All ACM articles
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NewsSenior civil servant admits missing opportunities to address risks of ACM cladding
Brian Martin tells Grenfell Inquiry he ‘struggles to understand’ why he did not take action
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NewsCivil servant knew there was a ‘clear risk’ of a major ACM fire three years before Grenfell, inquiry hears
Brian Martin failed to warn fire and rescue chief and instead ‘lulled’ him into false sense of security
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NewsSenior civil servant ‘forgot’ to clarify ambiguous fire safety guidance, Grenfell Inquiry hears
Brian Martin also admitted he ‘completely underestimated’ hazard posed by deadly ACM panels
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NewsDisastrous test failure on ACM cladding was ‘forgotten’, Grenfell inquiry hears
Senior civil servant responsible for building fire safety says 2001 tests “just got missed”
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NewsFormer senior civil servant’s ‘deep regret’ building regs were not revised following cladding warnings
Grenfell Inquiry told that fears over widespread use of ACM panels ‘should have been gripped better’
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NewsLead fire safety official described ACM panels as going ‘whoosh!’ when ignited, Grenfell Inquiry hears
Email sent by Brian Martin 18 months before Grenfell fire
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NewsSenior official denies government ‘covered up’ cladding dangers
Disastrous 2001 test results on cladding panels used on Grenfell were not made public until this year
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NewsBRE manager did not tell minister that ACM had failed fire test 16 years before Grenfell
Debbie Smith denied reaching agreement with senior official to withhold key details about cladding from minister in meeting three days after fire, inquiry hears
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NewsCivil servant’s reply to fire safety query was typically non-committal, Grenfell inquiry hears
Brian Martin had been responding to query on “poorly drafted” clause in official guidance which appeared to permit use of combustible cladding in tall buildings
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NewsGovernment shown ACM cladding test results which ‘shocked’ experts 16 years before Grenfell, inquiry hears
Fire test in 2001 had to be extinguished after five minutes after flames reached 65ft high
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NewsArconic investors given all clear by US court to take legal action after Grenfell fire
Shareholders claim firm knew its cladding was dangerous but used it on high rise projects anyway
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NewsBallymore to spend £20m on fire safety repairs
Developer will not confirm if amount will cover all remediation costs
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NewsACM ‘not involved’ in Ballymore block blaze
Developer claims Grenfell-style combustible cladding played no part in major fire at New Providence Wharf development
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NewsAround 10% of buildings with ACM yet to start remediation
Four more buildings also discovered to contain the unsafe material
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NewsBBA certificate for Grenfell ACM was based off information on supplier’s website, inquiry hears
Certifying body’s project manager admits never seeing crucial test data before issuing Arconic with renewal of flawed document
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NewsArconic stopped offering French customers Grenfell cladding because of fire safety concerns, inquiry hears
But UK sales manager says he was never given the instruction
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NewsGrenfell inquiry round-up: What we learnt from Kingspan and Arconic
Details of combustible materials were kept under wraps, inquiry hears in first week back after two-month pause
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NewsGrenfell inquiry: Arconic did not withdraw combustible cladding because of ‘cost implications’
Sales manager made admission in secretly recorded phone call in the days after the fire
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NewsCladding remediation work inches forward
Five more buildings have put plans in place to remove their ACM
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NewsEngland still has 17 occupied high-rise buildings with no plan to remove ACM cladding
Cladding remediation works have also slowed in September despite lifting of lockdown restrictions