Re-Cladding Works: A New Agenda

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Challenges and Solutions: Industry Cladding Conference

New re-cladding agenda

“Residents of high-rise buildings should be safe, and feel safe from the risk of fire, now and in the future” Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, July 2017

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Re-cladding has dominated the building compliance agenda since 14 June 2017, the date of the Grenfell tragedy.

This document seeks to share best practice principles garnered from experience and lessons learned in the past three years by social housing landlords, contractors, risk managers and framework providers.

NUMBER OF BUILDINGS IDENTIFIED WITH ACM CLADDING SYSTEMS UNLIKELY TO MEET BUILDING REGULATIONS (BY TENURE)

460 BUILDINGS IN TOTAL

It is published in conjunction with the findings from Axis’ Cladding Conference. This event was presented by industry experts and attended by over 100 influencers from the industry, specialising in re‑cladding.

“The biggest changes to building safety for a generation” Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, Robert Jenrick MP

2017 – A new agenda In 2017, the UK government’s Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) established the Building Safety Programme to enhance the structural performance of high-rise residential buildings in the event of a fire.

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THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING, COMMUNITIES AND LOCAL GOVERNM

The Building Safety Programme identified Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) cladding systems as unsafe and ordered urgent remedial works: the removal of existing unsafe cladding and retrofitting of safe replacement cladding in the external walls of high-rise residential buildings of 18 metres and over.

Prior to 2017, re-cladding projects had rarely featured in Landlords’ planned or capital works programmes or as a high demand service for main contractors.

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SOCIAL SECTOR, RESIDENTIAL

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PRIVATE SECTOR, RESIDENTIAL

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STUDENT ACCOMMODATION

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PUBLICLY OWNED BUILDINGS

COMMERCIAL HOTELS

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MENT (MHCLG) DECEMBER 2020

On top of the number of buildings still needing remedial works (460 as of December 2020, MHCLG), the industry anticipates many more projects will hit the market as applications to the government’s Building Safety Fund to replace unsafe non- ACM cladding flood in (MHCLG).

As stakeholders respond to the Building Safety Programme requirements to urgently undertake an unprecedented number of remediation works to existing buildings, they clearly face many challenges.

The following pages seek not only to address these challenges – so that the industry as a whole might best work together to expedite the current and anticipated remedial works – but also provide a road map towards creating a safer future.

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Shared experience Axis’ Cladding Conference addresses the challenges surrounding re-cladding facing the industry through sharing collective experience.

Meet the presenters.

SOCIAL HOUSING LANDLORD/ BUILDING SAFETY Brent O’Halloran Building Safety Advisor, Clarion Housing Group

Formerly Director of Asset Management at Hyde, Brent has extensive experience delivering major change programmes, recently in the housing sector’s response to the Grenfell tragedy, working closely with MHCLG, NHF, CIH and the G15, and mobilising a Building Safety taskforce to deliver £50m of building safety remediation works. Brent is currently working with Clarion Housing Group developing their innovative Building Safety Regime.

See Brent’s full presentation here

Clarion Housing Group is the largest social landlord in the country, providing good quality and affordable homes for over 350,000 people.

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CONTRACTOR

PROFESSIONAL INDEMNITY

Tunji Awe

Mark Sommariva

Commercial Director, Axis Europe plc

UK Sales Director, Brunel Professions

Tunji heads up the Major Works division that delivers all Axis’ re‑cladding projects. He has expertise and experience in all aspects of all cladding projects conducted at Axis from pre-tender to completion.

Mark has 20 years’ experience in the insurance industry, many specialising in PI. He works with everyone from start‑up sole traders to some of the UK’s largest firms assisting with complex insurance arrangements.

See Tunji’s full presentation here

See Mark’s full presentation here

Walter Shave

James Burgoyne

Senior Projects Manager, Axis Europe plc

Claims and Technical Director, Brunel Professions

A senior figure in Major Works programmes, Walter leads Project Operations in Axis’ Major Works Division including the recently-completed £6.7m project renewing 18,000m² of EWI for Hyde at Gosport in Hampshire – a project that has garnered many awards including Inside Housing’s Resident Safety Campaign.

James oversees Brunel’s claims and technical team. He regularly writes articles for many of Brunel’s affiliates on insurance, risk and associated topics and has represented Brunel as a speaker at a variety of CPD events for professional services.

