Grenfell anniversary: Have lessons been learned two years on?
June 14, 2019
Today marks the two-year anniversary of the Grenfell Tower fire, which claimed 72 lives and exposed shameful complacency and shortcomings in UK fire safety. Read More
Government backs down on refusal to foot £200m cladding bill
May 10, 2019
The government has pledged to pay the £200m bill for replacing aluminium composite material (ACM) cladding on about 150 private high-rise blocks across England. Read More
Grenfell cladding 55 times more flammable than other materials
January 23, 2019
Academics at the University of Central Lancashire have published a new report in the Journal for Hazardous Materials Read More
Slipped ladder led to shattered elbow
January 23, 2019
A cladding firm has been sentenced for safety breaches after a worker shattered his elbow in a fall from height. Read More
Minister admits dangerous cladding remains on council tower blocks
January 9, 2019
Dangerous cladding remains on 44 council or housing association tower blocks, according to the latest government figures. Read More
Toxic gases emitted by burning external cladding pose serious health risk, study shows
November 30, 2018
Building regulations overlook the health hazards posed by toxic gases emitted by burning external cladding, smoke toxicity tests have suggested. Read More
Government bans combustible cladding
November 29, 2018
Combustible materials will not be allowed on the external walls of new buildings over 18-metres containing flats, hospitals, residential care premises, dormitories in boarding schools and student accommodation. Read More
The heat is on – looking back at Fire Summit 2018
November 13, 2018
One of the most important sessions on the day examined the Grenfell Tower tragedy and its implications for the fire protection sector. Read More
Insurers warn cladding ban does not go far enough
October 31, 2018
Speaking at the Fire Protection Association’s Fire Summit, the ABI’s Director of General Insurance Policy, James Dalton, said government plans to ban the use of combustible materials for all new high-rise residential buildings taller than 18 metres, “runs the risk of unnecessarily limiting the public safety benefits”. Read More
IOSH calls for cladding ban to be widened
October 2, 2018
Safety experts have warned that a new government ban on combustible cladding on new tower blocks does not go far enough. Read More
