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BREAKING NEWS

Grenfell Inquiry: Flammable Cladding “Entirely Legal” Claim Arconic (VIDEO)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoYJirioDjk

Grenfell Fire: Arconic Says its Cladding Made Less Heat than Contents of Flats
Lawyer for manufacturer of combustible cladding also tells public inquiry it was ‘unjust’ to claim Arconic had misled the market
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/nov/08/grenfell-fire-arconic-says-its-cladding-made-less-heat-than-contents-of-flats

Grenfell Cladding Manufacturer Calls Failure to Release Devastating Fire Tests on Material Used on Tower a ‘Non-issue’ 
https://www.insidehousing.co.uk/news/news/grenfell-cladding-manufacturer-calls-failure-to-release-devastating-fire-tests-on-material-used-on-tower-a-non-issue-78987

‘Rogues Gallery’ of Grenfell Firms Should be Prosecuted, Lawyers Say
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/nov/07/rogues-gallery-grenfell-firms-should-prosecuted-lawyers

Cladding, Insulation Firms Trade Blame at Grenfell Tower Inquiry
https://www.fireengineering.com/firefighting/cladding-insulation-firms-trade-blame-at-grenfell-tower-inquiry/#gref

Grenfell Architect Bears Primary Responsibility for Fire, Barrister Tells Inquiry
https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/grenfell-inquiry-architects-should-bear-primary-responsibility-says-barrister

Kingspan Accused of ‘Dishonest Science’ at Grenfell Inquiry
https://www.businesspost.ie/news/kingspan-accused-of-dishonest-science-at-grenfell-inquiry/

INDUSTRY NEWS

White Paper – Fire Protection on Building Exteriors – How to De-risk Facade Selection
This white paper discusses the development of Project Remediate and examines the types of facade products that should be used when replacing combustible cladding and what requirements they need to meet, with a focus on fire safety, structural adequacy, durability, and weather tightness.
https://www.networkarchitectural.com.au/blog/fire-protection-on-building-exteriors-how-to-de-risk-facade-selection/

Core Consulting Engineers Trusted Partner of Project Remediate (NSW)
https://coreconsultingengineers.com.au/portfolio/project-remediate-nsw/

Bureau Veritas Welcomes Amendment to Part B and Encourages Firms to Take Heed of New Combustible Cladding Laws
https://labmonline.co.uk/news/bureau-veritas-welcomes-amendment-to-part-b-and-encourages-firms-to-take-heed-of-new-combustible-cladding-laws/

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/

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

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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.
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/

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