by Admin | May 23, 2023 | News, Source Fire News
Living in a newly built block of flats deemed not fit for purpose by surveyors has been a “daily living nightmare,” residents have said according to bbc.co.uk. Leaseholders at 53 Agar Grove in Camden claim they have spent hundreds of thousands of pounds in...
by Admin | May 26, 2020 | News, Source Fire News
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...
by Admin | May 26, 2020 | News
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...
by Admin | Apr 15, 2020 | News
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...
by Admin | Apr 16, 2018 | News, Source Fire News
Report lays bare the failures that caused the fire to spread, killing 71 A report prepared as part of the police investigation into the Grenfell Tower fire has uncovered calamitous deficiencies in the installation of the windows, cavity barriers and cladding system,...