Cladding & Sheeting

Labour leader, Sir Keir Starmer, has called for a National Cladding Taskforce to speed up the pace of removal of unsafe cladding from high rise residential properties. New figures from Labour suggest up to 11 million people are at risk from huge costs to remove unsafe cladding and from having unsellable properties.

A successful Liberal Democrat amendment will force developers to take financial responsibility for unsafe buildings and ensure the Grenfell-style cladding row in Manchester is never repeated.

Fireshield vapour permeable membrane, designed to improve the fire protection behind cladding, has been chosen for a new Science Centre at Bevington Primary school in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London.

Snickers Workwear has announced a new range of men’s and women’s work shorts for the flexible working environment, which are designed for superior comfort and freedom of movement.

Joining Metalline’s Unity rainscreen range, the new Unity X-TRU is a cost-effective cladding solution designed with simplicity and versatility in mind.

CGL Facades has successfully passed a series of thorough weather performance tests in accordance with CWCT, as well as succeeding in fire safety tests.

Paroc Panel System, in collaboration with BTS Facades & Fabrications, has launched Vantage PPS, a fully certified single source full wall system in an all-in-one solution.

Metalline has now become an independent distributor of Rockpanel fire resilient exterior cladding panels.

FSi has published a white paper identifying gaps in the specification and installation processes for cavity barrier systems.

The Wraptite external air barrier system from the A. Proctor Group is achieving efficient airtightness at two new-build extensions to the Connolly Hospital in Dublin.