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  • May 2023 Vol. 2May 9, 2023

    CCN – The Latest Updates, News, and Alerts on Combustible Cladding (Breaking News) Reaching more Players in the Cladding Industry


    NEWSMAKERS  * ALPOLIC NC * Alucobond® * Aluminium Cladding * ARCONIC * Cladding Safety Victoria * CladdingTest * CCN * CSV * ExcelPlas * Fairview * Gove * Grenfell * HVG * Kingspan * NSW Government * Project Remediate * VBA * Victoria Building Authority

    BREAKING NEWS

    VBA Heavily Criticized by 60 Minutes as Families Left Homeless After New Homes Found to be Uninhabitable
    https://9now.nine.com.au/60-minutes/victorian-building-authority-complaints-families-left-homeless-as-new-homes–uninhabitable/88333276-050f-4335-8608-6826d80f9898

    Victorian Building Authority Inspectors Complete Hundreds of Audits by iPhone Despite Safety Concerns
    https://cloud.excelplas.com/s/HO3EKvpsFb8UovZ

    VBA Response to Recent Media Enquiries
    The Victorian Building Authority (VBA) was recently approached by media outlets to provide comment on a range of matters. The response the VBA provided can be found below.
    In 2020, the VBA undertook a disciplinary action process in respect to the work of Obaid Naqebullah as the building practitioner responsible for the construction of 81 sole occupancy units in Dixon Street, Clayton, for which his company, Shangri-La Construction Pty Ltd was the contractor. The builder had placed combustible cladding on the external wall and had used non-compliant materials for internal separations which were required to be fire rated.
    https://www.miragenews.com/vba-response-to-recent-media-enquiries-1001162/

    Judge Approves £150 Million Settlement of Grenfell Compensation Claims
    https://au.sports.yahoo.com/judge-approves-150-million-settlement-151656535.html
    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12038219/Judge-awards-Grenfell-survivors-150-million-global-settlement.html

    Kingspan, Celotex and Arconic Settle Civil Claims with 900 People Affected by Grenfell Fire
    https://www.building.co.uk/news/kingspan-celotex-and-arconic-settle-civil-claims-with-900-people-affected-by-grenfell-fire/5122699.article

    INDUSTRY NEWS

    NSW Government Issue Project Remediate Pattern Book
    The Pattern Book is a resource to help consultants replace combustible cladding. It includes technical design drawings
    https://www.nsw.gov.au/building-commissioner/replace-flammable-cladding-through-project-remediate/pattern-book

    Meet the Barrister that Assisted Judge Woodward in the Claim in Relation to the Fire Caused by Combustible Cladding at the Lacrosse Tower
    https://www.greenslist.com.au/barrister/Shakti-Nambiar

    Grenfell Part 2 Report Delayed Until Next Year | Construction News
    https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/health-and-safety/grenfell-part-2-report-delayed-until-next-year-03-05-2023/

    Read Kingspan Letter to Gove
    https://inquiry.kingspan.com/content/dam/inform/documents/kingspan-letter-to-secretary-of-state-4-april-2023-en-gb.pdf

    “Severe Consequences” Face Cladding Companies Who Refuse to Pay for Remediation
    https://www.fsmatters.com/Cladding-businesses-facing-severe-consequences

    Fairview Publish eBook on Non-Combustible Cladding
    https://cloud.excelplas.com/s/usIlIK0q5gnujUc

    TESTING & INVESTIGATION SERVICES

    Number One Cladding Testing Laboratory in Australia (Affordable & Quick Turnarounds)
    https://www.excelplas.com/products-tested/cladding-testing/

    Intelligent Cladding Testing to Inform Fire Risk
    https://www.claddingtest.com/

    Forensic Fire Service for Combustible Cladding
    Working with industry specialists in litigation and construction we investigate cladding fires and cladding flammability issues
    https://timcousins.com.au/

    MORE COMBUSTIBLE CLADDING NEWS

    Do You Have Any Cladding Industry News? – Get in Touch
    https://www.excelplas.com/contact-us/

    Want More Cladding News?
    https://www.claddingnews.com/


    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.
    http://www.excelplas.com/

    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/

    Earlier Issues of This Newsletter Can Be Viewed Here:
    https://www.claddingnews.com/news/

    Any news requests should be sent to john@excelplas.com
    To subscribe, visit https://www.claddingtest.com/subscribe/

    CCN is owned and operated by ExcelPlas Pty Ltd.  By subscribing to CCN you agree to receiving regular CCN newsletters as well as the CCN platform using your email contact details to enhance the performance and functionality of CCN and its analytics reports.  These email contact details allow CCN to track page views and create more targeted and relevant content.  CCN provides an unsubscribe link on the bottom of each CCN newsletter.

