On 21 December 2018 the government’s promised ban on the use of aluminium composite (ACM) cladding on residential buildings came into force. Paul Tonkin answers some key questions. The ban does not ...

Government funding to remove dangerous Grenfell-style cladding from privately-owned tower blocks has been approved for just one building, official figures show. The Labour Party questioned the ability ...

A government panel reviewing building regulations and fire safety in England says a cladding system using aluminum composite material (ACM) with a fire-retardant polyethylene filler and phenolic foam ...

The freeholder Wallace Estate says cladding removal work will be finished in April Building work to remove flammable cladding at a fire-hit block flats has started. Nearly 300 people were evacuated ...

London — A combination of polyisocyanurate (PIR) insulation with an unmodified polyethylene-filled ACM cladding panel has failed the first large-scale fire resistance test of insulation following the ...

About 300 people were evacuated from the building after the fire in August Flammable cladding and strong winds helped a blaze spread across an apartment building after a balcony's light fitting caught ...

The final report of the Grenfell Inquiry has highlighted the fact that millions of homes and offices around the world could be encased in combustible cladding and insulation panels. Lucy Barnard looks ...

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 ...

‘Ambitious’ target to remove 95% of ACM cladding by end of 2021 has been missed.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A London council said it has taken legal action against building owners to demand they remove Grenfell-style cladding in what it ...

Flammable cladding and strong winds helped a blaze spread across an apartment building after a balcony's light fitting caught fire, investigators have concluded. Nearly 300 residents were evacuated ...