Bowmer & Kirkland to reclad flats over building fire safety concerns
Crest Nicholson said the defects were discovered when the building was inspected following complaints about water leaking into the building through the facade. Bowmer & Kirkland has admitted liability on remediation work to freeholder The Hub Management Company,...
Balcony fire safety in question as barbecue causes devastating balcony fire
Balcony fire safety is at the heart of pleas being made by the capital's fire safety teams following the devastating fire in a block of flats in South East London last week. Firefighters are pleading with Londoners not to cause a balcony blaze which could displace...
High rise fire safety issues for Birmingham building
Leaseholders living in one of Birmingham’s tallest high rise towers are facing fire safety issues resulting in a building insurance hike of more than 1,200% as they scramble to secure insurance cover for their building with just a matter of days before their current...
Government confirms the biggest changes to building fire safety in a generation
New measures announced include mandatory sprinkler systems and consistent wayfinding signage in all new high-rise blocks of flats over 11 metres tall in the latest changes to building fire safety. Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick MP (2 April 2020) has announced...
Milton Keynes hotel bosses fined £220k for operating without a fire alarm for six weeks
Bosses behind the Campanile Hotel, in Fenny Stratford, have been ordered to pay £220k for fire safety breaches according to Milton Keynes FM. It has been revealed that the Campanile Hotel in Fenny Stratford, owned by Milcardar Ltd, was operating for six weeks (from...
Widely used HPL cladding system dramatically fails official fire test
A high-pressure laminate (HPL) cladding system believed to be in use on thousands of buildings has dramatically failed a safety test, with flames ripping through a nine metre test rig in under eight minutes. It saw a cladding system made of ‘standard grade’ HPL and...
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