All cladding articles 鈥� Page 2
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NewsContractors and architects should pay up for cladding costs too, products chief says
All parts of the construction industry bear responsibility for crisis, CPA boss says following breakdown of government talks
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NewsHousebuilders hit back over 拢3bn levy plan
HBF says levy 鈥榰nacceptable鈥� while fears voice over impact on 鈥檌nnocent鈥� SME builders
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News鈥楾oo many unknowns鈥� to pay up, products group tells Gove
Industry body queries firms鈥櫬犫�榗onnectivity鈥� to at-risk buildings in wake of housing secretary鈥檚 anger at sector鈥檚 response to cladding pledge
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NewsGove promises 鈥榬eputational consequences鈥� for products firms after cladding talks break down
Housing secretary said he would do 鈥渨hatever it takes鈥� to hold firms to account for the building safety crisis
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NewsPickles denies being 鈥榮pectacularly out of touch鈥� with own department on building regulations
Former housing minister gets number of victims wrong in tense exchanges with Grenfell QC
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NewsFire safety review before Grenfell not delayed by deregulation, Eric Pickles tells inquiry
Former housing secretary calls claims made by officials they were hampered by red tape cuts 鈥渓udicrous鈥�
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NewsFormer minister denies deregulation was prioritised over life safety before Grenfell fire
James Wharton tells inquiry he thought regulations had been 鈥渇it for purpose and working well鈥�
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News鈥婩atal 2009 cladding fire not 鈥榮evere鈥� enough to prompt investigation into similar buildings, Grenfell inquiry hears
Brian Martin also admits being 鈥榟orrified鈥櫬燽y senior building control officer鈥檚 misunderstanding of fire safety guidance聽
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NewsSenior civil servant admits missing opportunities to address risks of ACM cladding
Brian Martin tells Grenfell Inquiry he聽鈥榮truggles to understand鈥櫬爓hy he did not take action
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NewsCivil servant knew there was a 鈥榗lear risk鈥� of a major ACM fire three years before Grenfell, inquiry hears
Brian Martin failed to warn fire and rescue chief and instead 鈥榣ulled鈥� him into false sense of security
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NewsSenior civil servant 鈥榝orgot鈥� to clarify ambiguous fire safety guidance, Grenfell Inquiry hears
Brian Martin also admitted he 鈥榗ompletely underestimated鈥櫬爃azard posed by deadly ACM panels
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News鈥婸eople expected to 鈥榳ork out for themselves鈥� what fire regs meant, Grenfell Inquiry hears
Former civil servant in charge of the rules admits it was 鈥渆vident鈥� the approach had not worked
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NewsSenior official had not questioned 鈥榠nappropriate鈥� fire ratings for cladding before Grenfell tragedy, inquiry hears
鈥機lass 0鈥� rating was used for external walls until 2018 despite being based on how fire behaves indoors
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FeaturesThe true cost of Gove鈥檚 new cladding policy on the housing sector
Michael Gove鈥檚 announcement that housebuilders will foot the 拢4bn cladding repair bill sparked a share price nosedive. Is the City overreacting?聽
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NewsFormer senior civil servant鈥檚 鈥榙eep regret鈥� building regs were not revised following cladding warnings
Grenfell Inquiry told that fears over widespread use of ACM panels 鈥榮hould have been gripped better鈥�
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NewsLead fire safety official described ACM panels as going 鈥榳hoosh!鈥� when ignited, Grenfell Inquiry hears
Email sent by Brian Martin 18 months before Grenfell fire
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News鈥婫overnment 鈥榮queezed鈥� resources of building safety review after cladding fire, Grenfell Inquiry hears
Team working on changes to fire safety rules were working on a 鈥榣ess than bare bones鈥� capacity, senior official says
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NewsDeregulation drive slowed down review of fire safety guidance, Grenfell inquiry hears
Officials expanded review into wider look at building regulation because of requirement to remove more rules than were added
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NewsGovernment considered replacing building control with insurance, Grenfell Inquiry hears
Radical measure was one option presented to ministers as part of drive to cut red tape
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NewsGovernment official apologises for 鈥榤uddled鈥� wording in fire safety guidance
Fire safety lead tells Grenfell Inquiry that wording of guidance on cladding 鈥榮hould have been better鈥