Croydon doorsteps Prime Minister in post-Grenfell fire safety call
Croydon Council has today joined forces with local authorities nationwide to present a petition at Downing Street calling for significant Government funding on fire sprinklers.
March 2019
August 2018
Shadow Housing Minister urges Government to fund sprinklers as council installation reaches halfway point
Sarah Jones, MP for Croydon Central and Shadow Housing Minister, has joined with Croydon Council today to urge Government action over "essential" sprinkler installations in the borough.
February 2018
Croydon finishes retrofitting fire sprinklers into first of 26 blocks
Croydon Council has completed work to retrospectively fit fire sprinklers in the first of 26 of its tower blocks, with support from London Fire Brigade.
A week after the Grenfell tragedy last June, Croydon was the first council […]
October 2017
Croydon begins tower block fire sprinkler installation
Fire sprinklers are now installed in the first of over 1,250 Croydon tower block flats as a result of the council’s commitment to improve residents’ safety following the Grenfell tragedy.
The council is retrofitting fire sprinklers in its […]
August 2017
Croydon pressures government for funding towards fire sprinklers
The council has pressed government ministers to confirm whether they will contribute towards Croydon’s fire sprinkler investment in the borough’s 25 tallest tower blocks.
Croydon was the first council in the country to announce on 19 June it […]