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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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First high-rise in Scotland has dangerous Grenfell-style cladding removed

Pilot: Cladding at the Aurora Apartments in Ferryhill have been replaced with safer alternatives. A block of flats in Aberdeen has become the first in Scotland to have dangerous cladding removed – seven years after 72 people died in the Grenfell Tower fire. The Aurora Apartments in Ferryhill are […] Click here to view original…

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