Construction materials regulation to come into force years after Grenfell disaster

The 2017 incident led to the largest loss of life from fire in Britain since the Second World War.

The UK government is preparing a Major Construction Products whitepaper to crack down on unregulated practices in the construction sector.

Only a third of construction projects are currently regulated, and the government now wants to see general safety requirements enforced on all products used in the sector, in the belief

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