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Another developer to cover cladding replacement

17 Jul 2018

BUILDING COMPANY Mace has announced that it will replace combustible cladding on two blocks in Greenwich ‘at no extra cost to residents’.

Airbnb lets ‘may be unsafe’ due to lack of regulation

17 Jul 2018

A REPORT from the All Party Parliamentary Group on Tourism, Leisure and the Hospitality Industry found that the lack of checks on such properties means they may pose fire safety risks.

Hospital unit reopens after fire safety improvements

17 Jul 2018

THE INPATIENT unit at North Somerset Community Hospital had seen an emergency closure take place in order to carry out fire safety works.

Euralarm publishes false alarms study

16 Jul 2018

THE EUROPEAN association representing the fire and security industry carried out a Europe wide study of false alarms, which has now been published.

Insurer to replace Greenwich cladding

13 Jul 2018

THE NATIONAL House Building Council (NHBC) has decided to pay the costs for removing and replacing cladding on the New Capital Quay complex in Greenwich.

Global building fire safety alliance launched

13 Jul 2018

THE GROUP of over 30 international organisations aims to ‘develop landmark industry standards’ to address fire safety in buildings.

Fire expert recommends ‘continued’ use of combustible insulation

13 Jul 2018

SIR KEN Knight, the chair of the government’s independent expert panel, called for limits on the potential ban on combustible materials to allow continued use of insulation.

Chester towers see sprinklers installed

13 Jul 2018

HIGH RISES in Ellesmere Port have had sprinkler systems retrofitted after safety checks in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire.

Sprinklers demanded for Solihull care block

13 Jul 2018

A NEW 13 storey block of flats for over 55s suffering from dementia has seen demands from councillors that sprinkler systems are installed during construction.

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F&RM June 2018

Welcome to the June edition of F&RM, which looks at Grenfell one year on, community safety, fire spread and FIREX 2018

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