Another UK tower block cladding fire

Another UK tower block cladding fire

Seven years after the Grenfell fire, another 112-flat building gutted by fire in the UK was known to have unsafe cladding, as well as failures in the London Fire Service and the local council. Fire engulfed the Spectrum tower block, fortunately with no lives lost, but...
Thousands of UK flats have unsafe cladding

Thousands of UK flats have unsafe cladding

England and Scotland alone have over 15 000 tall apartment blocks which still have non fire-safe cladding. The UK Government has said that there may be 7 000 buildings for which cladding fire safety remediation is needed which have not yet been declared, in addition...
“Systematic dishonesty” on cladding

“Systematic dishonesty” on cladding

Grenfell fire inquiry concludes responsibility of Government, cladding companies, the building industry, as well as architects (Studio E), contractors (Rydon, Harley Facades), fire engineers and fire testing (Exova Warrington), the Building Research Establishment...
Fire safety of roof photovoltaic panels

Fire safety of roof photovoltaic panels

Experts say PV panel fires will increase with installation and underline need to mitigate ignition and fire spread. 30-page building institute guidance document explains fire risks of solar PV panels on flat roofs and identifies actions to reduce these risks. Ong et...
Lotte’s PIN FR PP achieves ASTM A-grade

Lotte’s PIN FR PP achieves ASTM A-grade

PIN flame retardant enables A-grade fire safety for building interiors with large volume, highly adaptable polymer (polypropylene). The non-halogenated (PIN) flame retardant used by Lotte Chemicals is non-toxic (no GHS toxicity label) and the PIN FR polypropylene...