All cladding articles – Page 7
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Association’s shared ownership sales hit by cladding crisis
PA Housing says pandemic and problems securing EWS1 assessments halved projected sales
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New fire safety assessment for external wall construction launched
British Standards Institution consults on code of practice in wake of Grenfell tragedy
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Labour floats public sector ban for Grenfell insulation firm Kingspan
Irish construction products giant has been shaken by revelations over its conduct during the inquiry into the fire
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Former Grenfell insulation boss denies MPs’ dinner was attempt to stop combustibles ban
Senior Kingspan staff attended January 2018 dinner at Palace of Westminster months after Grenfell fire, inquiry hears
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Kingspan director denies misleading Grenfell Inquiry over rigged fire test
Adrian Pargeter says ‘powers of recollection…deserted me’ when giving evidence last December
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Owners of 900 unsafe buildings ‘unable to provide basic information’, minister says
Housing minister Chris Pincher says issue is slowing down safety push
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Bellway sees interim profit drop on fire safety costs
Pre-tax profit hit by £20m charge despite record completions in first six months of the year
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Certification body not set up to counter ‘deliberate misrepresentation’
‘Maybe we were naive,’ admits chief scientific officer as inquiry hears Arconic ignored 11 requests for information
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MPs reject bid to protect leaseholders from recladding costs
House of Lords amendment to the Fire Safety Bill is voted down by government
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Certifier reprimanded for ‘serious’ error in Grenfell insulation, inquiry hears
BBA’s certificate for Kingspan product described by inquiry counsel as ‘dangerously misleading’
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Manufacturer changed Grenfell cladding without alerting certifier, inquiry hears
Arconic did not formally update British Board of Agrement when it changed the core of its ACM panels
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Government suffers Lords defeat on leaseholder liability for repairs
House of Lords votes to reinsert amendment protecting leaseholders from cladding costs
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Certifier based insulation fire rating on tests of other products, Grenfell Inquiry hears
Former deputy chief executive of the BBA said he was not sure if the decision was permitted under UK fire regulations
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BBA issued 'materially wrong' certificate for Grenfell ACM, inquiry hears
Certifying body’s project manager admits never seeing crucial test data before issuing Arconic with renewal of flawed document
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L&Q pledges investigation as fifth floor window falls from flat block
Landlord tells residents of Chase House in Kilburn it is ‘very sorry’ for the incident
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Arconic threatened testing house boycott unless Grenfell cladding approved, inquiry hears
Hearing told British Board of Agrément supplied certificate for ACM cladding based on incomplete test data
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Celotex ‘did not conceal’ rigged insulation test from BRE, Grenfell inquiry hears
Cladding installer says testing body was checking test rig the ‘whole time’
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Grenfell cladding firm a ‘significant source of revenue’ for BRE, inquiry told
Hearing sees emails from BRE consultant saying desktop studies of Grenfell insulation could be ‘huge source of income’
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Taylor Wimpey profit falls by two-thirds
Firm to spend £125m repairing legacy apartment blocks but confident of 2021 market
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Grenfell Inquiry: what we learnt from the BRE this week
Hearings focused on testing body’s role in certifying combustible building materials used on Grenfell tower as safe