Housing minister orders testing of non-ACM cladding

By Jordan Marshall2019-01-24T10:40:00

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Kit Malthouse said the government is expecting test results by the summer

More towers may need remediation, with housing minister Kit Malthouse revealing that the government had ordered testing of other materials which may need to be removed from apartment blocks under the combustible cladding ban.

Speaking in the House of Commons on 24 January, Malthouse said the government had begun providing guidance on investigating non-ACM cladding systems last year.

He said: “In December 2018, we issued updated advice to building owners about how to investigate non-ACM cladding systems on their buildings, and how to remediate them.

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