See Walter’s full presentation here

See James’ full presentation here

In addition to EWI replacement and installation projects, Axis’ professional property works include Repairs & Maintenance, Painting & Decorating, Mechanical & Electrical, Planned Works and Full Asset Management.

Brunel Professions are specialists in Professional Indemnity Insurance and other related liability insurances.

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The way forward

“Collaboration, communication and transparent engagement are paramount to ensuring re-cladding projects are managed smoothly and that residents are kept up to date and aware of any changes along the way” Jack Bernard, Safer Homes Delivery Manager, Hyde

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Those who have gone before share their real experience and lessons learned since 2017, providing best practice principles for current and forthcoming re-cladding projects – and suggestions for a safer future.

Since 2017, much has been written and spoken about the challenges faced by the industry as it undertakes unprecedented, large‑scale re‑cladding programmes ordered by the government following the Grenfell tragedy.

Solutions for a safer future At Axis’ Cladding Conference, industry experts shared their direct, learned experience of the new re‑cladding agenda with over 100 influencers from the industry, highlighting the major challenges and discussing solutions for the way ahead.

We highlight them as follows….

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Challenge 1

Solution

What is ‘Safe’ – no definition, no road map Unlike the Decent Homes Standard which came in during 2000, and gave the housing sector a set of defined metrics to achieve a standard of decency in a 10-year time frame, there is currently no similar system or legal/government definition of ‘safety’ within a housing context.

Industry to create Building Safety Regime The industry needs to move from a compliance paradigm to a safety paradigm and create a Building Safety Regime including a Structured Building Safety Case based on CLAIM, ARGUMENT and EVIDENCE – useful precedents are Safety Cases used by other industries including oil and chemical industries.

“We have to change the question from ‘Is my building compliant ’ to ‘Is my building safe to live in?’ This is more complex than the current paradigm, requiring different Performance Indicators which treat the building with a holistic as opposed to a linear approach”

Further recommendations • Building Safety Manager • Resident engagement strategy • Full understanding of the provenance of the building • Building-specific reporting tool or dashboard to enable the Building Safety Manager to discharge their responsibilities

Brent O’Halloran, Building Safety Advisor, Clarion Housing Group

“In the absence of a prescriptive definition of safety in a housing context, the industry must provide a Building Safety Regime to minimise the risk of catastrophic failure. I am being really careful with the words: we cannot definitively say a building is safe but we can provide the environment to encourage safety to thrive” Brent O’Halloran, Building Safety Advisor, Clarion Housing Group

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Challenge 2

Solution

Shortage of skilled labour for re-cladding works We have seen that replacing cladding has not, prior to 2017, been a high demand service for main contractors. Therefore the pool of skilled labour for re-cladding works has been historically small. Sudden high demand and the departure of many European workers as well as the shrinkage caused

by COVID-19 have further reduced capacity in the UK and bring additional costs as demand increases.

Industry training and government incentive schemes As well as developing its own bespoke apprenticeships programmes to meet the future demands for re-cladding works, and factoring in additional costs of hiring from the existing small labour pool for today’s programmes, the industry should consider lobbying for specialist training grants and schemes and new bespoke qualifications in apprenticeship programmes.

“Apprenticeships and training within the industry will mitigate the current skill shortage in the long term. In the short term it is a simply a question of who is paying the most for labour.

This needs to be factored in to any discussions about costs – early” Walter Shave, Senior Projects Manager, Axis Europe plc 11

Challenge 3

Solution

Professional Indemnity and nervous insurers Generally, in the existing hard market conditions, there is a significantly reduced pool of insurers willing to give a quote to any firm in the UK. Specifically challenging the re-cladding industry, the Grenfell tragedy exposed large contract values in tall buildings, as well as issues generally not previously considered high risk by insurers: Fire Safety, Cladding and Combustibility. Policies may now limit consequential loss to completely exclude fire safety or cladding while insurers are limiting their exposure and switching to aggregate cover/co-insurance style placement.

Consider Owner-led Insurance Where there are multiple firms on a project, and where not everyone can get the same insurance cover, Single Project insurance represents an overall solution. It is readily available and can be owner-led – by the end client or contractor. One policy effectively picks up cover for everyone involved and is purchased as a block period of PI cover offered on an aggregate basis and stretched over a 10-12 year period.

Most damaging is the cost of the premium – for example some contractors and consultants are paying 10-15 times what they were previously paying. Top up layers of insurance are expensive, sometimes more so than the primary costs.

