<p>Levelling up secretary Michael Gove has called upon cladding and insulation manufacturers to help fund the remediation of unsafe residential buildings or potentially face limits on operating and selling their products.</p> <p>Writing to the Construction Products Association, Gove has told manufacturers that they must make financial contributions this year and in subsequent years to fund the remediation of unsafe cladding on residential buildings of 11 to 18 metres. </p> <p>“The total contribution from the cladding and insulation sector must represent a significant portion of the total remediation costs, caused by the dangerous products sold by some of your members,” the levelling up secretary wrote. </p> <p>He noted the current estimated cost of cladding remediation on buildings of 11 to 18 metres to be £4 billion – the amount developers have been ordered to pay following Gove’s <a href="https://www.house-builder.co.uk/news/gove-gives-industry-march-deadline-cladding-plan"><span>letter</span></a> earlier this month to the housebuilding industry. The current estimated cost of remediating buildings of more than 18 metres is £5.1 billion.</p> <p>Last week, Gove met with HBF and 20 major housebuilders to discuss the fund, with the housebuilders stressing that any contribution should be fair and that all parties involved need to contribute. </p> <p>HBF executive chairman Stewart Baseley said after …