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Combustible Cladding Remediation Posed Fire Risk

DANGEROUS COMBUSTIBLE CLADDING was found lying on residents’ balconies at a Liverpool apartment block, posing a serious fire risk. The health and safety inspector found combustible cladding similar to that used on Grenfell Tower when the 2017 disaster occurred. Green Facades Limited had been contracted to remove the potentially dangerous aluminium composite panels and combustible

Gilbert Ash tipped for 900-room London hotel

Plans to renovate and double the size of the existing Hilton London Olympia to over 900 rooms have been approved. Developer Frogmore and C1 Capital, which acquired the hotel last year, will now proceed with one of London’s biggest hotel projects at 380 Kensington High Street. Under designs drawn up by architect Studion Moren, part

Industry urges rethink on fire sale of HS2 land

New analysis shows the government plan for a hasty sell-off of HS2 Phase 2a land between Birmingham and Crewe will cost taxpayers £100m. The Government decision to press ahead with a fire sale would also lock in the north south gap for generations, permanently ruling out a new Birmingham-Manchester railway. Analysis by the industry’s High