Cladding

Doc Fictoria complex in Caernarfon. (Image: Google StreetView) 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 last week that there were “issues with the cladding” at the Doc […] Click here to view original…

MSP Paul McLennan (Image: ScotParl) THE Scottish Government is trying to speed up the remediation process for buildings affected by unsafe cladding, a minister has said. Housing minister Paul McLennan admitted it is taking “too long” for many homeowners to have their properties assessed. The Grenfell tower fire of […] Click here to view original…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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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…