24 November 2020 / Quality Alert

Cladding Submissions

All projects without exception require a well prepared cladding submission for checking by the Quality Team as previously advised.

See below email from our Managing Director, Greg Quinn.

Important Considerations

> Your cladding submission should be submitted to the Quality Team as early as possible in the design stage to ensure the design is right before works progress.

> It’s important once the submission is approved that you continue to consult with the Quality Team. There are many products that do not comply in the applications we have.

> A complete bound copy of the approved cladding submission (as a single PDF document) must be provided to the site team to ensure the works go as planned. There is considerable risk in works progressing and being incorrect and non-conforming. > Selected products, reviewed in the cladding submission, are not to be substituted at a later stage without prior resubmission for approval by the Quality Team.

Submission Template & Additional Info

The template for cladding submissions is located on the network here:

G:\projmngt\JOBS\0000000 Sample ACP submissions

There is additional information to review within the folder. Please ensure you review all information before submission. A register of all jobs and submissions is maintained and will be distributed regularly to Team Leaders for follow up.

Please Note

Clients, designers, certifiers and subbies may have different views on this subject and be happy to approve/proceed with works that are not acceptable.

There are products and suppliers that we do not use due to prior quality issues and test reports showing product performance is unproven.

We regularly engage in discussion with external parties and expose these issues to ensure the right solution is adopted. This is why it is especially critical to engage the Quality Team at the initial stages of the job, as well as throughout the job.

Submission

Please submit all cladding submissions to the Quality Team

Phone 1300 HUTCHIES
Email QualityTeam@hutchinsonbuilders.com.au

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