Hotels & Motels

Combustible Cladding Testing & Rectification for Private Owners of Class 3 Multi Storey Buildings

If you’re a private owner of a class 3 hotel or motel building in Queensland, New South Wales, or Victoria, and have recently received building notices/orders or have seen your hotel or motel premiums substantially increase, don’t risk the safety of your guests and expose yourself to potential litigation, contact the team at National Remedial Services (NRS) for an immediate cladding assessment today.

As combustible cladding project management specialists, NRS is your end to end combustible cladding remediation provider.

We can help conduct façade assessment, sample testing and identification through to rectification works and recertification to ensure your hotel or motel is safe and meets all relevant compliance standards.

We offer a simplified remediation process, the ultimate in convenience and best of all act as your single point of contact throughout the entire process. Get in touch with our team online or by phone on 0430 370 773 for a ‘no-obligation’ quotation today.

The Current Australian Cladding Crisis

In 2014, Melbourne’s Lacross Building fire and subsequently London’s Glenfell Tower fire in 2017, triggered state governments in Australia to establish combustible cladding task forces to implement procedures and processes to ensure combustible cladding is not used in the future construction of class 3 multi storey hotel/motel buildings and to identity and rectify buildings constructed after mid 1997 that may have used combustible cladding materials.

Recently combustible cladding has been found on several hotels and motels throughout Australia requiring immediate rectification including the Travelodge Hotel in Melbourne’s Docklands, The Pullman Hotel at Hyde Park and the Ibis at Glen Waverley.

While state authorities have now banned the use of Aluminium Composite Panels (ACP) with a polyethylene content of 30% or more and Expanded Polystyrene cladding (EPS) on new class 3 multi storey hotel and motels, owners of buildings constructed after 1997, are now facing the daunting task of potentially having combustible cladding materials on their buildings and the associated rectification works necessary to ensure the safety of guests and relevant stakeholders.

ACP & EPS

Biowood

Whilst there are no product bans or other legislature that prohibit the use of Biowood in any states in Australia, it is a highly combustible material. The Building Code of Australia (BCA) Deemed-to-Satisfy Provisions do not permit its use on external walls of class 3 multi storey hotel and motel buildings unless a certified fire engineering performance solution has been developed.

State Regulations & Guidelines

Regulations regarding combustible cladding identification, registration and rectification vary from state to state and cladding task forces have been set up to tackle this on-going fire-safety issue.

Is Cladding Rectification Optional?

While regulations on building registration vary from state to state, once owners of class 3 hotel and motels have been made aware of combustible cladding issues either by lab testing, council notifications or by any other means, compliance with current state guidelines and regulations is mandatory.

Owners of these buildings have a legal responsibility to act to ensure a safe environment for hotel guests and all relevant stakeholders. Insurance companies should also be informed so that all risks can be evaluated, and mitigation measures are put in place.

Non-compliance or delaying cladding rectification orders puts owners of hotels and motels at litigation risk by councils and guests for not fulfilling their responsibility to provide a safe environment.

Our Five-Step Cladding Rectification Process

NRS provides a complete end-to-end solution to assess, sample, identify, mitigate and rectify class 3 hotels and motels in QLD, NSW and VIC affected by ACP, EPS and Biowood combustible cladding. Whether you are looking to test your cladding proactively, or have just been made aware that your hotel or motel has been identified as extreme, high, moderate or low risk by your State’s cladding taskforce, National Remedial Services will ensure a smooth transition from noncompliance to rectification and re-certification with professional and expert guidance every step of the way.

Rectification Cost & Finance Solutions

While the costs of cladding rectification works will vary from building to building, the team at NRS knows that for hotel and motel owners, the initial expenditure for rectification may exceed the limits of emergency building funds; As a full-service cladding remediation provider, we have partnered with leading ASX listed finance providers to support funding gaps in VIC and provide full funding in NSW and QLD.

With competitive market rates and flexible payment terms available, we can help you get recertified sooner rather than later, potentially saving you big on insurance premiums.

National Remedial Services, Your Complete Combustible Cladding Management Solution

National Remedial Services is your complete end-to-end solution for combustible cladding identification and rectification. With many decades of expertise and experience across the consulting, construction, legal and finance sections, we are customer focused and offer best in class performance, pricing, testing, reporting, and lead times.

We offer complete transparency throughout the entire process from your initial building façade assessment through to rectification, recertification and everything in between. With quality reporting outcomes, impressive lead times, affording pricing and competitive financing solutions from ASX listed companies, we provide the expertise and technical know-how to rectify any and all combustible cladding issues to ensure your class 3 hotel or motel is safe and fully compliant.

Contact the NRS team today for:

Building Façade Assessments
Core Sample Testing
Fire Performance Solution
Fire Risk Assessments (FRA)
Development of Initial Mitigation Measures
Complete Cladding Rectification Solutions
Competitive and Flexible Finance Solutions
Class Action & Litigation Assistance

Don’t run the risk of potential litigation measures made against your hotel or motel.

Have the team at NRS provide the rectification assistance you need to ensure the safety of your guests and visitors.

If you need assistance with council building notices or are looking for a reliable end-to-end combustible cladding rectification service provider, contact the team today.

Whether you’re after an initial façade assessment, or have had a Fire Risk Assessment and Schedule of Works prepared by another provider, get in touch with National Remedial Services either online or by phone on 0430 370 773 for a ‘no-obligation’ quotation.

Our dedicated team can help you with your combustible cladding issues at any stage of the process.