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LEGAL NEWS
Company Loses Bid to Recover $340 Mill Payout for Dubai Hotel Cladding Fire (Breaking News)
https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/company-loses-bid-recover-payout-dubai-hotel-fire-90200603
District Court Properly Dismissed Claims by UK Residents and Their Estates Against Manufacturers Allegedly Responsible for Cladding Fire (Baker McKenzie Lawyers)
https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=63ae508e-eb29-4c4b-930b-5e79c14f7206
Legal Opinion on Kristen Behrens v. Arconic, Inc. (Declassified)
https://bakerxchange.com/collect/click.aspx?
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Flammable Grenfell Material Remains at Queen Elizabeth University Hospital
The hospital would not consider removing the Kingspan Kooltherm K15 insulation which remains in the wake of the Grenfell disaster of June, 2017.
This was despite evidence provided to the Grenfell inquiry that Irish group Kingspan marketed its K15 insulation with fire test certificates which did not represent the product being sold.
https://cloud.excelplas.com/s/U7hV7oPREr8aeL0
INSURANCE NEWS
Britain Proposes Insurance Shake-up After Grenfell Tower Fire
https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/britain-proposes-insurance-shake-up-after-grenfell-tower-fire-2022-09-21/
UK Regulator Wants Insurance Pool for Flammable-Clad High-Rises Ready in Two Months
https://www.commercialriskonline.com/uk-regulator-wants-insurance-pool-for-flammable-clad-high-rises-ready-in-two-months/
Proposals to Reform UK Flats Insurance Market Set Out by Regulator Due to Flammable Cladding
https://www.sharesmagazine.co.uk/news/market/1663770970462581000/proposals-to-reform-uk-flats-insurance-market-set-out-by-regulator
Aviva “Disappointed” at Other Insurers for Not Offering Fairly Priced Multi-Occupancy Building Insurance for Flammable Cladding
https://www.insuranceage.co.uk/insurer/7951479/aviva-disappointed-at-other-insurers-for-not-offering-fairly-priced-multi-occupancy-building-insurance
Vero Insurance to Argue Owners Suffered No Property Damage in Cladding Class Action
Insurer for cladding manufacturer Fairview Architectural, Vero Insurance, will argue a $190 million policy does not cover claims in a class action alleging combustible cladding caused losses for property owners, a court has heard.
https://cloud.excelplas.com/s/OOqXJmLc1dfRswc
INDUSTRY NEWS
China Combustible Cladding Fire: Australia, This is Our Reality Too (Feature)
https://michaelteys.com/article/china-combustible-cladding-fire-australia-this-is-our-reality-too
Cladding Safety Victoria (CSV) Seeking Team Leader, Procurement and Contracts
https://au.linkedin.com/jobs/view/team-leader-procurement-and-contracts-at-cladding-safety-victoria-3278767022
Hansen Yuncken Secures NSW Cladding Remediation Contract
https://www.australianpropertyjournal.com.au/2021/08/04/hansen-yuncken-secures-nsw-cladding-remediation-contract/
Halex Group Announce Combustible Cladding Rectification Service
https://halexgroup.com.au/service-cladding/
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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Step-by-Step Guide For Evaluating the Combustibility Risk of Cladding
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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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