Unsafe cladding removal still a 'challenge' for West Midlands

A CONSTRUCTION expert says the process of removing unsafe cladding from West Midlands homes to prevent another Grenfell is still a “challenge”

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Visiting Professor Mike Leonard, from Birmingham City University (BCU) is working with West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) on its new West Midlands Remediation Acceleration Plan.

The initiative aims to fast-track the removal of flammable cladding from residential buildings over 11 metres tall.

And Professor Leonard said it was time to tackle the “cladding crisis” still making life a misery for people in the region.

He said: “It has been eight years since the Grenfell Tower tragedy, yet the challenge of replacing unsafe cladding on mediumand high-rise residential buildings is still in its early stages.