A defective skyscraper built by Carillion needs £4m of glazing repairs - must the landlord pay?

By Tony Bingham2019-02-27T06:00:00

Since Carillion built the 47-storey Beetham Tower in 2006, it has been the tallest building in Manchester. Mid-morning on 22 June 2014, a problem was spotted – and so began 47 floors of glass problem. One of the chaps doing sealant works on the 15th floor came across a loose shadow box unit. These are units of double-glazed and insulating material, which mate together to give an unbroken deep wall of glass top to bottom to all exterior walls of the building. The shadow box unit gives a sleek and deep appearance to the superstructure, with the glass reflecting the sunlight in which Manchester is frequently bathed.

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