Firefighters condemn ‘shameless’ property developer's call to relax ban on flammable cladding
The remains of the Grenfell tower after the fire on 2017
FIREFIGHTERS condemned a property developer’s “shameless” attempt to protect its profits over safety today after it called for the relaxation of a ban on flammable cladding imposed after the Grenfell fire.
Berkeley Group, which expects to make a £500 million profit over the next five years, told the Times that some aluminium composite material (ACM) cladding is “low-risk,” and should not be banned.
The private developer is renovating 20 high-rise towers featuring the same cladding involved in the Grenfell fire disaster, which killed 72 people.
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