KUWAIT CITY, Feb 1: Chief of the Kuwait Fire Force, Lieutenant General Khaled Al-Mekrad, warned of the danger of the external cladding of buildings if they do not meet the safety requirements set by ...

Police have confirmed at least 12 people perished after fire engulfed the 24-storey apartment block in Ladbroke Grove in West London but warned the death toll was likely to rise dramatically. Many ...

Although many building products offering lower environmental impacts are combustible, it is still possible to use them in a cladding system by testing the cladding system as a whole, as Tony Baker ...

Facade and fire testing experts have welcomed news of an addendum to the UAE Fire and Life Safety code banning the use of non fire-rated exterior cladding panels on high-rise buildings. The ...

A raging fire that consumed a luxury skyscraper in the United Arab Emirates on New Year’s Eve is raising concerns about the safety of a number of ultra-high towers that have come to define ...

The Fire Protection Association (FPA) has won the right to carry out BS8414 tests backed by UKAS accreditation. BS8414, which comprises two parts, concerns the fire performance of external cladding ...

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CLADDING used to cover Grenwell Tower before Wednesday’s killer fire WAS a cheaper, more flammable version of two options – the manufacturer of the panels has reportedly confirmed. A criminal ...