Look at the walls of most modern buildings. Sleek. Smooth. Sometimes glossy, sometimes matte. That’s not regular paint or plaster. Most of the time, it’s aluminium cladding panels. These panels are ...
Documents show contractors were asked to fit aluminium instead of more fire-resistant zinc, saving £300,000 Fire-resistant zinc cladding approved by residents of Grenfell Tower was replaced in the ...
Five years after 72 people lost their lives in the Grenfell Tower fire, which broke out on June 14, 2017, the UK government has announced plans to ban the type of cladding used to cover the external ...
SINGAPORE - A review panel has been set up as part of an ongoing probe into how safe the external panels used on buildings here are in the event of a fire. The panel will support the review of ...