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CLADDING used to cover Grenwell Tower before Wednesday's killer fire WAS a cheaper, more flammable version of two options - the manufacturer of the panels has reportedly confirmed. A criminal ...

Contractors renovating Grenfell Tower in west London, the site of a massive blaze this month that killed at least 80 people, had switched to a cheaper type of cladding that was more flammable, British ...

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 ...