A government panel reviewing building regulations and fire safety in England says a cladding system using aluminum composite material (ACM) with a fire-retardant polyethylene filler and phenolic foam ...

Following the deadly June 14 London Grenfell Tower fire that has killed at least 79 people, a nationwide investigation determined that dozens of U.K. high-rise buildings are potentially unsafe. On ...

Almost a third of buildings in England identified as having Grenfell-style flammable cladding have yet to undergo work to remove it, according to Government data. A total of 458 high-rise residential ...

A fire retardant version of the type of panels used on the Grenfell Tower refurbishment has failed the latest round of government commissioned safety tests. The test was carried out by BRE on behalf ...

The UK government failed to warn the building sector about the potential dangers around aluminium composite material (ACM) cladding despite a test in 2001 which showed a “catastrophic escalation” of ...

Hundreds of buildings across the UK were identified as having Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) installed after the devastating fire and the Government ordered its removal from all high rises. But ...

The final report of the Grenfell Inquiry has highlighted the fact that millions of homes and offices around the world could be encased in combustible cladding and insulation panels. Lucy Barnard looks ...

About 300 people were evacuated from the building after the fire in August Flammable cladding and strong winds helped a blaze spread across an apartment building after a balcony's light fitting caught ...

Flammable cladding similar to the material which had covered Grenfell Tower is still being widely used across the UK. The combustible cladding used on Grenfell was a significant factor in allowing the ...

With the release of the Phase 1 Report on the Grenfell Tower Inquiry last October, Chairman Sir Martin Moore-Bick advised the replacement of dangerous, flammable cladding on residential buildings ...