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First phase of Grenfell inquiry concludes

13 Dec 2018

THE GRENFELL Tower fire inquiry concluded its first phase, and the second may not start ‘until the end of next year’.

Grenfell cladding company testifies at inquiry

13 Dec 2018

ARCONIC MANUFACTURED the aluminium composite material (ACM) cladding used on the tower, and claimed that the fire ‘could have been put out with [a] simple extinguisher’.

FBU calls for change in Grenfell inquiry statement

13 Dec 2018

AT THE conclusion of the Grenfell Tower fire inquiry’s first phase, the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) discussed future changes to be made to help prevent a similar tragedy.

F&RM goes digital

24 Oct 2018

FROM TODAY, Fire & Risk Management Journal is available to FPA members in a new digital format as well as in print.

Halt on composite fire door sales lifted

12 Dec 2018

THE GOVERNMENT lifted the moratorium after three months of discussion with industry representatives as to their safety.

Sheffield cladding replacement to cost nearly £4m

12 Dec 2018

THE COSTS for removal and replacement of the cladding on Hanover Tower were announced by the local council after it was questioned about the potential financial impact.

Letting company fined over fire defects

12 Dec 2018

SALOP LETS Limited pleaded guilty to 24 offences under the Housing Act 2004, after a range of fire safety defects were found in three of its houses in multiple occupation (HMOs).

Grenfell inquiry hears criticism of LFB and post fire audit

11 Dec 2018

THE INQUIRY heard that London Fire Brigade (LFB) had ‘failed residents and firefighters’, and that a post Grenfell audit of the building’s management company found only ‘minor weaknesses’ in its approach.

Government’s cladding taskforce ‘not ready’

11 Dec 2018

HOUSING SECRETARY James Brokenshire has admitted that the team, announced earlier this year to help ‘make safe’ high rises with flammable cladding, is ‘still not active’ or ready to operate.

New Scottish fire safety measures announced

11 Dec 2018

THE MEASURES for high rise buildings will be introduced next year as a response to the Grenfell Tower fire.

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