An Oldham tower block is having its exterior wall insulation replaced as part of an upgrade of the borough’s high rises. Montgomery House in Hollinwood which is owned by First Choice Homes housing ...

BSI, in its role as the UK National Standards Body, publishes a new code of practice for the fire risk appraisal of external wall construction and cladding of existing multistorey and multi occupied ...

The latest government cladding test has failed to stop the spread of fire to the standard required by building regulations. This third test was focused on aluminium composite material (ACM) cladding ...

Leaseholders in an east London tower block potentially face life-changing remediation bills after a failed cladding test was used to help justify the use of combustible insulation on the building’s ...

Combustible cladding could be removed from Suffolk House in Lower Baxter Street, Bury St Edmunds, after fire safety risk concerns.

An apartment block in Hull city centre is to have new cladding installed to make it safer. Pure Block Management said it had received £2.7m from the government's Cladding Safety Scheme on behalf of ...

A FATAL Scots tower block blaze in 1999 raised concerns about the fire risk of cladding, it has emerged. The Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs Committee launched an inquiry in 2000 after a ...

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The owner of a block of flats in Cosham has submitted plans to replace the building’s cladding after a fire risk assessment found improvements were need to improve its safety rating. Vivid has applied ...