Mulalley wins £1.8m claim over defective tower render system

Mulalley has secured a £1.8m High Court judgment against the German parent of cladding manufacturer Sto over the cost of replacing unsafe external wall systems installed at a residential tower block in Essex.
The ruling marks one of the first major contribution claims under the Building Safety Act to reach judgment and underlines the financial risks facing product manufacturers linked to historic cladding defects.
The Technology and Construction Court heard that Mulalley had designed and b