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Three companies have been fined a total of £670,000 after admitting fire safety failings at student accommodation. Problems at Trinity Hall, Woodhouse Street, Leeds, came to light when the father of a student rang the fire service to report the building. Twenty seven students had been at risk, the court heard. [Read More]
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The Grenfell Tower inquiry has been delayed again so that the government can decide whether evidence given by professionals and company executives could also be used to mount criminal prosecutions against them. Hearings were first postponed after the inquiry asked the attorney general to promise those involved in the disastrous refurbishment that what they say under cross-examination will not be used to try to send them to jail. [Read More]
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The manufacturer of the plastic foam insulation that burned on Grenfell Tower admitted a year before the disaster that fire would "love to race up" combustible cladding. Rob Warren, technical director at Celotex, made the claim in an email exchange shown to the public inquiry into the Grenfell fire that killed 72 people in June 2017. [Read More]
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Fire Sector Federation executive officer Dennis Davis told Construction News that workers should be able to report concerns to the government’s new building-safety regulator without fear of retribution. The new watchdog, which was partially detailed by housing secretary Robert Jenrick last month, will enforce more stringent regulations for higher-risk buildings. [Read More]
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Specialist consultant Arup has been appointed to assess fire-safety issues in the new homes of Persimmon, following a damning report into the house-builder. An independent report criticised Persimmon over its systemic, nationwide failing regarding missing or incorrectly installed cavity barriers on its timber-frame properties, which are essential to slow the spread of fires. [Read More]
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Fire safety and competency in the post-Grenfell era. Dr Dave Smith, export manager of the Fire Industry Association, looks at the changing landscape for competency in the wake of the Grenfell disaster and Dame Judith Hackitt’s review of fire safety and the Building Regulations. [Read More]
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