Building cladding | Construction News https://www.constructionnews.co.uk Read UK Construction Industry News, Analysis, Opinion and data Tue, 18 Jul 2023 12:38:01 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0 https://cdn.ca.emap.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2023/07/favicon-cn192-70x70.png Building cladding | Construction News https://www.constructionnews.co.uk 32 32 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/wp-content/themes/mbm-mops-2017/images/logo.gif Construction News https://www.constructionnews.co.uk 125 75 Read UK Construction Industry News, Analysis, Opinion and data Client tells contractor to apologise for using Kingspan insulation board https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/client-tells-contractor-to-apologise-for-using-kingspan-insulation-board-18-07-2023/ Tue, 18 Jul 2023 06:00:07 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=482681 A contractor has been told to remove insulation from balconies and issue an apology to residents after breaching a local ban on the use of Kingspan products. It has emerged that, earlier this month, Kent-headquartered Lawtech was told to remove the product it had installed…

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]]> Barratt legacy issues hit another £180m https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/financial/barratt-legacy-issues-hit-another-180m-13-07-2023/ Thu, 13 Jul 2023 14:06:38 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=482583 Barratt Developments has spent or allocated £180m on making legacy buildings safe in its latest accounts – and warned that there may be more to come. This was in addition to the £434.6m provision it made in its 2022 accounts for such works. In a…

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]]> Grenfell Tower Inquiry reaches £170m in costs https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/health-and-safety/grenfell-tower-inquiry-reaches-170m-in-costs-09-06-2023/ Fri, 09 Jun 2023 15:10:02 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=480363 The latest annual financial statement from the Grenfell Tower Inquiry reveals that it spent £20.7m in the year to the end of March 2023, taking its total expenditure to £170m. Some £69.7m, or 41 per cent, of its spending went on fees for lawyers representing…

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]]> ACM remediation yet to start on 23 high-rise buildings https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/health-and-safety/acm-remediation-yet-to-start-on-23-high-rise-buildings-22-05-2023/ Mon, 22 May 2023 12:08:41 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=479770 The latest monthly government data has shown that remediation work is yet to begin on 23 high-rise buildings identified with unsafe aluminium composite material (ACM) cladding. Most of these buildings are in Greater London and Manchester, according to the government. Figures from the Department for…

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]]> Scottish Government raises threat of new cladding laws https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/scottish-government-raises-threat-of-new-cladding-laws-19-05-2023/ Fri, 19 May 2023 10:46:25 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=479683 Scottish first minister Humza Yousaf has threatened developers with legal action, including new legislation, if they fail to remediate high-rise buildings with dangerous cladding. Last year, the Scottish Government announced that it had reached an agreement with housing firms to assess and, if necessary, make…

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]]> Fire chiefs call for construction products to be tested in systems https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/health-and-safety/fire-chiefs-call-for-construction-products-to-be-tested-in-systems-05-05-2023/ Fri, 05 May 2023 05:50:20 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=478838 Construction product testing should take place in systems rather than just individual components, fire brigade bosses have said. The National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) called for the change in approach in response to the publication of the review of the construction product testing regime by…

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]]> Grenfell contractor contributes to £150m settlement https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/health-and-safety/grenfell-contractor-and-cladding-firms-contribute-to-150m-settlement-14-04-2023/ Fri, 14 Apr 2023 05:50:16 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=477614 More than 900 people affected by the Grenfell Tower fire – including the bereaved and those forced from their homes – have agreed a civil settlement with several companies including contractor Rydon and public sector bodies. The settlement, worth £150m according to ITV News, was…

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]]> Balfour and Travelodge settle £800,000 dispute https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/legal/balfour-and-travelodge-settle-800000-dispute-03-02-2023/ Fri, 03 Feb 2023 06:50:20 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=473515 Balfour Beatty is on site carrying out work on a Travelodge hotel after an £800,000 dispute over alleged combustible cladding and other defects was settled. In 2020, Construction News revealed that Travelodge was suing Balfour over what it said were faults at the 70-room hotel…

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]]> Grenfell: panel manufacturer defends conduct https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/health-and-safety/grenfell-panel-manufacturer-defends-conduct-08-11-2022/ Tue, 08 Nov 2022 16:40:26 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=468750 The company that manufactured the panels used on Grenfell Tower has told a public inquiry that it has been unfairly scapegoated for the tragedy. Yesterday, the inquiry heard from lawyers representing the bereaved that manufacturers had tried to “game the system” by placing unsafe products…

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]]> Grenfell inquiry: lawyer of bereaved slams regulators and firms https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/health-and-safety/grenfell-inquiry-lawyer-of-bereaved-slams-regulators-and-firms-07-11-2022/ Mon, 07 Nov 2022 16:52:39 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=468652 Lawyers representing the bereaved at the Grenfell Tower Inquiry have said that testing and certifying bodies failed to stand up to manufacturers of dangerous cladding before the 2017 tragedy. Danny Friedman KC, speaking on behalf of the Bereaved, Survivors and Residents team, said that the…

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