The Grenfell Inquiry has heard more details of how cavity barriers were either installed incorrectly or not installed at all during the ill-fated refurbishment of the west London tower. Christopher ...

Osborne Berry partner cannot explain how cavity barriers were placed back-to-front and wrong way around One of the subcontractors responsible for fitting the external cladding system to Grenfell Tower ...

The fire barriers installation work on Grenfell Tower was “some of the worst I have ever seen” and would have required replacement if inspected, a senior figure ...

Harley Facades project manager Ben Bailey admitted ordering substitute insulation for Grenfell Tower to avoid a four-day delay in the building’s refurbishment, the Grenfell inquiry heard. Harley ...

Homeowners facing bills of up to £100,000 each to fix fire-trap flats have been denied Government funding – because they have the wrong type of defects. Two blocks, where more than 200 people live, ...

Concealed cavities and voids within walls, floors, ceilings and roofs can provide a ready route for the spread of smoke and flame, bypassing fire-resisting construction, and so building regulations ...

In all climate zones, the various forms of metal cladding—single-skin panels, metal composite materials (MCM) panels, and insulated metal panels (IMPs)—are proving to be reliable, durable elements on ...