Jun 26, 2019
Parliamentary Launch of Fire Safety Checklist
At a parliamentary event held by Tower Blocks UK and Kent University Law School on 17th June, our new Fire Safety Checklist was launched....
Jun 26, 2019
BBC Beyond Grenfell: The Cladding Lottery
A BBC piece about the ongoing removal of dangerous cladding. Click on the image below to be redirected to the BBC Sounds website. Last...
Jun 14, 2019
Grenfell Tower: two years since the tragedy, what’s changed?
The Royal Institute of British Architects are calling on the government to take action to prevent further tragedies. Read their full...
May 18, 2019
John Cole - Quality Control
John Cole CBE, an architect and member of the RIBA Council writes in the RIBA Journal on the importance of quality control in the...
May 9, 2019
Response To Government Announcement Of Funding To Remove ACM Cladding
Tower Blocks UK welcomes James Brokenshire’s announcement today and the government’s recognition that people cannot be left to live in...
Apr 27, 2019
Government release list of over 10,000 residential tower blocks
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government have responded to a Freedom Of Information request from Tower Blocks UK,...
Apr 4, 2019
Tower Blocks UK on Channel 5 News
Fire Risks for People with Disabilities in Tower Blocks on Channel 5 News Liz Lowe Tower Blocks UK I was asked at 24 hours’ notice to...
Mar 28, 2019
Eight Brighton Large Panel System Tower Blocks Under Investigation
8 tower blocks in Brighton and Hove will undergo investigations after residents raised concerns about safety issues. As first reported by...
Mar 28, 2019
Ronnie King OBE On The LGA's Annual Fire Conference
Ronnie King OBE, O.St. J, QFSM, F.I.Fire E Adviser & Hon. Admin. Secretary. All-Party Parliamentary Fire Safety & Rescue Group I was...
Feb 19, 2019
Tower Hamlets Council's Plans To Force Building Owners To Remove Dangerous Cladding
As reported by Inside Housing on 19/02/19, Tower Hamlets Council are set to use newly acquired powers to ensure that dangerous cladding...
Feb 13, 2019
Can You Hear Me From Up Here?
TRIGGERED BY THE GRENFELL TOWER FIRE AND SOME OF THE DISCUSSIONS EXPOSED THROUGH THAT TRAGEDY 'We are more than faces at windows held...
Jan 28, 2019
Cladding and Building Regulations Review
Government latest on the cladding and building regulations review with Dame Judith Hackitt giving evidence to the Housing, Communities...
Oct 14, 2018
We Are Supporting the Fuel Poverty Action 17th October Day of Action
Tower Blocks UK are supporting Fuel Poverty Action's Day of Action on Wednesday 17th October. See the full press release below and sign...
Sep 25, 2018
Shutting The Door On Smoke and Fire
By Hannah Mansell, Spokesperson for Fire Door Safety Week and BWF Head Of Technical Research and Insight Fire doors save lives and save...
Aug 28, 2018
What Is Wrong With Large Panel Tower Blocks?
There are two main areas of concern: The structural design of large panel system blocks is weak, they could collapse in an explosion,...
