Engineer warns of lack of action over aluminium cladding in NZ
(WorldNews New Zealand)

A leading engineer who ran an audit in New Zealand prompted by the Grenfell Tower fire is accusing ministry officials of failing to act over what he says are potentially unsafe building panels. Grenfell Tower. Source: Associated Press Dr Tony Enright called late last year for the suspension of a system for approving aluminium composite panels on high-rise buildings. The FR panels are commonly used in New Zealand, which are not as combustible as those on the London tower that burned a year ago, resulting in 71 deaths. Australia`s federal building regulator also commissioned Dr Enright and two other engineers to do a similar audit. It recommended the withdrawal of its certifications for FR...