A popular cladding brand failed a safety test this week - despite being seen as so fire-safe that it is permitted on tall buildings without any extra tests, Newsnight has learned. Cladding removed for ...

Replacing unsafe cladding is "urgent" and making existing homes secure must come before building new ones, a safety advisor has urged. Dame Judith Hackitt, chairman of the Independent Review of ...

North America Cladding Systems Market was valued at US$ 66.1 billion in 2023 and is projected to attain a market size of US$ 123.6 billion by 2032 at a CAGR of 7.21% during the forecast period ...

Anais Wood saved up for years to buy her dream home, but it quickly became one of the worst decisions of her life. Ms Wood will have to foot a huge bill to remove combustible cladding She, like many ...

CLADDING on tower blocks was ripped down across the UK following the Grenfell Tower fire because of fears it could contribute towards another deadly blaze. Councils across the country tested materials ...

Sara Robertson used to wake up in the middle of the night thinking that she heard a fire alarm and her apartment was going to burn down. Ms Robertson said the unknown cost of dealing with flammable ...

Bosses at Hull Royal Infirmary have been told they must strip the outside of the hospital's main building, because it does not meet fire safety laws. The insulation and cladding on the 13-storey tower ...

Flat owners caught up in the cladding crisis say they will remain trapped in unsellable homes despite a major new scheme to help fund repairs. The long-awaited Cladding Safety Scheme (CSS) opened this ...

The China Atomic Energy Authority (CAEA) informed the IAEA yesterday that a minor fuel cladding failure had occurred at the Taishan Nuclear Power Plant. What are fuel cladding failures, and what do ...

Flat owners will not have to pay to remove dangerous cladding from lower-height buildings under new government plans, BBC Newsnight understands. It means leaseholders in buildings of between 11 and 18 ...

North Korea uses thermal cladding on important facilities to block radiation of heat and prevent heat loss. The regime ...

A popular cladding brand failed a safety test this week - despite being seen as so fire-safe that it is permitted on tall buildings without any extra tests, Newsnight has learned. Cladding removed for ...