Author Archives: Dom

March 17, 2023

Leaseholder Cladding Protection Motion Passed in House of Commons

The campaign to #EndOurCladdingScandal took a major step forward after 263 MPs voted in favour of a motion calling on the government to protect leaseholders across the country living in homes with unsafe cladding. The motion calls on the Government to establish the extent of dangerous cladding and prioritise buildings according to risk, provide upfront […]

March 17, 2023

New Fire Safety Statements - Addressing a Key Issue

In the recent Queen’s Speech, the Government reiterated it will legislate for a “new building safety regulator to make sure the mistakes of the past will never be repeated”. This is news to be welcomed – but residents across the UK will want assurance that the mistakes that have already been made are going to […]

March 17, 2023

New Research Shows 60% of High-Rise Fires start externally

There are an estimated 321,000 people living in tall apartment blocks in this country that are deemed to be unsafe because of the type of exterior cladding fitted. And four years on since the Grenfell Tower fire, it is no surprise these homeowners are increasingly angry about the snail’s-pace progress of getting the problem fixed, […]

March 17, 2023

Grenfell Inquiry Contributor Backs Intelliclad

One of the UK’s foremost fire safety experts has endorsed Intelliclad’s fire detection system. Frances Maria Peacock, whose reports and technical papers have been submitted to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry, described Intelliclad, which has been tested by the Fire Protection Association, as having “considerable benefits for building safety”. In a report outlining its benefits and […]

March 17, 2023

Intelliclad Completes First Installation

We are delighted to have completed our first installation – allowing for the removal of the expensive and ineffective Waking Watch. The 38 apartment building in South London has become the first building in the UK to have the new Intelliclad system installed in a bid to boost residents safety as the wait for cladding […]

March 17, 2023

Fire Safety Minister Calls for Innovation to Tackle Cladding Crisis

Lord Greenhalgh – Minister of State for Building Safety and Fire – has called for innovation aiming to tackle the UK’s cladding crisis to be encouraged – citing a unique external fire detection system as an example of what can be achieved. During a statement at the House of Commons on January 11th, Lord Greenhalgh […]

March 17, 2023

Lord Greenhalgh Visits Intelliclad Installation

The Minister of State for Building Safety and Fire has visited a Croydon apartment building using an Intelliclad alarm system allowing for removal of Waking Watch patrols. Lord Greenhalgh visited the 38 apartment building in West Croydon alongside representatives from Intelliclad, a system which our team installed in 2021 to boost residents safety and remove […]