Further recommendations • Greater degrees of checking and collaboration • First class market presentation that puts company in best light with covering letters and full claims information • Increased focus on risk management • Start early – often three to four months ahead of renewal • Avoid schemes which may be limiting – many brokers channel clients down limited avenues • Avoid middle men – traditional general local brokers may not have access to the full market and may indeed be broking through another broker • Use a specialist broker who will be able to navigate the market to help get your premium down

“Certainly we are finding at least one client who has set up a significant chunk of insurance because although we (Axis) can get the insurance, the supply chain could not” John Hayes, CEO, Axis Europe plc

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Challenge 4

Solution

Poor collaboration and presentation The lack of cross-collaboration (even before tender stage) between industry parties, planning departments and stakeholders causes conflict, delays and increased costs, while under-developed tenders (often weighting price over value) and specifications with unrealistic time scales and no awareness of or allowance for statutory consultations or approvals, mobilisation start times etc, frustrate many projects.

Early engagement and shared experience Collaboration with the following parties at pre‑tender stage will de-risk the project by pooling information and lessons learned to create well-informed job specs and tenders.

“In this market, where demand outstrips supply, a contractor is unlikely to respond to invitations to tender if works are not fully discovered or defined. This represents unacceptable commercial risk. You can never know how much work is required until the cladding has been removed” Tunji Awe, Commercial Director, Axis Europe plc

The Principal Contractor, for example, should be engaged for their expertise on procurement routes, contract forms, tender time tables, project phasing and programming, scope of works and resident approaches.

• Employers Agent • Principal Contractor • Specialist Cladding Installer • Ancillary services that penetrate facades • Statutory authorities, Planning and Building control • Resident groups, adjoining landlords, stakeholder groups • Fire Engineer • Lead Consultant • Architect • Principal Designer • Structural Engineer • M&E Engineer • SAP and EPC services

“The recent increase in clients engaging all stakeholders and inviting delivery-side input – and putting their recommendations into their tender documents – is a welcome step forward” Tunji Awe, Commercial Director, Axis Europe plc

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Challenge: 5

Solution

Inadequate investigation Insufficient investigation into existing cladding – and what is underneath it – makes it impossible for all parties to assess remedial works or the duration or costs thereof. Investigations have revealed – in addition to combustible cladding – poor installations, insufficient fire breaks, divergence from specifications, regulations and ratings as well as combustible balconies, fire door defects and fire hazards.

Enabling works and intrusive investigations Intrusive investigations and sampling enable the creation of a full design brief and clear scope of works which can then go out to tender. Enabling works – for example erecting scaffolding, stripping off combustible material to expose the substrate on blocks – can be done early with minimum disruption to the residents.

“We carried out a programme of intrusive and invasive inspections on all of Hyde’s 86 buildings. I do not know how you can say your building is safe without carrying them out” Brent O’Halloran, Building Safety Advisor, Clarion Housing Group

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Challenge: 6

Solution

Overweighting price The high costs of re-cladding projects mean that many tenders weight price over quality – and many bidders bow to pressure to respond accordingly.

Invest in Safety: weight quality and value over price Because all principal contractors are sharing the same pool of re-cladding subcontractors and all have access to the same quotes, the difference is in the quality of management that the main contractor can bring to the delivery. Tenders should weight quality and value over price.

“Value will not be delivered by engineering a price competition when you approach re-cladding. It is a race to the bottom” Tunji Awe, Commercial Director, Axis Europe plc

Challenge 7

Solution

Unclear design responsibilities Replacement cladding – insulation; cavity barriers; substructure and cladding – has to be designed to meet not only all technical, aesthetic and cost specifications but also those of the original building’s requirements and of course new safety regulations. Often, who takes responsibility for the design is a cause of confusion or conflict in large programmes causing delays.

Establishing responsibility and roles Early collaboration and intrusive investigation will establish roles and scope of works.

Consider also a Design and Build Contract which: • Concentrates design responsibility • Eliminates design interface challenges and design scope gaps • Gives more programme control and certainty to the contract

“A two-stage restricted procedure which addresses the characteristics and requirements of the re-cladding programme, establishes a shortlist of capable and experienced contractors proven in their capacity and experience, and with any price competition primed to deliver value, should be the go-to option” Tunji Awe, Commercial Director, Axis Europe plc 15

Challenge 8

Solution

Balancing residents’ and local concerns with the progress of the programme Cladding is a news topic. Increased public awareness of the risks of unsafe cladding means projects attract high profile scrutiny and attention which can include bad press and vocal antipathy from the local community.

