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BREAKING NEWS
Cladding Crisis Unlikely to Spill Over, But Litigation Looms
https://www.theurbandeveloper.com/articles/cladding-crisis-unlikely-to-spill-over-but-litigation-looms
Kingspan Ordered to Halt Sales of Widely-Used Insulation Product Following Fire Test Failures
https://www.insidehousing.co.uk/news/kingspan-ordered-to-halt-sales-of-widely-used-insulation-product-following-fire-test-failures-74079
Firm That Issued Certificate Saying Kingspan Insulation Could Be Used on High Rises was ‘Played’ by Manufacturer
https://www.insidehousing.co.uk/news/news/firm-that-issued-certificate-saying-kingspan-insulation-could-be-used-on-high-rises-was-played-by-manufacturer-73681
EXCLUSIVE: Government Paid £10m for Cladding Advice from Consultancy Firm Being Sued for £130m for Overseeing Installation of Dangerous Materials on London Estate
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10454073/Boris-Johnson-demand-Kremlin-steps-brink-war-Eastern-Europe.html
Export Development Grants (EDG) Available for Cladding Companies
https://granthelp.com.au/
Kingspan Told to Recall Grenfell Panels
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/kingspan-told-to-recall-grenfell-panels-fqfbgz7g0
Amendments to Cladding Pleading Permitted by Court of Appeal
https://www.fieldfisher.com/en/insights/amendments-to-cladding-pleading-permitted-by-court
Grenfell Tower Disaster Caused by ‘Private Companies Which Were Allowed to Put Profit Before People’
https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/grenfell-tower-disaster-caused-by-private-companies-which-were-allowed-to-put-profit-before-people-309287/
Cladding Suppliers Must Contribute to £4bn Remediation Bill
https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/government/gove-cladding-suppliers-must-contribute-to-4bn-remediation-bill-24-01-2022/
New Twist in London’s Grenfell Tower Fire Case Sends Saint-Gobain down 8% on Paris Stock Exchange
https://news.in-24.com/news/523109.html
Cladding Firms Could be Banned from the UK if They Don’t Pay to Fix Building Safety Crisis
https://www.bigissue.com/news/housing/shares-plunge-as-gove-warns-cladding-firms-hell-ban-them-from-selling-in-the-uk/
Grenfell Tower Inquiry Diary Week 61: ‘Mistakes are Meant for Learning, Not Repeating’
https://www.insidehousing.co.uk/news/news/grenfell-tower-inquiry-diary-week-61-mistakes-are-meant-for-learning-not-repeating-74049
NEW CODE OF PRACTICE
New Code of Practice – Fire Risk Appraisal of External Wall Construction and Cladding on Buildings (2022) [PDF]
https://cloud.excelplas.com/s/RjdleGuv044YQbp#pdfviewer
New Code of Practice for External Wall Fire Risk Assessment Published
https://www.ifsecglobal.com/fire-news/new-code-of-practice-for-external-wall-fire-risk-assessment-published/
INDUSTRY NEWS
Sydney Contracting Engineers | Why You Should Consider Recladding Your Building
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZpixLApXQU
Responsibility for Fire Safety Repairs – Government Signals a Hardening Attitude in Cladding Crisis
https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=acd07cb1-06c2-4aba-8085-8d947074c069
Fire Safety: Examining the Cladding Crisis
https://www.pbctoday.co.uk/news/health-safety-news/the-cladding-crisis/104440/
Alpolic Offering Courses on Fire Safety of Metal Composite Cladding
https://www.alpolic-americas.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/AIA-4-MCM-Fire-Saftey-Course-Overview.pdf
Grenfell: Gove Calls for Insurance Probe as Costs Soar
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-60166471
Britain to Review Buildings Insurance Cost Rise After Grenfell Fire
https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-housing-minister-gove-asks-regulators-review-buildings-insurance-market-2022-01-28/
UK Regulator to Review ‘Crippling’ Post-Grenfell Property Insurance Costs
https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2022/01/28/651301.htm
CLADDING REMEDIATION MATERIALS
Cemintel® Non-Combustible Cladding [PDF]
https://cloud.excelplas.com/s/maVlS6YXfnICIf1#pdfviewer
RAPID CLADDING TESTING SERVICE
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Step-by-Step Guide For Evaluating the Combustibility Risk of Cladding
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