These cladding panels could be fitted to a wall in two different ways ... that may occur as a result of a failing rainscreen system They had only ever been tested to a maximum cavity of 300mm before ...

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Mrs May said that cladding on all relevant tower blocks was being sent for tests, following the Grenfell Tower fire which killed at least 79 people. Concerns have been raised that the cladding ...

The government has told bereaved Grenfell families that the west London tower block will be demolished ... was exacerbated by ...

This includes selling £3 million in shares just before evidence about ... into the 2017 disaster heard. The Grenfell Tower Inquiry heard that Arconic's cladding panels - polyethylene (PE) panels ...

A cladding remediation programme was set up in the aftermath of the Grenfell tower block disaster in London, which claimed 72 lives. However, ministers have been criticised for its slow progress.

A tale of “deliberate and calculated deceit”. Beneath the cladding, a layer of insulation surrounded Grenfell Tower. This too was combustible and on the night of the fire, contributed to how ...

It would be a comfort to know something like Grenfell will never happen again but an estimated 500,000 people are still living in buildings wrapped in flammable cladding. With little to no change ...

Share this Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on LinkeIn The UK’s continued difficulties in remediating flammable cladding from its housing stock following the Grenfell Tower disaster in 2017 ...

RBKC says firms involved in cladding the tower with dangerous materials should pay a share of its losses The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC) has launched a series of lawsuits against ...

Although company not found to be cause of tower block blaze, reputational damage incurred – Institutional Shareholder ...