MPs call for manufacturers to contribute to remediation bill
This post was originally published on this siteWith the cladding crisis continuing to escalate eight years after the Grenfell Tower fire exposed safety flaws, MPs…
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Building safety minister sees signs of improvement in regulatory delays
This post was originally published on this siteThe Building Safety Regulator, widely blamed for delays to construction projects and impeding economic recovery, is starting to…
Suspended jail sentence for breach of fire regs
This post was originally published on this siteA property developer has been handed a suspended jail sentenced after pleading guilty to breaching fire safety regulations…
McAlpine under fire after Storm Darragh damages hotel cladding panels
This post was originally published on this site Will Mann Editor Aerial view of the Victoria Square development in Woking (Image: Google) Sir Robert McAlpine…
Confusion over roof gardens on higher-risk buildings
This post was originally published on this site Cristina Lago Deputy Editor Smoke House in Remus Road, East London (Image: Google Street View) The government…
Grenfell: Time for a material change
This post was originally published on this site How on Earth did we forget the lessons of the Great Fire of London? The Grenfell Inquiry’s…
Grenfell Inquiry report prompts calls for change
This post was originally published on this site Scotland’s largest trade association, SELECT, has echoed the Grenfell Inquiry’s call for regulation and a shake-up of…
Grenfell report recommends nationalising product certification
This post was originally published on this siteAll building products used in the UK should require a government stamp of approval, the Grenfell Tower Inquiry…
Fewer than a third of buildings with unsafe cladding remediated
This post was originally published on this site Cristina Lago Deputy Editor (Image: Robynofexeter via Dreamstime.com) Only a third (29%) of residential buildings with unsafe…
Probe launched into blaze at tower block with safety issues
This post was originally published on this site Cristina Lago Deputy Editor More than 80 people were evacuated after the Dagenham fire, with firefighters leading…