Engage with residents and the local community As well as deploying a team of RLOs to care for the residents’ needs and concerns, prioritise regular engagement and communication with them including at surgeries and consultations.

A full understanding of the leaseholder/tenant relationship is desirable, and a strong link with the Residents’ Association essential. In addition, engage with all other interested parties from the beginning regularly including local media, Councillors, MP, and Services eg fire brigade.

Residents and families are uneasy at living with unsafe cladding and may be further distressed during the works.

The use of Monarflex, for example, is unpopular with residents as it restricts their views but is essential to the progress of the works. Residents may raise their concerns at local government level as well as in the local media.

This will distract from – and may delay – the programme of works.

“The substantial and significant works at Gosport were always going to be a focus for the media. Engage early with the local media – when you get positive engagement they will know who to contact and the story remains positive. We also engaged with the local MP and local councillors from across the political spectrum enabling them to comment from an educated viewpoint. We worked with the Client’s media team and our own Marketing and Communications team” Walter Shave, Senior Projects Manager, Axis Europe plc

Challenge 9

Solution

The elements Works on retrofitting projects on a large scale are subject to unexpected delays and issues including inclement weather.

Phased works and planning Align the construction phase with the best weather windows. Use Winter for design works and planning, Spring, Summer and Autumn for installation.

On large projects, focus on one or two blocks at a time to minimise the effect of the works on residents and allow you to take advantage of weather windows. Use of Monarflex, though unpopular with residents, allows work to continue through all weathers.

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Challenge 10

Solution

Rising costs The costs of recladding projects (material, labour, insurance) are high despite government support: the government has provided £600 million for the replacement of ACM cladding systems and a further 1 billion to replace unsafe non-ACM cladding bringing total funding for remediation up to £1.6 billion.

Early collaboration, consultation and full investigations As outlined elsewhere in this document teamwork, consultation and full investigations need to be implemented in order to establish the cost of the project and best use of budget.

Even then, factor in for ‘unknowns’ including, for example, concerning the recovery of leaseholder costs. Complexity of ownership needs clarification before commencing works.

Further recommendations: economies of scale – scaffolding is a major capital cost so consider with the client possible simultaneous window replacement or boiler installations. Consult with Statutory authorities for example gas suppliers who may take advantage the access provided via scaffolding.

Challenge 11

Solution

Shortage of Materials Where many projects previously adopted a “Just in Time” delivery of materials, the uncertainty surrounding the works to be done in re‑cladding works highlighted throughout this document demands a new approach. If works come to a halt because of shortage of materials, not only is the programme delayed but skilled workers may move on to projects elsewhere.

A new model for supply chain Setting up a new model with the supply chain to order and stock in advance, as well as pre‑planning and early engagement, will obviate the problem of shortage of supplies and create opportunities to consider alternative cladding materials.

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Cladding Conference Q&A The panel responds to questions from our guests View the full Q&A session here

INVESTIGATIONS AND SAFETY

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With a significant number of buildings operating a Stay Put policy which works on the premise that the compartmentation is intact, should we not be moving to more intrusive investigations rather than simply undertaking Type 1 visual assessments?

How can we reassure residents that their flats are safe without some form of sample intrusive inspection?

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At Hyde, we carried out sample inspections on all 86 high-rise residential buildings. We had a Building MOT, a ticklist of activities we wanted to check. We did an intrusive/invasive inspection on each of those 86 blocks.

I do not know how you could stand in a foyer with your residents and say that that this building is safe without doing these intrusive inspections.

This is different to an external intrusive inspection which is cladding checking. This is more about compartmentation issues that we were discovering in a significant way. It is called an FRA Type 4, even that is only a sample. You would normally do, say, ten percent of flats in a block.

You might want to cover each archetype: for example the corner flats need to be checked because they are a different shape.

What we did find is that if there is a fault in one flat, that fault would probably be repeated in the other flats so you get a good indication of the magnitude of the problem which might lead you into doing every flat eventually. I do not know how you can do a safety audit without some form of sample intrusive inspection.

