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Nearly 25,000 homes still clad in ACM

13 Sep 2019

ACCORDING TO the government’s latest update on the removal of aluminium composite material (ACM) cladding, almost 25,000 properties within high rises still have the combustible cladding.

Whirlpool recall discovers 65,000 fire risk dryers

13 Sep 2019

THE COMPANY’S recall of fire prone tumble dryers has discovered 65,000 such units so far, with ‘hundreds of thousands’ said to ‘still remain’ in UK homes.

Scottish flats see fire safety funding

13 Sep 2019

BOTH FALKIRK and Fife councils have invested in replacing combustible cladding and fitting fire safety features, after Scottish building fire safety law changed.

Fire doors to be replaced in Haringey estate

13 Sep 2019

THE UNITS had failed the government’s tests last year at The Sandlings estate in Wood Green, with new solid timber doors that passed the tests to be fitted by the council.

Government threatens ‘consequences’ for cladding building owners

10 Sep 2019

HOUSING SECRETARY Robert Jenrick said that the government would ‘name and shame’ owners that do not replace combustible cladding, and that these owners would face ‘consequences’.

SCA calls for ‘holistic approach’ to high rise fire safety

10 Sep 2019

THE SMOKE Control Association (SCA) welcomed the government’s recent consultation on sprinklers, but ‘reaffirmed’ its stance on improving building safety in an ‘all-inclusive’ way.

LFB responds to sprinkler consultation

09 Sep 2019

LONDON FIRE Brigade (LFB) welcomed the consultation and reiterated that sprinklers are a ‘simply way to save more lives and reduce the risks to firefighters’.

Further Persimmon home issues reported

09 Sep 2019

THE DEVELOPER has admitted that some of its homes in Barry, Wales have the same issues with fire barriers as in a range of its other developments.

Closed student block’s builder ‘robustly’ defends work

09 Sep 2019

ELEMENTS CONSTRUCTION Limited, which built Kingfisher Court in Kirklees – recently vacated after over 200 fire safety issues were discovered – claimed it was ‘not to blame’ for the issues.

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