The external cladding was removed from five tower blocks following fire safety inspections in the wake of the Grenfell Tower disaster in 2017. Tests had shown that the cladding used was identical ...

Flammable cladding on several council tower blocks in Bristol could be removed more quickly than was initially hoped. A fire in 2022 led to fears that many of the dated blocks of flats were clad ...

Ductal® cladding panels were chosen as the best solution as they deliver a detailed design layout and maintain the personality of the building. This project is a solution for a stone-like ...

Inside Housing’s fire safety campaign, Never Again, calls for the government to fund the retrofitting of sprinklers in tower blocks. Only 32% of UK adults ... to prohibit entirely the use of ...

Workmen remove cladding from the facade of a block of flats in Paddington, west London, following the Grenfell Tower fire (Aaron Chown/PA) ...

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Residents of two tower blocks in north London have described their shock after discovering replacement windows had been installed inside out. People living on the Chalcots Estate in Swiss Cottage ...