My experience was that it uncovered significant compartmentation breaches and the whole “Stay Put” policy is predicated on the assumption that buildings are adequately compartmentalised.

In many of our buildings that was not my experience.

Brent O’Halloran

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FUNDING

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You touched on funding till the end of the Financial Year to cover the cost for leaseholders.

How do you access that?

The Building Remediation Fund is a government-backed scheme. Funding is available if you are a Housing Association landlord or a private landlord. It is purely for the leaseholder contribution element of the works, not for all the works. Buildings have to be over 17.4m tall.

The catch is that you need to prove that you will be on site before the end of the Financial Year to access that funding. This may create an unseemly rush to commission works and get contractors on site.

This goes against all that we have heard today about ill-prepared specifications and rushing things. We have talked about how you need to put the effort in at the front end of the project development, make the right decisions at the start and then get the right contractor and agree the appropriate specification.

Brent O’Halloran

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EWS1 FORMS

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How are EWS1 Forms impacting Investigation and Remediation?

The EWS process, and resulting form, is a set way for a building owner to confirm that an External Wall System on a residential building has been assessed for safety by a suitable expert.

As EWS1s are not a legal requirement, there is no obligation on landlords to complete them.

However, EWS1 forms have been required by members of UK Finance or the Building Societies Association (BSA) since December 2019 for any mortgage applications for leasehold properties in residential buildings over 18m.

The EWS1 form was created by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).

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Like all landlords, Clarion is getting requests for completion of EWS1 forms. I really do understand and sympathise with leaseholders; their lives are on hold if they wish to move house, until that building is signed off as safe.

The problem is that we are getting requests for buildings that are below 18m high.

We therefore may need to work on a building that we may not consider to be high risk, but has a lot of leaseholders who wish to move.

It is starting to skew decision-making in the sector.

The teams that are delivering inspection regimes and carrying out remediation works are the same ones dealing with EWS1 forms and there is only a finite resource.

In reality many landlords are going to take many years before they can confirm absolutely the safety or otherwise of each and every one of their blocks.

If we are shifted on to low-rise blocks which we do not consider to be high risk that is just going to slow the process.

At Clarion we are doing EWS1 forms. And many of our buildings are getting A non-combustible rating.

There are some with a B2 rating where the wall is potentially combustible and needs further action.

A potential way to resolve it is with some sort of government underwriting of the cost of this remediation work for leaseholders.

Without that we are going to be working for many years to try and resolve this situation.

Brent O’Halloran

"A potential way to resolve the issues surrounding EWS1 forms is with some sort of government underwriting of the cost of this remediation work for leaseholders.

Without that we are going to be working many years to try and resolve this situation" Brent O’Halloran, Building Safety Advisor, Clarion Housing Group 20

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As insurers are not looking favourably on those insured that are signing EWS1 forms, is there a risk that these firms will not be able to secure insurance cover upon renewal and therefore clients will have little or no recourse?

I would make a distinction because the question asks would people not be covered for completing EWS1 forms in the future. It may be the case that people are not covered for doing EWS1 forms now.

A lot of firms being asked to do this are surveying firms who are regulated by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). RICS made a change to its minimum insurance terms on 1 May this year saying EWS1 form work is not included in RICS’ minimum terms unless explicitly agreed with insurers.

To return to the thrust of question: Yes. Many insurers don’t want to cover EWS1 form work.

Existing policy holders who are asking to do it may get the answer no. If they are covered now, it might make them unattractive as a risk.

And, yes there is a real danger in the present hard market they might not get Renewal terms going forward.

In the form there is Option A and Option B: if insurers are looking on it favourably at all, they are seeing Option A completion as less of a risk. It may be the case that a professional is covered for Option A work but cannot touch Option B work.

James Burgoyne

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PI INSURANCE

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The PI market is clearly hardening as Mark has set out. Recent changes such as inability to now insure for consequential loss render many schemes uninsurable and are an example of a continued barrier and stifle capacity to respond to the demand.

Does the Government need to intervene similar to a Pool Re scenario (a partnership between the UK government and the Association of British Insurers)?

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Many commentators and stakeholders in or related to the PI industry are referring to the need for a Government Pool, and that is one avenue.

But because some of the present insurance issues we have seen in the construction industry around fire safety exclusions and cladding exclusions are not wholly related to Grenfell Tower but to all the other economic factors not specifically linked to the construction sector, and as the PI market moves through its cycle – we may be towards the trough of it at the moment – and we come into better times it may not be necessary to have that separate Pool. There is no clear decision on this at the present time.

