An additional survey by insulation manufacturer Rockwool identified 340 high-rise buildings with non-ACM cladding, many of which will be using HPL materials. Warnings have been made about the ...

The research also highlighted the dangers of High-Pressure Laminate (HPL) materials, a popular alternative to the ACM cladding used at Grenfell Tower. HPL materials have already been associated ...

A popular combustible cladding material has passed a long-awaited safety test but must still be removed if combined with combustible insulation, the government has said. A popular combustible cladding ...

Only since the beginning of this year has the government extended the scheme to cover a wider range of problematic building materials including HPL cladding. An extra £1billion will now be made ...

are testing other types of cladding and building materials. One type of cladding, known as High Pressure Laminate (HPL) is believed to be of particular concern. The research group Building ...

Fire safety experts have called for all HPL cladding to be “urgently” removed as they raised major concerns with a parliamentary committee over the laboratory tests of the material.

This is the first time the government has publicly instructed building owners to specifically remove HPL, which is a different material to the aluminium composite cladding used on Grenfell Tower but ...

despite the Journal of Hazardous Materials publishing the results of a fire test led by Professor Richard Hull at the University of Central Lancashire in January 2019. HPL cladding burns '115 ...

despite the Journal of Hazardous Materials publishing the results of a fire test led by Professor Richard Hull at the University of Central Lancashire in January 2019. HPL cladding burns '115 ...