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LEGAL NEWS

The Third Circuit believes that the District Court properly dismissed claims brought by UK residents and their estates against manufacturers allegedly responsible for a fire in a London tower block, but erred in allowing the dismissal of the conditional on the plaintiff’s ability to appear in US court for damages
https://localtoday.news/pa/forum-non-conveniens-the-third-circuit-believes-that-the-district-court-properly-dismissed-claims-brought-by-uk-residents-and-their-estates-against-manufacturers-allegedly-responsible-for-a-fire-in-53551.html

Cladding Rectification Project to Replace Higher Risk ACP and EPS Cladding on a Brunswick East Apartment Complex
https://www.vic.gov.au/brunswick-east-cladding-rectification-project-2

Grenfell Fire: £208,000 Cladding Bill Tower Faces Court Action (VIDEO)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGKmfDBGwgI

INDUSTRY NEWS

Manningham City set to Replace Flammable Cladding
https://insidelocalgovernment.com.au/manningham-city-set-to-replace-flammable-cladding/

Burned by Cladding Bill, West Lakes Block Fires Up Too
A 70-apartment block at West Lakes has joined the Air Apartments battle for help to make their building safe from flammable cladding.
https://cloud.excelplas.com/s/B44NhoK4lFbyck2

VIDEO: Air Apartments Residents Facing Costly Repair Bills
Residents at the prestigious Air Apartments are being forced to pay to replace potentially deadly and flammable cladding in their building.
https://indaily.com.au/news/2022/10/13/video-air-apartments-residents-facing-costly-repair-bills/

A Study on the Reliability of Mass, Density, and Fire Performance of Recycled Wastepaper Building Finishing Material Made with Large Wet Cellulose 3D Printers [PDF]
https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/14/20/13090/pdf?version=1665587540

Property Owner ISPT Appointed SHAPE to Complete a Full Replacement of Combustible Cladding at 4 National Circuit
https://shape.com.au/projects/4ncc/

Wirral Businessman to Tackle Cladding Crisis Following Grenfell Tower Tragedy
https://www.wirralglobe.co.uk/news/23041787.wirral-businessman-tackle-cladding-crisis-following-grenfell-tower-tragedy/

Researchers at Department of Fire Safety Research, Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology Dream up Cellulose-Based Non-Combustible Cladding
https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/14/20/13090/pdf?version=1665587540

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT………..

Dangerous Combustible Cladding is Being Removed from a Prominent Apartment Complex in Knox, with Black Scaffolding Erected Around the Site for Months
https://cloud.excelplas.com/s/TzZKHZC8MY8WtQZ

Adelaide Residents Clash Over $13m Fire Risk
Residents in one of Adelaide’s most prestigious apartment buildings are at loggerheads over a deadly fire risk that could cost them up to $300,000 each.
https://cloud.excelplas.com/s/nLAWRgfV8HvMOOG

Scienceworks Museum 2 Booker St, Spotswood, Victoria 3015 Covered in Combustible Cladding
FY22-642 Scienceworks Museum Cladding Rectification Project
https://www.tenders.vic.gov.au/tender/view?id=241489

Cladding Safety Victoria Seeking Information and Records Management Specialist
https://au.linkedin.com/jobs/view/information-and-records-management-specialist-at-cladding-safety-victoria-3295819183

Victorian Government Building Appeals Board – APPLICATION FOR SECTION 160A COMPLIANCE ASSESSMENT
https://www.buildingappeals.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/47285/Form-G-Application-s-160A-compliance-
assessment-10052022-R6.pdf

NSW Building Commissioner David Chandler on Operation Remediate, Cladding and How to Improve Build Quality
https://www.architectureanddesign.com.au/news/episode-127-nsw-building-commissioner-david-chandl

ACT Government Loan Scheme to Remove Combustible Cladding Too Late for Some Apartment Owners
https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/act-government-loan-scheme-to-remove-combustible-cladding-too-late-for-some-apartment-owners/ar-AAVU6Bx?
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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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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)
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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.
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