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Sheppard Robson dragged into £47m cladding row over Woolwich Central scheme

By 2023-03-07T07:00:00

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Architect among five firms which main contractor Willmott Dixon claims are responsible for alleged cladding defects

Sheppard Robson has become embroiled in a war of words over alleged cladding defects in a £250m mixed-use scheme it designed in Woolwich.

Willmott Dixon filed a suit last month against five firms in an effort to recoup more than £47m from those it claims are responsible for problems with the external wall system (EWS) on the 17-storey Woolwich Central scheme, on which it was the main contractor.

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