The judge leading the Grenfell Tower Inquiry has ruled that the cladding installed on the tower did not comply with building regulations, finding that the polyethylene-cored panels were the “primary ...

Residents of around 30 buildings which have had combustible cladding removed have been left in an equally dangerous position, MPs have heard. Speaking as part of the Housing, Communities and Local ...

Following the deadly June 14 London Grenfell Tower fire that has killed at least 79 people, a nationwide investigation determined that dozens of U.K. high-rise buildings are potentially unsafe. On ...

The government has revealed it is widening its probe into cladding following last year’s Grenfell fire and is now assessing the risks posed by non-ACM material. Post-Grenfell initiatives has so-far ...

Flammable cladding similar to the material which had covered Grenfell Tower is still being widely used across the UK. The combustible cladding used on Grenfell was a significant factor in allowing the ...

The cladding system fitted to Grenfell Tower was never subjected to fire safety testing, according to reports. The panels installed on the block, which have since been found on 299 other high-rises, ...

Studio E Architects suggested the switch from zinc cladding panels to the cheaper and less fire-resistant aluminium composite material (ACM), the Grenfell inquiry has been told Lawyers from one of ...

PLANS for the Grenfell Tower refurbishment focused more on the “appearance and price” of cladding than its fire safety, the inquiry into the disaster heard today. Architect Tomas Rek, a former ...

Jonathan Sakula, an expert with 30 years’ experience in the facades industry, said the combustibility of building systems similar to that used at the west London tower block were well known. According ...