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Saint-Gobain CEO argues green construction materials are cheaper in the long run

"You have to think of the full life cycle of the building."

Fortune

Companies involved in Grenfell to be barred from public contracts, says Starmer

Prime minister condemns ‘horrific failings’ and promises to speed up process of removing unsafe cladding

The Guardian - UK

Firms criticised by Grenfell inquiry face calls to be banned from public contracts

Exclusive: About £250m in UK deals made in past five years with companies involved in tower’s ill-fated refit

The Guardian - UK

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Are these the most corporate Olympics ever?

It’s rather exceptional that a G7 Olympic host gets the support of so many of its largest companies.

Fortune

CSR Australia Accepts .8B Takeover Offer From Saint-Gobain

CSR accepts .8 billion takeover offer from Saint-Gobain, reshaping Australia's construction industry.

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‘They made a huge profit knowing they’d kill people’: US firms use tactics to avoid paying asbestos victims

Advocates say corporate strategy known as ‘Texas two-step’ is being used as ‘menu choice’ to avoid paying compensation

The Guardian - US

Gove puts pressure on shareholders over post-Grenfell remediation package

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has warned the shareholders of cladding companies over the provision of remediation work.

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Cladding firm bosses were warned about fire risk 7 YEARS before Grenfell Tower tragedy

Documents written for Saint-Gobain pre-2010 advised the plastic foam 'generates a large volume of dense, acrid smoke' when exposed to fire, which may 'bring on... incapacitation and death'

Daily Mirror

Call to sanction cladding suppliers that made £7.5bn profit since Grenfell disaster

Manufacturers of insulation installed on the tower have yet to agree a voluntary funding scheme to fix dangerous buildings

The Guardian - UK

UK mega-lab generates weather to test homes of future

Salford (United Kingdom) (AFP) - The thermometer sinks below zero as a blizzard of fine snow descends on two houses freshly built inside a massive laboratory in northern England.

AFP

The new-build ‘homes’ where energy scientists play God with the weather

Researchers hope £16m temperature-controlled chamber can stress test green tech to help make houses energy efficient

The Guardian - UK

Jewson builders merchants being sold in £740m deal

Despite tough economy, new owner says UK renovation and maintenance market remains attractive

Birmingham Post

Jewson offloaded by French owners in £740m deal

Renowned builders' merchants has been sold to Danish group alongside other UK-based brands which sees transfer of 600 branches and distribution centres

Birmingham Post

North East deals of the week: key acquisitions, investments and contract wins

Companies announcing deals this week include Legal & General, Formula Plastics, Premier Tech, Sage and Hydrock

Birmingham Post

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Clayton Glass acquires two factories from French materials giant Saint-Gobain

The County Durham-based manufacturer of insulating glass units said the deal would enable it to ramp up production

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