New cladding fire risk identified and could be “tip of iceberg”
March 6, 2024
A London Council has warned that low-rise timber-frame homes retrofitted with a fire-spreading plastic cladding could be mirrored across the country. Read More
Residents forced to leave waterside apartment block in Ipswich with cladding ‘more flammable’ than Grenfell Tower
April 6, 2023
Ron Alalouff reports on the chaos surrounding a residential block with a range of complex fire safety defects. Read More
New fire safety regulation ratified
January 23, 2023
The Fire Safety (England) Regulation comes into force today (23 January) with extra onus on the 'Responsible Person' of multi-occupied high-rise buildings. Read More
SHP legal update – Grenfell, BSR and standing at football
November 15, 2022
Beth Thompson at Squire Patton Boggs gives a legal overview of the year so far including Grenfell, Building Safety Regulator Consultations, and the introduction of safe standing at football stadiums. Read More
New fire safety regulations to implement majority of Grenfell recommendations
September 12, 2022
Personal emergency evacuation plans not taken forward following consultation. Recommendations from the Grenfell Tower Inquiry will form part of the Read More
Court ruling finds contractor liable for £8 million cost of removing unsafe cladding
August 19, 2022
The High Court in London has handed down a landmark judgment that establishes legal liability for remedial safety work on buildings. Read More
Kensington & Chelsea council found liable for effects of Grenfell Tower fire on nine people
August 17, 2022
The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC), was found liable for the effects of the 2017 Grenfell Tower fire on nine people, including four deaths, in a judgement passed by the High Court on 28 July 2022. Read More
What’s next for fire safety in the social housing sector?
July 27, 2022
A leading panel of experts took to the stage for a packed out session at FIREX International in May to examine the challenges in improving fire safety in the social housing sector. Read More
Man charged after 88 cladding safety forms ‘fraudulently filled out’
July 27, 2022
A man has been charged with fraud after dozens of cladding safety forms were signed off by an unauthorised person, Merseyside Police has said. Read More
What can be done to better fire safety in schools?
July 25, 2022
On Wednesday 29 June, the FIA held an exclusive seminar at Informa’s (the company behind Safety & Health Expo and FIREX International) Blackfriars HQ. Entitled FIA Seminar: Fire Safety in Schools, attendees heard from various speakers across the sector, as they discussed the methods in which schools can be protected in the best way possible, and also to deter false representation of fire incidents. IFSEC Global, SHP's sister title, reports on a snippet of the event. Read More
