Pendleton Together

In June 2017, it was reported that council tower blocks in Pendleton used similar aluminium composite material (ACM) cladding that had been a major contributing factor in the Grenfell Tower fire earlier that month.^[11][12] Nine blocks managed by Pendleton Together^{[note 1]} required fire safety and other improvements.^[14] Work began in 2017 to remove the cladding, but halted in the same year.^[15] One reason for delays in replacing the combustible cladding was that Pendleton Together, technically a private contractor, was not eligible for public funding made available by the national government in the wake of the Grenfell fire.^[13] The cladding removal resumed in 2020, but as of April 2024 had not been replaced, resulting in cold and damp living conditions and causing a series of resident protests against the company.^[16]