PRP among defendants in £40m claim over razed Cheshire retirement home

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Claimants blame supply chain for alleged defects in fire prevention measures

PRP is named among five firms in a £40m claim launched by a Cheshire council for alleged defects in the construction of a retirement home which burned to the ground in August 2019.

Cheshire East Borough Council and two other co-defendants are seeking damages in relation to the fire, which destroyed Beechmere Retirement Village almost entirely.

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