Unions and fire prevention experts warn high-rise apartment owners are sitting on time bombs if safety loopholes around cheap construction materials are not closed. "When it comes to building ...

A Tory donor’s private equity firm was a big investor in the construction company accused of saving £5,000 with cheaper, more flammable cladding at Grenfell Tower. Mayfair-based Coller Capital owned a ...

The New South Wales Government is considering tougher regulations on the use of combustible cladding in the wake of the deadly Grenfell Tower fire in London. Premier Gladys Berejiklian said the ...

Fire Protection Association Australia chief Scott Williams described the cheap cladding used externally on buildings as: “A ticking time bomb … It’s the dirty secret of the building industry in ...

The Labour Party is pressuring the government to come to the aid of homeowners living in apartments wrapped in dangerous flammable material that was the cause of the Grenfell Tower fire in 2017. By ...

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It's been reported that contractors renovating Grenfell Tower switched to a cheaper and more flammable type of cladding before the deadly fire. Contractors renovating Grenfell Tower in west London, ...

A subdivision developer in Wellington is objecting to the cladding on an eco house that is nearing completion. Photo: JUAN ZARAMA PERINI / Stuff A "green" house being built at Crofton Downs, ...