA PHOTO) The owners of Adelaide apartment blocks with combustible cladding will be able to access state government loans to replace the dangerous material. Owners will have access to loans of up to $15 million […] Click here to view original…

The SA government will provide loans to help property owners replace potentially flammable cladding. (EPA PHOTO) The owners of Adelaide apartment blocks with combustible cladding will be able to access state government loans to replace the dangerous material. Owners will have access to loans of up to $15 million […] Click here to view original…

London’s Grenfell Tower fire in 2017 killed 74 people and brought the issue of flammable building cladding into sharp focus in South Australia. Photo: Andy Rain / EPA Planning Minister Nick Champion today announced the creation of the “Combustible Aluminium Composite Panel Cladding – Limited Loan Scheme”, which will […] Click here to view original…

The Grenfell Tower fire led to the UK Government handing out money to devolved administrations to help them remove unsafe cladding. The SNP has been accused of putting ahead of people’s safety after it was revealed they had cut £6m out of their cladding budget. It was revealed that […] Click here to view original…

Plans – Morello Quarter (Image: google) FIRE-RISK cladding at a Basildon block of flats is set to be torn down, but campaigners claim the plans are “not safe enough”. Weston Homes is set to remove the covering and insulation, which is classed as a fire risk, at Morello Quarter, […] Click here to view original…

Plans – Morello Quarter (Image: google) FIRE-RISK cladding at a Basildon block of flats is set to be torn down, but campaigners claim the plans are “not safe enough”. Weston Homes is set to remove the covering and insulation, which is classed as a fire risk, at Morello Quarter, […] Click here to view original…

Plans – Morello Quarter (Image: google) FIRE-RISK cladding at a Basildon block of flats is set to be torn down, but campaigners claim the plans are “not safe enough”. Weston Homes is set to remove the covering and insulation, which is classed as a fire risk, at Morello Quarter, […] Click here to view original…

Funding has been slashed from the Scottish Government’s programme to remove potentially dangerous cladding from buildings across Scotland as part of its emergency budget review. The confirmation of the cuts come in the same week internal Government documents questioned the future of the programme and complained resources were “scarce”. […] Click here to view original…