  • May 2023 Vol. 1May 1, 2023

    CCN – The Latest Updates, News, and Alerts on Combustible Cladding (Breaking News) Reaching more Players in the Cladding Industry


    NEWSMAKERS  * AECOM * ALPOLIC NC * Alucobond® * Aluminium Cladding * ARCONIC * Cladding Safety Victoria * CladdingTest * CCN * CSV * ExcelPlas * Gove * Grenfell * HVG * Kingspan * Mitsuibishi * Network Architectural * Turkey Cladding Fire * UAE * VBA * Victoria Building Authority * Vitraloc™ * William Dixon

    BREAKING NEWS

    Victoria’s Cladding Nightmare Prompts Calls for Urgent Reform
    Hundreds of apartment buildings face hefty bills to rectify cladding issues that do not qualify for compensation through the state government’s Cladding Safety Victoria (CSV)
    https://www.heraldsun.com.au/property/combustible-cladding-nightmare-prompts-calls-for-urgent-reform/news-story/04f47df6a690c4de7135a6349a77db5a

    Turkish Tower with Combustible Cladding Goes Up in Flames
    https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/10586132/fire-engulfs-turkey-apartment-block-residents-jump/
    https://www.itemfix.com/v?t=oh62a5 (Video)

    Willmott Dixon Sues AECOM Over High-Rise Cladding
    Willmott Dixon Takes AECOM to Court Over Cladding Controversy on High-Rise Buildings!
    https://facadenews.co.uk/news/exclusive-willmott-dixon-takes-aecom-and-prater-to-court-over-cladding-controversy-on-high-rise-buildings/

    UAE to Replace Fire Hazard Cladding for Over 200 Buildings in World First
    https://www.constructionweekonline.com/security/sharjah-to-replace-fire-hazard-cladding-for-over-200-buildings-in-world-first
    https://www.ctbuh.org/news/sharjah-to-replace-cladding-on-over-200-buildings-to-reduce-fire-hazard

    Kingspan to Delist from London Stock Exchange
    https://www.proactiveinvestors.com.au/companies/news/1013623/kingspan-joins-crh-on-the-london-delisting-bandwagon-1013623.html

    Government Targets Cladding Investors and Provides a Stark Warning to Manufacturers
    https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=f18761c2-1154-40d1-8d56-be6338c6ec3c

    UK Asks Money Managers to Engage with Cladding Companies After Deadly Fire
    https://www.pionline.com/esg/uk-asks-money-managers-engage-cladding-companies-after-deadly-fire

    INDUSTRY NEWS

    Mitsubishi ALPOLIC® Non Combustible Cladding on Garmin HQ
    https://www.architectureanddesign.com.au/suppliers/network-architectural/mitsubishi-alpolic-non-combustible-cladding

    ‘The Post-Grenfell Cladding Scandal Has Left Me Penniless and About to Go Bankrupt’
    https://news.sky.com/story/the-post-grenfell-cladding-scandal-has-left-me-penniless-and-about-to-go-bankrupt-12865950

    Keeping a Focus on the Grenfell Fire
    https://www.plasticsnews.com/kickstart/keeping-focus-grenfell-fire

    Vitraloc® Codemarked and Compliant Cladding for Complete Peace of Mind
    https://www.architectureanddesign.com.au/suppliers/fairview-architectural/vitraloc-codemarked-and-compliant-cladding

    Cladding Crisis: ‘A Society Where Plays and TV Take Precedence Over Restitution Needs Reconsideration’
    https://au.lifestyle.yahoo.com/cladding-crisis-society-where-plays-102427492.html

    TESTING & INVESTIGATION SERVICES

    Number One Cladding Testing Laboratory in Australia (Affordable & Quick Turnarounds)
    https://www.excelplas.com/products-tested/cladding-testing/

    Intelligent Cladding Testing to Inform Fire Risk
    https://www.claddingtest.com/

    Forensic Fire Service for Combustible Cladding
    Working with industry specialists in litigation and construction we investigate cladding fires and cladding flammability issues
    https://timcousins.com.au/

    MORE COMBUSTIBLE CLADDING NEWS

    Do You Have Any Cladding Industry News? – Get in Touch
    https://www.excelplas.com/contact-us/

