New Posts For Thread: Cladding failure to pass new safety test....https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30893959/cladding-failure-to-pass-new-safety-testCladding on 60 high-rise buildings across 25 local authority areas in England has failed fire safety tests, the government has said.Tests are taking place on the fire resistance of cladding on up to 600 buildings following the Grenfell Tower fire inShares in Arconic fell as much as 11.3 per cent on Monday following weekend reports that the US company had knowingly supplied flammable cladding panels that were fitted to Grenfell Tower, the London high-rise gutted by a fire in mid-June that killedhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30893959/cladding-failure-to-pass-new-safety-test?post_id=552229009#552229009Shares in Arconic fell as much as 11.3 per cent on Monday following weekend reports that the US company had knowingly supplied flammable cladding panels that were fitted to Grenfell Tower, the London high-rise gutted by a fire in mid-June that killedMon, 26 Jun 2017 12:16:21 -0500The US firm that supplied cladding used on London's Grenfell Tower says it has ended global sales of the product for use in high-rise blocks.Arconic said it was discontinuing sales of Reynobond PE for tower blocks due to "issues" identified by the fihttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30893959/cladding-failure-to-pass-new-safety-test?post_id=552228995#552228995The US firm that supplied cladding used on London's Grenfell Tower says it has ended global sales of the product for use in high-rise blocks.Arconic said it was discontinuing sales of Reynobond PE for tower blocks due to "issues" identified by the fiMon, 26 Jun 2017 12:14:41 -0500It appears the cladding was only legal for buildings below 10 meters in high. Although, inspectors failed to identify the problem on multiple occasions. So the fault lies with the inspectors and contractors. Draw your own conclusions.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30893959/cladding-failure-to-pass-new-safety-test?post_id=552224913#552224913It appears the cladding was only legal for buildings below 10 meters in high. Although, inspectors failed to identify the problem on multiple occasions. So the fault lies with the inspectors and contractors. Draw your own conclusions.Sun, 25 Jun 2017 16:59:00 -0500I read one article in which a fire safety expert claimed that material just wouldn't sustain a flame but the cause of the fire was the one inch spacing behind the cladding which acted as a wind tunnel and drew the flames higher. I am wondering if thehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30893959/cladding-failure-to-pass-new-safety-test?post_id=552224239#552224239I read one article in which a fire safety expert claimed that material just wouldn't sustain a flame but the cause of the fire was the one inch spacing behind the cladding which acted as a wind tunnel and drew the flames higher. I am wondering if theSun, 25 Jun 2017 15:29:39 -0500the new 'new' cladding has a better reflective surface so that when installedit'll reflect the light from the sun so well as to burn all the houses belowin reflective heat. This sounds very imaginative, but it actually happened somewhere, the lightwahttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30893959/cladding-failure-to-pass-new-safety-test?post_id=552224073#552224073the new 'new' cladding has a better reflective surface so that when installedit'll reflect the light from the sun so well as to burn all the houses belowin reflective heat. This sounds very imaginative, but it actually happened somewhere, the lightwaSun, 25 Jun 2017 15:03:25 -0500yeah boxingthefox has probably nailed it but this stuff must havegone through testing long before that stagesomebody must have invented it and got it through testing somewhere ?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30893959/cladding-failure-to-pass-new-safety-test?post_id=552223377#552223377yeah boxingthefox has probably nailed it but this stuff must havegone through testing long before that stagesomebody must have invented it and got it through testing somewhere ?Sun, 25 Jun 2017 12:49:44 -0500I refer you to previous posts from boxing the foxhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30893959/cladding-failure-to-pass-new-safety-test?post_id=552223365#552223365I refer you to previous posts from boxing the foxSun, 25 Jun 2017 12:46:51 -0500Cladding on 60 high-rise buildings across 25 local authority areas in England has failed fire safety tests, the government has said.Tests are taking place on the fire resistance of cladding on up to 600 buildings following the Grenfell Tower fire inhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30893959/cladding-failure-to-pass-new-safety-test?post_id=552223355#552223355Cladding on 60 high-rise buildings across 25 local authority areas in England has failed fire safety tests, the government has said.Tests are taking place on the fire resistance of cladding on up to 600 buildings following the Grenfell Tower fire inSun, 25 Jun 2017 12:45:29 -0500