It took just 90 minutes for fire to race up 20 storeys of the Grenfell Tower in June 2017, killing 72 people. Last month, a cigarette sparked a blaze that quickly jumped five floors of Melbourne's ...

Aluminium composite material cladding with a fire-retardant polyethylene filler and phenolic foam insulation has failed fire tests conducted by BRE. The tests have also identified 22 buildings over 18 ...

Metal cladding is on a growth trajectory globally. This is reflected in rising demand for rainscreen cladding, which market research firm VMR values currently at over $10 billion worldwide, and ...

Alcoa Architectural Products of France has launched a new aluminium cladding panel that cleans both itself and the surrounding air. “These cladding features mean the building is no longer just a ...

With a total of $59bn worth of contracts awarded in the GCC in 2013 – the highest amount since 2008 – demand for aluminium products such as composite aluminium cladding is set to increase. In its ...

HIGH-profile CBD buildings — including the new Royal Adelaide Hospital and Adelaide Oval — are among 77 buildings earmarked by the MFS for further examination into potentially dangerous cladding.

These durable metal facade systems add weather protection and unique visual interest to exterior elevations. Read about new products by Chemetal, Alucobond, Banker Wire, Linetec, and Kaynemaile. This ...

Police have confirmed at least 12 people perished after fire engulfed the 24-storey apartment block in Ladbroke Grove in West London but warned the death toll was likely to rise dramatically. Many ...

Supplying to more than 25 countries around the world, RMK Industries’ primary stronghold is the Middle Eastern, African and Asian markets and is trusted by internationally renowned consultants, ...