    Want More Cladding News?
    https://www.claddingnews.com/


    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.
    http://www.excelplas.com/

    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/

    Earlier Issues of This Newsletter Can Be Viewed Here:
    https://www.claddingnews.com/news/

    Any news requests should be sent to john@excelplas.com
    To subscribe, visit https://www.claddingtest.com/subscribe/

    CCN is owned and operated by ExcelPlas Pty Ltd.  By subscribing to CCN you agree to receiving regular CCN newsletters as well as the CCN platform using your email contact details to enhance the performance and functionality of CCN and its analytics reports.  These email contact details allow CCN to track page views and create more targeted and relevant content.  CCN provides an unsubscribe link on the bottom of each CCN newsletter.

  • April 2023 Vol. 3April 20, 2023

    CCN – The Latest Updates, News, and Alerts on Combustible Cladding (Breaking News) Reaching more Players in the Cladding Industry


    NEWSMAKERS  * ALPOLIC NC * Alucobond® * Aluminium Cladding * ARCONIC * Aura Group * CladdingTest * CCN * EcoLoop * EnviroSmart™ * ExcelPlas * Gove * Grenfell * HVG * Kingspan * Lannock Strata Finance * Mitsuibishi * Network Architectural * RICS * The Quay * Tim Cousins * VBA * Victoria Building Authority

    SPECIAL FEATURE

    Australia’s Combustible Cladding Crisis—A Failure in Delegated Legislation? [PDF]
    https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/13/4/1010/pdf?version=1681367755

    INDUSTRY NEWS

    ‘Up for $60,000’: Apartment Owners in Never-Ending Legal Nightmare Over Flammable Cladding
    https://www.news.com.au/finance/real-estate/buying/up-for-60000-apartment-owners-in-neverending-legal-nightmare-over-flammable-cladding/news-story/09406907a9a826edc829104991720bca

    HVG Facades Commits to Sustainability with EnviroSmart
    https://www.theurbandeveloper.com/articles/hvg-facades-environsmart-recycling-reforestation

    VBA Sponsored Report by Deacon University on Investigating Passive Fire Protection Defects in Residential Multi-owned Properties
    https://www.vba.vic.gov.au/about/research/investigating-passive-fire-protection-defects-in-residential-multi-owned-properties

    New Cladding Report Published by Deacon University [PDF]
    https://www.griffith.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0022/831217/Examining-Building-Defects-Research-Report-S-Reid-N-Johnston.pdf

    Ecoloop Cladding Recycling Scheme Wins Product Stewardship Award
    https://www.architectureanddesign.com.au/suppliers/fairview-architectural/ecoloop-scheme-wins-product-stewardship-award

    Mitsubishi ALPOLIC NC Delivers Safety and Good Looks at Synnex Logistics Centre with Non-Combustible Cladding
    https://www.architectureanddesign.com.au/suppliers/network-architectural/alpolic-nc-delivers-safety-and-good-looks

    Cladding Manufacturers Settle Civil Claims with 900 People Impacted by Grenfell
    https://www.bdonline.co.uk/news/cladding-manufacturers-settle-civil-claims-with-900-people-impacted-by-grenfell/5122711.article

    Major Boost for Building Cladding Safety Reforms with £42 Million Fund
    https://london-post.co.uk/major-boost-for-building-safety-reforms-with-42-million-fund/

    Grenfell: System Failure – A Review… “The Culpability for What Happened Must be a Collective One”
    https://www.ifsecglobal.com/fire-features/grenfell-system-failure-a-review/

    Aura Group shops stake in Lannock Strata Finance
    https://cloud.excelplas.com/s/DDvvDlhZvNsDRC4

    Keir Starmer Gets Free Football Tickets From Firm Forced to Pay out £10.8m Over Defective Cladding in Landmark Case After Grenfell Tower Fire
    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11990939/Keir-Starmer-gets-free-football-tickets-firm-forced-pay-10-8m-defective-cladding.html

    Property Professionals Welcome RICS’ Latest Cladding Guidance
    https://propertyindustryeye.com/property-professionals-welcome-rics-latest-cladding-guidance/

    Effect of Protective Cladding on the Fire Performance of Vertically Loaded Cross-laminated timber (CLT) Wall Panels
    https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/24705314.2023.2189683

    TESTING & INVESTIGATION SERVICES

    Number One Cladding Testing Laboratory in Australia (Affordable & Quick Turnarounds)
    https://www.excelplas.com/products-tested/cladding-testing/

