cladding Archives

Warringtonfire expands UK fire resistance testing capacity to keep pace with demand

|Date: 26 February, 2024

Warringtonfire expands UK fire resistance testing capacity to keep pace with demand

Warringtonfire has increased its fire resistance testing capacity to cater to the heightened demand for U ...

Warringtonfire has increased its fire resistance testing capacity to cater to the heightened demand for UKAS-accredited testing space from product manufacturers within the built environment and transp ...

26 February, 2024
Read more
ROCKWOOL launches recladding guide

|Date: 7 March, 2023

ROCKWOOL launches recladding guide

Stone wool insulation manufacturer, ROCKWOOL, has added to its suite of industry support resources with t ...

Stone wool insulation manufacturer, ROCKWOOL, has added to its suite of industry support resources with the launch of the Recladding with ROCKWOOL guide for specifiers. Following the ban on combustibl ...

7 March, 2023
Read more
Bureau Veritas welcomes amendment to Part B and encourages firms to take heed of new combustible cladding laws

|Date: 7 November, 2022

Bureau Veritas welcomes amendment to Part B and encourages firms to take heed of new combustible cladding laws

Bureau Veritas has welcomed the Government’s latest changes to Approved Document B of the Building Regula ...

Bureau Veritas has welcomed the Government’s latest changes to Approved Document B of the Building Regulations, bringing into effect new laws around the use of combustible cladding and introducing new ...

7 November, 2022
Read more
Kalzip | Interpreting acoustic legislation for education

|Date: 22 August, 2022

Kalzip | Interpreting acoustic legislation for education

Education is one of the few sectors with established guidance on the acoustic performance of buildings. H ...

Education is one of the few sectors with established guidance on the acoustic performance of buildings. However, interpreting these requirements can be complex. Here Adrian Whitefoot, Technical Servic ...

22 August, 2022
Read more
UL | Come up to standards

|Date: 30 June, 2022

UL | Come up to standards

Gailord Nepp, Head of Building Envelope Testing at UL, offers a guide to meeting the required standards f ...

Gailord Nepp, Head of Building Envelope Testing at UL, offers a guide to meeting the required standards for curtain walling and rainscreen cladding for local authorities and housing associations. It’s ...

30 June, 2022
Read more
EWI fire testing CPD launched for architects and specifiers

|Date: 29 April, 2022

EWI fire testing CPD launched for architects and specifiers

A new CPD has been launched to help architects and specifiers improve their understanding of the fire saf ...

A new CPD has been launched to help architects and specifiers improve their understanding of the fire safety considerations that must be made when specifying External Wall Insulation (EWI) systems. Th ...

29 April, 2022
Read more
Special Report | Cladding remediation

|Date: 19 April, 2022

Special Report | Cladding remediation

Public sector cladding remediation: Why is the grant application process still so painful? Peter Johnson, ...

Public sector cladding remediation: Why is the grant application process still so painful? Peter Johnson, Chairman of Vivalda Group (the UK’s leading distributor of non-flammable façades), believes th ...

19 April, 2022
Read more
£5bn Building Safety Fund for remediation works won’t scratch the surface according to leading contractor and cladding specialist

|Date: 23 April, 2021

£5bn Building Safety Fund for remediation works won’t scratch the surface according to leading contractor and cladding specialist

The Government’s £5bn funding for cladding remediation works is nowhere near enough for what is required ...

The Government’s £5bn funding for cladding remediation works is nowhere near enough for what is required to make every high-rise housing development EWS1 A1 compliant, according to a leading contracto ...

23 April, 2021
Read more
Safe Solutions: MechSlip secures BBA accreditation

|Date: 13 April, 2021

Safe Solutions: MechSlip secures BBA accreditation

MechSlip, the innovative brick slip cladding system developed by Ibstock Kevington and Ash & Lacy, ha ...

MechSlip, the innovative brick slip cladding system developed by Ibstock Kevington and Ash & Lacy, has been awarded BBA certification, incorporating a third-party assured A1 Fire Rating. The certi ...

13 April, 2021
Read more
ASFP supports calls for funding to address tall building fire safety failings

|Date: 9 March, 2021

ASFP supports calls for funding to address tall building fire safety failings

The Association for Specialist Fire Protection (ASFP), the UK’s leading association for the passive fire ...

The Association for Specialist Fire Protection (ASFP), the UK’s leading association for the passive fire protection sector, is supporting calls for greater funding to address identified fire safety fa ...

9 March, 2021
Read more