£100m government office in Blackpool built by Vinci to reopen tomorrow after cladding failure

By Tom Lowe2026-01-12T13:07:00

Source: Martin Bostock, Blackpool council

Staff told to leave premises last week after brise soleil panel fell from sixth floor and landed next to front entrance

A £100m government office building in Blackpool designed by Make Architects will reopen tomorrow six days after it was evacuated when a section of cladding fell from the block’s sixth floor.

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