Cladding at Carillion hospital set for safety tests

By Jordan Marshall2019-09-06T05:00:00

Work expected to start next month

The NHS trust managing the Birmingham hospital job left stranded by Carillion’s collapse is having to carry out tests to make sure the cladding fitted on the job is up to scratch.

Papers published ahead of yesterday’s board meeting of the Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust said the work was being done to make sure the three types of cladding installed met building regulations.

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