It took just 90 minutes for fire to race up 20 storeys of the Grenfell Tower in June 2017, killing 72 people. Last month, a cigarette sparked a blaze that quickly jumped five floors of Melbourne's ...

Anais Wood saved up for years to buy her dream home, but it quickly became one of the worst decisions of her life. Ms Wood will have to foot a huge bill to remove combustible cladding She, like many ...

A popular cladding brand failed a safety test this week - despite being seen as so fire-safe that it is permitted on tall buildings without any extra tests, Newsnight has learned. Cladding removed for ...

Flat owners will not have to pay to remove dangerous cladding from lower-height buildings under new government plans, BBC Newsnight understands. It means leaseholders in buildings of between 11 and 18 ...

The establishment of Cladding Safety Victoria (CSV) by the Victorian Government is a world-leading initiative. The $600 million program is making Victorians safer by reducing the risk associated with ...

Although expensive, metals are the most durable material used for cladding in residential and commercial construction. Some are commonly used throughout all of manufacturing and construction, such as ...

CLADDING on tower blocks was ripped down across the UK following the Grenfell Tower fire because of fears it could contribute towards another deadly blaze. Councils across the country tested materials ...

Cladding is a layering material which is placed over the top of a building’s exterior to provide thermal insulation and weather protection. It will reduce the expose of the building and fortify it ...

The Cladding Product Safety Panel (CPSP) was an expert panel of building and construction specialists in New South Wales supported the removal of unsafe cladding in the state. The CPSP was active from ...

4 Nov 24 Seven years after the Grenfell Tower fire exposed the scandal of unsafe cladding systems on buildings across the UK, the country has still not got a grip on the problem. Grenfell Tower's ...