A housing association tower block which withstood a large blaze last Friday was insulated with a non-combustible system, Inside Housing understands. Concrete and mineral wool insulation system used on ...

Strongwell’s Strongirt® is the ideal continuous insulation (CI) cladding attachment support system. This all-FRP fiberglass pultruded composite uses a custom fire-retardant resin system and unique ...

Insulated metal panels, or IMPs, have been a popular exterior wall cladding choice for more than 30 years. These sandwich panels are composed of liquid insulating foam, such as polyurethane, injected ...

Italian chemical and development group Acell (Milan, Italy) has already earned kudos in the construction composites industry with its innovative foam-cored sandwich panels for doors (click on “SMC ...

From enhancing aesthetics with digitally-printed ceramic panels to increasing build-speed via all-in-one insulated metal panel systems, these innovative building products offer specialized facade ...

Building designers now have a plethora of cladding materials and systems to choose from, but conventional small scale fire tests may not always be appropriate. Sarah Colwell sets out the latest ...

A fire retardant version of the type of panels used on the Grenfell Tower refurbishment has failed the latest round of government commissioned safety tests. The test was carried out by BRE on behalf ...

Longboard manufactures premium interior & exterior aluminum building products in a wide range of woodgrain, solid color, specialty & custom finishes. Longboard's HITCH™ Cladding Attachment System, 6" ...

A total of 82 high-rises use a cladding system that has failed intense new fire safety tests in the wake of the Grenfell Tower blaze, the Government has confirmed. Unlike previous tests, these ones ...