    Intelligent Cladding Testing to Inform Fire Risk
    https://www.claddingtest.com/

    Forensic Fire Service for Combustible Cladding
    Working with industry specialists in litigation and construction we investigate cladding fires and cladding flammability issues
    https://timcousins.com.au/

    MORE COMBUSTIBLE CLADDING NEWS

    Do You Have Any Cladding Industry News? – Get in Touch
    https://www.excelplas.com/contact-us/

    Want More Cladding News?
    https://www.claddingnews.com/


    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.
    http://www.excelplas.com/

    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/

    Earlier Issues of This Newsletter Can Be Viewed Here:
    https://www.claddingnews.com/news/

    Any news requests should be sent to john@excelplas.com
    To subscribe, visit https://www.claddingtest.com/subscribe/

    CCN is owned and operated by ExcelPlas Pty Ltd.  By subscribing to CCN you agree to receiving regular CCN newsletters as well as the CCN platform using your email contact details to enhance the performance and functionality of CCN and its analytics reports.  These email contact details allow CCN to track page views and create more targeted and relevant content.  CCN provides an unsubscribe link on the bottom of each CCN newsletter.

  • April 2023 Vol. 2April 11, 2023

    CCN – The Latest Updates, News, and Alerts on Combustible Cladding (Breaking News) Reaching more Players in the Cladding Industry


    NEWSMAKERS  * AODELI * Alucobond® * Aluminium Cladding * Arconic * Barry Nilsson * Cladding Safety Victoria * CladdingTest * CCN * Eugene Murtagh * ExcelPlas * Fairview * Gove * Grenfell * HVG * Kingspan * Property Council of Australia * Tim Cousins * Timothy Myers * VBA * Victoria Building Authority * VIC Government

    INDUSTRY NEWS

    VIC Government Posts Information on How to Apply for Pre-qualification on the Residential Cladding Rectification Register
    https://www.dtf.vic.gov.au/residential-cladding-rectification-register/applying-pre-qualification-residential-cladding-rectification-register

    NSW Government Posts Update on Replacing Flammable Cladding through Project Remediate
    https://www.nsw.gov.au/building-commissioner/replace-flammable-cladding-through-project-remediate

    Property Council is calling on the Commonwealth to Implement a Nationally Consistent Standard for Risk Assessment and Rectification Work for Existing Buildings with Combustible Cladding
    https://www.propertycouncil.com.au/media-releases/federal-leadership-needed-to-resolve-looming-insurance-crisis

    AODELI Australia Welcomes New National Sales Manager for “Fire Safe” Aluminium Façade Cladding Products
    https://aodeli.com.au/aodeli-welcomes-new-national-sales-manager/

    Timothy Myers (CEO at Arconic) and Eugene Murtagh (founder and chair of the Kingspan Group) Both Urged to Contribute Towards the Funding of Cladding-Related Building Remediation Work or Otherwise Face the “Commercial Consequences”
    https://www.fsmatters.com/Gove-letters-target-Arconic-and-Kingspan-leaders

    Gove Blasts CEOs of Arconic and Kingspan Calling on Them to Pay up for Unsafe Cladding
    https://www.ifsecglobal.com/fire-news/gove-blasts-ceos-of-arconic-and-kingspan-calling-on-them-to-pay-up-for-unsafe-cladding/

    Gove Targets Arconic and Kingspan Over Cladding Remediation
    https://www.fsmatters.com/Gove-letters-target-Arconic-and-Kingspan-leaders

    Gove Warns Arconic over ‘Commercial Consequences’ as Cladding Remediation Row Escalates
    Arconic, the manufacturer of the highly combustible cladding used on Grenfell Tower, has been invited to meet officials in the housing department to discuss remediation costs.
    https://www.insidehousing.co.uk/news/gove-warns-arconic-over-commercial-consequences-as-remediation-row-escalates-81079

    Meet the Cladiator Who Took on His Developer Over Fire Safety — And Won
    How a homeowner with a full-time job, a child on the way and no legal training fought a £3.7 million bill
    https://cloud.excelplas.com/s/pghQWoZjJtOyzNv

    Cladding Leaseholder Arjun Batish, with No Legal Training, Fights £200,000 Fire Safety Bills – and Wins!
    https://www.leaseholdknowledge.com/cladding-leaseholder-arjun-batish-with-no-legal-training-fights-200000-fire-safety-bills-and-wins/

    Fire Safety: The Building Safety (Registration of Higher-Risk Buildings and Review of Decisions) (England) Regulations 2023
    https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=3e0d1292-5161-4bdd-b58b-1a1906256502

