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Hans Mitchell discusses the critically slow progress of Scotland's National Cladding Remediation Programme, which, despite increased government funding and a high demand for building safety assessments, is severely hampered by a national shortage of qualified fire safety engineers to carry out the e
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The City of Edinburgh Council has awarded a £61 million fire safety contract to UK fire protection specialist Harmony Fire.
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Anthony Pycraft discusses the ongoing risks of unsafe cladding on residential buildings in Scotland and argues for the proactive retrofitting of sprinkler systems to enhance resident safety, rather than just returning buildings to their previous state. In the latest Scottish cladding remediation est
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What have we learned from the recently published minutes of the 2 April final session of the Ministerial Working Group (MWG) on Building and Fire Safety arising from the Grenfell Inquiry Phase 2, writes Hans Mitchell. The 26 participants reinforced Scotland’s acceptance of the Grenfell Inquiry
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In an exclusive for Scottish Housing News, Hans Mitchell, client relations director at fire safety engineering consultancy Harmony Fire, summarises the Scottish Government’s response to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry recommendations. The recent Scottish Government Response to the Grenfell Tower In
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