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Firm charged with corporate manslaughter after death of worker
Green Steel & Cladding Ltd is facing a corporate manslaughter charge over the death of a man in April 2021. The post Firm charged with corporate manslaughter a…
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It's not just for looks - black cladding actually serves a purpose on some off-road SUVs.
Housing
Mount Anvil profit rises despite £14m remediation provision
Mount Anvil Group increased its annualised pre-tax profit by 24 per cent to £10.4m after creating a £14m provision for fire-safety and cladding work. The Londo…
Housing
Collapsed cladding firm's directors 'owe liquidators £600k'
The directors of a collapsed construction cladding firm have been asked to repay more than £600,000 following an investigation into transactions made before it…
Housing
Firm hit with £100m in cladding court claims before collapse
Five High Court cases concerning historic StoTherm Classic installations are linked to more than £100m in alleged losses and remediation costs. The post Firm h…
Housing
Demand growth boosts Staffordshire cladding firm's bottom line
Cladding specialist Thorp Precast has grown its revenue and pre-tax profit, as it hailed growing demand for building envelopes. The Staffordshire firm posted t…
Housing
Cladding remediation programme 'appears to be unachievable', NISTA says
The National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority (NISTA) has downgraded the government's cladding remediation programme to a red rating, warnin…
Housing
Southampton leads cladding remediation table
Southampton City Council leads the way in a new cladding-remediation table published by the government this week. The south coast local authority had completed…
Housing
New bill to require cladding remediation by end of 2029
Cladding on high-risk buildings must be remediated by the end of 2029, under new legislation put forward in this morning's King's Speech. The Building Remediat…
Housing
Can the BSR cut cladding remediation delays?
Will a new initiative by the Building Safety Regulator drive down the number of homes waiting for cladding remediation? Charlotte Banks investigates. The post…
Healthcare
Glasgow hospital loses Multiplex cladding challenge appeal
A Scottish hospital board has lost a court appeal to be allowed to bring a £16.3m damages claim against Multiplex over cladding defects. Three judges in Scotla…
Housing
BSR aims to beat 12-week decision time on cladding applications
The Building Safety Regulator (BSR) has unveiled a plan to speed up decision-making for external remediation applications to help clear its backlog. The body a…
Housing
Building evacuated after cladding work uncovers structural risk
A residential development in Plymouth has been evacuated after fire safety remediation work uncovered structural issues. Engineers engaged on Evolution Cove in…
Consumer
McAlpine to fix Woking hotel cladding at own cost
Sir Robert McAlpine is due to start permanent remediation of cladding at a Surrey hotel it has repeatedly repaired since 2021. Loose cladding on the Hilton Hot…
Housing
'Crucial' cladding remediation visas granted to just 38 people
Visa changes designed to boost remediation of dangerous buildings have resulted in just 38 new workers being approved to work in the UK amid a wider slowdown i…
Housing
Arconic claims it is immune from defective cladding legislation
Grenfell Tower material producer Arconic has claimed it is immune from liability in a £2.73m High Court legal action over cladding used on three other London h…
Housing
Probe launched after cladding falls from Vinci-built office
An investigation is underway after architectural cladding fell off a Vinci-built office in Blackpool. Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) employees at the F…
Housing
Unauthorised undercover agents used in government cladding probe
Investigators working for the government's housing ministry used covert methods - including a false cover story - without legal authority in order to gather in…
Housing
Persimmon first to sign Scottish cladding remediation pledge
Persimmon Homes has become the first housebuilder to sign the Scottish Government's developer remediation contract, pledging to carry out and fund cladding rem…
Housing
Taylor Wimpey sues Vinci over major Cardiff cladding job
Housebuilder Taylor Wimpey is suing Vinci Construction for more than £30m over alleged cladding and steelwork defects carried out by the contractor's subsidiar…
Housing
Equans cites Grenfell evidence in £2.73m cladding claim against Arconic
Equans has launched legal action against French materials manufacturer Arconic over a north London council block refurbishment job that used the same dangerous…
Housing
Scottish Government delays cladding levy by a year
The Scottish Government has announced the introduction of its new cladding levy will be a delayed by a year. The move to place a duty on new residential develo…
Housing
Costs to fix cladding wipe out Taylor Wimpey's profit
The housebuilder swung to a loss largely due to a rise in the cost of cladding fixes as its sales rate dropped.
Housing
Cladding tax on new homes delayed for a year
The delay comes after developers warned the tax could hamper the government's housebuilding plans.
Housing
Flat owner hit with £65,000 cladding bill as block too short
Funding to protect flats from fire does not apply to buildings under 11m (36ft) or five storeys high.