    LEGAL NEWS

    Successful Appeal on Misleading & Deceptive Conduct Claim Regarding Alternative Cladding Solution
    https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=91b8f6bf-d4b6-4a84-8f3a-282634c3f662

    TESTING & INVESTIGATION SERVICES

    Number One Cladding Testing Laboratory in Australia (Affordable & Quick Turnarounds)
    https://www.excelplas.com/products-tested/cladding-testing/

    Intelligent Cladding Testing to Inform Fire Risk
    https://www.claddingtest.com/

    Forensic Fire Service for Combustible Cladding
    Working with industry specialists in litigation and construction we investigate cladding fires and cladding flammability issues
    https://timcousins.com.au/

    MORE COMBUSTIBLE CLADDING NEWS

    Do You Have Any Cladding Industry News? – Get in Touch
    https://www.excelplas.com/contact-us/

    Want More Cladding News?
    https://www.claddingnews.com/


    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.
    http://www.excelplas.com/

    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/

    Earlier Issues of This Newsletter Can Be Viewed Here:
    https://www.claddingnews.com/news/

    Any news requests should be sent to john@excelplas.com
    To subscribe, visit https://www.claddingtest.com/subscribe/

    CCN is owned and operated by ExcelPlas Pty Ltd.  By subscribing to CCN you agree to receiving regular CCN newsletters as well as the CCN platform using your email contact details to enhance the performance and functionality of CCN and its analytics reports.  These email contact details allow CCN to track page views and create more targeted and relevant content.  CCN provides an unsubscribe link on the bottom of each CCN newsletter.

  • April 2023 Vol. 1April 4, 2023

    CCN – The Latest Updates, News, and Alerts on Combustible Cladding (Breaking News) Reaching more Players in the Cladding Industry


    NEWSMAKERS  * Adam & Associates * ALPOLIC NC/A1 * Alucobond® * Aluminium Cladding * ARCONIC * CladdingTest * CCN * ExcelPlas * Gove * Grenfell * Kingspan * Mitsuibishi * MondoClad™ * Network Architectural * South Australia * Tim Cousins * VBA * Victoria Building Authority

    INDUSTRY NEWS

    Gove Tells Grenfell Cladding Manufacturer Arconic to pay Remediation Costs
    https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/health-and-safety/gove-tells-grenfell-cladding-manufacturer-to-pay-remediation-costs-31-03-2023/

    Why Developers Deserve to Pay for the Cladding Crisis
    https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/why-developers-deserve-to-pay-for-the-cladding-crisis/

    Gove Calls for Kingspan Meeting to Discuss Cladding Compensation
    https://www.pbctoday.co.uk/news/building-control-news/gove-calls-kingspan-meeting-cladding-compensation-grenfell-tower/123777/

    Recladding project at Mantra Ettalong Beach Hotel features Mitsubishi ALPOLIC NC
    https://www.architectureanddesign.com.au/suppliers/network-architectural/recladding-project-at-mantra-ettalong-beach-hotel

    No End in Sight for State’s Cladding Crisis
    https://aaremedialservices.com.au/no-end-in-sight-for-states-cladding-crisis/

    SA Government Loans for Cladding Remediation
    https://www.stratamanagementsa.com.au/single-post/sa-government-loans-for-cladding-remediation

    CPD Webinex – Fire Safety When Using Timber Cladding (20th April, 2023)
    https://weathertex.com.au/events_webinars/cpd-webinex-fire-safety-when-using-timber-cladding-20-april-2023/

    Closer Housing and Construction Site Fire Safety Risk
    https://www.buildmagazine.org.nz/index.php/articles/show/closer-housing-and-construction-site-fire-safety-risk

    TESTING & INVESTIGATION SERVICES

    Number One Cladding Testing Laboratory in Australia (Affordable & Quick Turnarounds)
    https://www.excelplas.com/products-tested/cladding-testing/

    Intelligent Cladding Testing to Inform Fire Risk
    https://www.claddingtest.com/

    Forensic Fire Service for Combustible Cladding
    Working with industry specialists in litigation and construction we investigate cladding fires and cladding flammability issues
    https://timcousins.com.au/

    MORE COMBUSTIBLE CLADDING NEWS

    Do You Have Any Cladding Industry News? – Get in Touch
    https://www.excelplas.com/contact-us/

    Want More Cladding News?
    https://www.claddingnews.com/


    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
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