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Large scale tests will help establish how different types of ACM panels in combination with different types of insulation behave in a fire. The independent expert panel on safety has advised further testing as the next step to be conducted in helping landlords to ensure the safety of their buildings. These large scale tests will […]
Home owners should book in their builder at least four months before their project begins or risk working with a cowboy, research from the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has revealed. The research also shows that an alarming number of consumers don’t ask their builders for essentials such as a contract or references when embarking […]
Bovis Homes have announced that they are allocating a further £3.5m to address issues surrounding the build quality of their homes following a series of complaints from tenants. The housebuilding giants announced in earlier this year that they would slow rate of production in order to focus more on ensuring the homes built are up […]
New YouGov research suggests a high level of anxiety around Japanese knotweed and alarming levels of myth and misinformation. New research released today reveals that 78% of those aware of the infamous Japanese knotweed would be put off buying a property if they discovered the weed was present in the garden. Reasons for this included […]
Buildings at three NHS trusts in England have failed fire safety tests in the wake of the Grenfell Tower disaster, according to NHS Improvement. Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in south London and North Middlesex University Hospitals NHS Trust failed the cladding safety test and are now being removed. […]
Police have confirmed that the blaze was started by a faulty Hotpoint fridge freezer and that the insulation used in the refurbishment was actually more flammable and contributory to the inferno than the cladding tiles. In a statement to the press, Detective Superintendent Fiona McCormack said “preliminary tests show the insulation samples collected from Grenfell […]
There was much food for thought in the Queen’s speech, which took place today. Touching on key areas of our sector, on subjects such as housing skills, energy and infrastructure, the speech piqued the interest of construction professionals throughout. Buildingspecifier takes a look at what industry experts have to say in response: Skills The Government’s […]
The UK Government has been urged to scrap its approach to deregulation of health and safety legislation in the light of the Grenfell Tower blaze. In an open letter to Prime Minister Theresa May, over 70 leading organisations and figures from the UK’s safety and health profession have jointly called for a political sea change […]
The prospects for capital investment in the education sector have received a boost as the shift towards modular buildings takes another step forward with a national £225 million framework going live this month (June). Fusion21 has appointed nine companies to its Education Modular Buildings Framework, which will run for the next four years (Project ID: […]
In an interview with the BBC Chancellor Philip Hammond has confirmed that the non-fire-resistant cladding attributed to the quick spreading of fire at Grenfell Tower is in fact banned in many countries, including the UK. In an interview with Andrew Marr, the Chancellor said “My understanding is the cladding in question, this flammable cladding which […]
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