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Cladding refusal company wins city contract

14 Jan 2019

DESPITE HAVING refused to cover the £3m cladding removal and replacement costs on Manchester towers, Lendlease has been awarded a contract to refurbish and restore Manchester Town Hall.

Redaction request in School of Art fire inquiry

14 Jan 2019

BUILDING COMPANY Kier refused to release a key report into last year’s fire at the Glasgow School of Art (GSA) unless it was redacted.

More residents face cladding bills

14 Jan 2019

LEASEHOLDERS IN the Northpoint building in Bromley are ‘facing possible bankruptcy’ and are ‘falling ill with stress’ due to developer and building owner refusals to fund cladding removal.

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.

Fire Standards Board created

15 Jan 2019

THE BOARD will focus on overseeing professional standards of fire and rescue services (FRSs) in England, with a chair and vice chair appointed.

Leaseholders liable for fire safety costs

15 Jan 2019

RESIDENTS AT Nova House in Slough have been found liable to pay for a fire watch at the building, which failed a cladding safety test post Grenfell.

Storage warehouse victims plan legal challenge

14 Jan 2019

HUNDREDS OF people affected by a fire at a Shurgard self storage centre in Croydon are planning to sue the company for fire safety failures.

Student flats cladding removal delayed

14 Jan 2019

ST JAMES’ Point in Newcastle city centre has still not had its unsafe cladding removed, with work not set to begin until July or conclude until August 2020.

FPA to exhibit at Fire Safety Event

11 Jan 2019

THE FIRE Protection Association (FPA) will exhibit and host a member event at the Fire Safety Event in Birmingham this April.

Failing fire doors still in use nationwide

10 Jan 2019

ACCORDING TO data obtained from freedom of information requests, at least 25,000 fire doors similar to the five types that failed tests in 2018 are still installed in public housing.

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