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 | Apr 28, 2020 | News, Prosecutions
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...
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,...
by Admin | Dec 13, 2017 | News, Source Fire News
London Fire Brigade is calling for landlords to retrofit sprinklers in all high rise blocks and other buildings with vulnerable residents. The call comes as Waltham Forest Council pledges to install sprinklers in all 61 of its high priority blocks – something...