CCN – The Latest Updates, News and Alerts on Combustible Cladding (Breaking News)
Third Party Engineers and Certifiers Could be Dragged into Combustible Cladding Class Actions (Breaking News)
German-based Alucobond™ cladding manufacturer 3A Composites has foreshadowed potential cross claims against third party engineers and certifiers in one of two class actions brought over allegedly dangerous combustible cladding.
– https://www.lawyerly.com.au/third-party-engineers-and-certifiers-could-be-dragged-into-combustible-cladding-class-actions/
– https://cloud.excelplas.com/index.php/s/jki1WKJ82gmXItx
Lawyers seek $71 Million AUD from Grenfell-style cladding claims – PressReader (Breaking News)
– https://www.pressreader.com/uk/daily-express/20190708/281844350196043
– https://cloud.excelplas.com/index.php/s/nUMMbF63N2GFGn1
Coast Property Owners Face Unknown Costs for Cladding (Breaking News)
Urgent changes to cladding regulation have helped avoid an industry shutdown — but unit owners could still be up for the cost of reparation works, warns the construction industry peak body.
– https://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/lifestyle/cladding-gold-coast-the-unknown-cost-of-cladding-repair/news-story/c35d98a1e2127b61dbc11d869affee7f
– https://cloud.excelplas.com/index.php/s/4fcuUNSuNYunfkg
QLD Minister Calls for Total ACP Cladding Import Ban (Breaking News)
https://www.wideformatonline.com/news/wide-format-news/9935-qld-minister-calls-for-total-acp-import-ban-as-insurers-bail-out-andy-mccourt.html
ACM Fire Ratings in the Spotlight at Upcoming Trade Exhibition in Sydney (13-16 August 2019)
https://www.wideformatonline.com/news/wide-format-news/9923-acm-fire-ratings-in-the-spotlight-at-printex-2019.html
Navigate the Combustible Cladding Crisis: The Benefits of Fire-tested, High Performance Solid Aluminium Cladding
https://www.architectureanddesign.com.au/suppliers/solidal/benefits-fire-tested-solid-aluminium-cladding#
Minter Ellison – QLD Government has Announced its Proposal to Ban all ACM panels with a Polyethylene (PE) Core of Greater than 30% across all New Buildings
https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=3aea0bcf-6ca4-4dd7-899c-4d1ef9c640b6
Alucobond™ Cladding Celebrate 50th Anniversary (no candles on the cake!)
https://alucobond.com/news/50th-anniversary
Cladding Crisis: Certifier Insurance Breakthrough Made
https://subbiesunited.com.au/construction-crisis-certifier-insurance-breakthrough-made/
NSW, Queensland relax PI conditions for surveyors
Building certifiers and surveyors in Queensland and NSW have been granted temporary exemptions to practice with cladding exclusions on their professional indemnity (PI) cover.
https://www.insurancenews.com.au/regulatory-government/nsw-queensland-relax-pi-conditions-for-surveyors
Alucobond™ Still Being Spruiked to the Building Industry
https://www.archiproducts.com/en/products/3a-composites/aluminium-composite-panel-alucobond-a2_191050
Non-Compliant Cladding, Fire Safety and Performance Based Solutions
http://lclawyers.com.au/non-compliant-cladding-fire-safety-performance-based-solutions/
Two Years on Cambridge Properties Still Covered in dangerous Combustible Cladding
https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/cambridge-news/grenfell-tower-cladding-cambridge-fire-16498591
Builders Still Exempt from Cladding Bills
https://www.docklandsnews.com.au/editions/article/builders-still-exempt-from-cladding-bills_15426/
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Step-by-Step Guide For Evaluating the Combustibility Risk of Cladding
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