A leading insulation firm has questioned the accuracy of the government’s large-scale cladding tests, carried out to assess the safety of systems for high rises following the Grenfell disaster.

The fire at the residential tower block in North Kensington, west London, on the night of June 24, 2017, triggered a public inquiry, chaired by Sir Martin Moore-Bick. It has examined the circumstances ...

Major insulation and cladding manufacturers have engaged in “sinister” attempts to undermine building regulations and have manipulated the testing regime to present dangerous products as safe, the ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Companies that made the cladding and insulation used on Grenfell Tower will be questioned this week as an ...

Two companies that caused outrage over their behaviour in the Grenfell scandal face being put on a Government blacklist as punishment. Ministers want them banned from all state contracts on the ...

Strongwell’s Strongirt® is the ideal continuous insulation (CI) cladding attachment support system. This all-FRP fiberglass pultruded composite uses a custom fire-retardant resin system and unique ...

Cyanide gas released as insulation boards burned may have contributed to deaths at Grenfell Tower. Experts said the thermal lining, fitted in the cladding process, is said to give off the deadly gas ...

Italian chemical and development group Acell (Milan, Italy) has already earned kudos in the construction composites industry with its innovative foam-cored sandwich panels for doors (click on “SMC ...

The narrow staircase that was the residents only means of escape has been described as a 'deathtrap' THE NARROW staircase and “flammable” insulation at Grenfell Tower proved as deadly as the firetrap ...

If you’re going to replace the siding or cladding on the exterior of your house, you should take the opportunity to add external insulation for a more comfortable house and lower energy bills.