CCN – The Latest Updates, News, and Alerts on Combustible Cladding (Breaking News)
Reaching more Players in the Cladding Industry
NEWSMAKERS * ACT Government * ALUCOBOND® * Aluminium Cladding * Arconic * Cladding Safety Victoria * CladdingTest * CCN * Engineers Australia * ExcelPlas * Fairview * Grenfell * HVG Facades * Kingspan * NSW Building Commissioner * OCN * Statewide Cladding Audit * Strata Owners Corporation * VBA * Vitrabond® * William Roberts
INDUSTRY NEWS
Strata Owners Push for Cladding Class Action
https://ocn.org.au/advocacy-and-policy/flammable-cladding-class-action/
ACT Government Getting to Grips with Combustible Cladding Crisis in Apartment Buildings | ABC News (Video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOU6hFbZlb4
ACT Government Loan Scheme to Remove Combustible Cladding Too Late for Some Apartment Owners
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-04-06/act-government-loan-scheme-remove-combustible-cladding-canberra/100969132
Pathway To Compliance & Fit for Purpose Remediation & Cladding Rectification Solutions”
By Paul Augello, National Commercial Manager, Dulux Acratex
https://cloud.excelplas.com/s/6k7cSLEcLQz61Nk#pdfviewer
Media Release from Engineers Australia – “New Partnership Takes the Heat Out of Cladding”
https://cloud.excelplas.com/s/uuKRN2qbmTBYQtW#pdfviewer
Engineering Education Australia Partners with NSW Building Commissioner on Cladding Remediation Courses
https://www.fmmedia.com.au/sectors/news-flammable-cladding-remediation-course-nsw/
The Importance of a Good Expert Witness Brief in Fire Safety – CJK Fire & Safety Engineering
https://cjkfireandsafety.com.au/the-importance-of-a-good-expert-witness-brief/
HVG Façades Delivers Non-Combustible Cladding Solution for Today
https://www.theurbandeveloper.com/articles/hvg-facades-delivers-cladding-solution-for-today
How the Right Cladding Can Futureproof Australian Homes Against Climate Change | Architecture & Design
https://www.architectureanddesign.com.au/suppliers/fairview-architectural/right-cladding-can-futureproof-australian-homes
UK Sees Progress in Cladding Scandal as Inquiry Continues
https://www.courthousenews.com/uk-sees-progress-in-cladding-scandal-as-inquiry-continues/
Pickles Denies Being ‘Spectacularly Out of Touch’ with Own Department on Building Regulations
https://www.building.co.uk/news/pickles-denies-being-spectacularly-out-of-touch-with-own-department-on-building-regulations/5116937.article
Senior Politician Denies Deregulation Agenda Caused Failure to Review Codes before Grenfell
https://www.dezeen.com/2022/04/08/deregulation-building-regulations-grenfell-fire/
Grenfell Tower Inquiry: Government Unaware of Fire Risk Levels – Minister
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-60994880
Grenfell Tower Inquiry: Ex-minister Unaware Red Tape Cuts Affected Fire Safety
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-61027161
Urgent Testing of Suspect Cladding
ExcelPlas use a range of analytical techniques to assist all stakeholders (Building Owners, Insurers, Fire Engineers, Facility Management, Body Corporate) to better understand the composition, flammability potential and risk profile of questionable aluminium cladding.
Fastest Timeframes
ExcelPlas takes as little as 2-5 business days from initiation to handing over your final report.
In an industry where the usual turnaround is 2 weeks onwards, ExcelPlas’ operational flexibility and in-house laboratory enable us to shorten our reporting timeframes allowing you to meet your deadlines early.
https://www.excelplas.com/products-tested/cladding-testing/
CLADDING CLASS ACTIONS
How to Participate in the Alucobond® Combustible Cladding Class Action
https://www.williamroberts.com.au/ArticleDocuments/333/NSD215.2019-20Main-20Notice-20and-20Opt-20Out-20Form.pdf.aspx
How to Participate in the Vitrabond® Combustible Cladding Class Action
https://www.williamroberts.com.au/ArticleDocuments/333/NSD940.2019 – Notice.pdf.aspx
RAPID CLADDING TESTING SERVICE
Premium Testing Service for Cladding Fire Risk Assessment – ExcelPlas Cladding Testing Laboratory
Our laboratories provide specialist cladding and facades testing services, from identification, compositional analysis and combustibility risk.
Our accredited laboratories in Melbourne are renowned as the foremost lab in Australia for cladding testing.
https://www.claddingtest.com/
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Roscon is a specialist provider of property reporting and facilities management services to business in the Owners Corporation and Insurance industries
As expert consultants, Roscon can devise a solution to address any non-compliant claddings. These solutions may be far more cost effective than replacing the entire building facade.
https://www.roscon.com.au/cladding_facade_audits
Step-by-Step Guide For Evaluating the Combustibility Risk of Cladding
https://www.claddingtest.com/
Australian NATA Testing Laboratory Offers Cladding Identification and Testing Services (to determine Combustibility Risk Profile)
http://www.excelplas.com/
This Newsletter is brought to you by ExcelPlas Labs Australia’s Largest group of Polymer Building Materials Testing Labs.
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Melbourne Testing Lab for Testing of Architectural Cladding Materials and Combustibility Risk
ExcelPlas now performs Positive Material Identification (PMI) and Combustibility Rating (CR) on architectural cladding such as Aluminium Composite Materials ACM, Aluminium Composite Panels ACP, Expanded Polystyrene Panels EPS, Polyisocyanuarate Foam Panels PIC and others.
We have extensive experience with testing of polymers and polymeric building materials.
As a Nationally Accredited Testing Laboratory, our technicians, equipment and quality system are monitored regularly for proficiency and compliance assuring that you can count on quality results every time.
https://www.claddingtest.com/
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