James Burgoyne

How are contractors dealing with the requirements for PI insurance on re-cladding projects when most insurance companies are excluding cladding from their policy?

Is there any appetite for ring-fenced project insurance where all the stakeholders in that project share in the risk proportionate to their specific involvement? This includes the client taking part of the risk.

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I have a lot of conversations with our insurers. There is already a risk there. These buildings are a risk. On multiple levels not just PI. What the industry is trying to do is actually reduce the risk. We are taking off the cladding that burns and replacing it with cladding that does not burn.

Ultimately costs are huge and ultimately that cost will go on to the project or a succession of projects. It goes into the preliminary cost and it gets passed up the line.

We have all got to work together to reduce cost.

As a contractor, if we get a Design and Build contract, we immediately engage a designer who has at least equal insurance to us. We do the same with the supply chain. We should be de-risked in reality, but the market does not see that – and still our premiums go up. We never have had a claim and I would hope we are never likely to have one because of the way we have set up the works.

But ultimately the market is shrinking, there are fewer players in the market and we do have to work together.

Certainly we are finding at least one client who has set up a significant chunk of insurance because although we (Axis) can get the insurance, the supply chain could not.

Ultimately there is a cost. And that goes one way. Costs go uphill. The client is going to pay for it in one form or another – whether it is through a collaborative approach or it gets put on the preliminary costs, that is ultimately where the costs end up.

John Hayes, CEO, Axis Europe plc

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There was almost a suggestion in the question that people with exclusions did not have PI insurance at all whereas the exclusions are actually focussed on certain areas.

Prior to 2017, insurance concerns around cladding were not around fire. There was not a large amount of claims experiences around fire issues associated with cladding.

The issues were about detachment (where cladding falls off and injures someone or damages property), distortion and deflection (establishing what causes distortion and remedying it) and water penetration.

The current exclusions are referring to combustibility of the cladding but not excluding the three traditional issues above. Firms continue to have PI cover for these issues and similarly they continue to have cover for anything not to do with cladding or fire safety.

James Burgoyne

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Amongst all the insurers there are serious variations of these exclusions. Some will offer aggregate cover. Some will focus on specific areas of cover. Some will offer complete full cover if cladding is within building regulations.

It is important to search the market. There is a collection of insurers who can work together or singly to find a solution depending on the work you are doing and past exposures. In terms of work being undertaken now and for the future that is where the negotiation really needs to sit.

Mark Sommariva

See the video of Axis and Hyde’s successful awardwinning high-rise re-cladding project at Gosport in Hampshire – and Case Study overleaf.

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• Winner: Inside Housing’s Resident Safety Campaign • Finalist: UK Housing Awards Campaign of the Year • Finalist: CIPR Excellence Awards • Winner: Considerate Constructors Award 24

CASE STUDY

Gosport Towers External Wall Insulation renewal for Hyde Group by Axis Europe plc The contract: Replacement of 18,000m² of External Wall Insulation to five high-rise blocks.

The buildings: Situated on the Marina in Gosport Hampshire, the five tower blocks of 10-15 storeys are home to 440 families.

Taken into account: All blocks were fully occupied during the works. All new materials had also to withstand harsh coastal elements.

Value: £6.7m Highlights: • Close liaison with The Hyde Group and their Employer’s Agent Pellings LLP to arrive at an Employer’s Requirement document to establish an enhanced specification that exceeded the requirements of regulations and that was also practically deliverable on site: specifically, a replacement EWI system that would meet BR 135 classification (tested and certified to BS 8414).

• Designed scaffolding to enable access to all elevations of each block • Detailed surveys • Fixed fire retardant Monarflex sheet to the scaffolding to protect the building • Installation of new non-combustible A1 rated EWI • All associated works • FRA Works (including Fire Safety Training) • Concrete and Steel Repairs and Reinforcement • Gas Works • Painting and Decorating • Matching EWI in all respects to the existing system including texture, colour and areas covered by the insulation and render • Listed mosaics 25

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All photographs in this brochure were taken on site at re-cladding projects undertaken by Axis including at Gosport Towers

Who to contact at Axis For more information about Axis and Axis’ Cladding Services please contact Joseph Hayes Business Development Manager 020 3597 2545 joseph.hayes@axiseurope.com 27