Tag: cladding
Chances are, even if you’re not familiar with the name HVG Facades, you’ll have noticed, walked through or taken shelter under their work. With a history dating back more than 50 years, HVG Facades has supplied the Australian construction industry with an extensive range of products for new builds, or remedial and recladding applications. And […]
Due to recent events, the cladding issue has provoked debate and the safety of building façades has become a pressing issue. Shapeshell and its parent company Shapeshift Design Technologies have been at the forefront of appropriate full-scale fire testing and have found, despite rising tensions surrounding cladding, new does not have to mean risky...
"When asked if a fire like Grenfell could happen in Australia, our answer is a positive yes." Scott Williams of the FPA weighs in on the compliance debate.
In the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire in London and the Lacrosse tower fire in Melbourne, an expert taskforce has been established to investigate the extent of non-compliant cladding on Victorian buildings.
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