Contractors News – Page 72
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NewsGrenfell Inquiry: What KCTMO and expert witnesses told us this week
Client says bending procurement rules ‘not uncommon’ as fire safety consultant savaged for failings in reports
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NewsConsultant ‘failed Grenfell project team’ on key fire safety queries
Expert witness says Exova gave wrong answers at a time when designers were asking valid questions
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NewsFire safety consultant gave ‘entirely inadequate’ advice, Grenfell Inquiry told
Expert says Exova’s suggestion refurbishment would have no adverse impact was ‘very serious evidence of professional negligence’
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NewsNeighbouring offices lay into plan for 32-storey City tower
Freeholders turn guns on Fletcher Priest scheme at 55 Gracechurch Street
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NewsProtestors hitting HS2's cost and timetable, railway admits
Disruption has intensified since last autumn
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NewsGrenfell client had ‘no concerns’ Rydon’s refurb quote was ‘unrealistically low’
KCTMO director tells inquiry bending EU procurement rules is ‘common’
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NewsMcAlpine back in the black after turnover hits five year high
But firm warns income and profit will slide this year because of covid
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NewsGrenfell Inquiry: KCTMO’s second week in the spotlight
Project manager quizzed on notebooks “binned” months after fire while boss seeks to justify pre-appointment talks with Rydon
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NewsGrenfell boss denies talks with Rydon before it was appointed were ‘improper’
KCTMO director accepts contact with bidder put procurement exercise at risk of challenge but says it was not illegal
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NewsClient boss ‘never connected’ Grenfell cladding and Lakanal House fire
Refurbishment director attended briefings on fatal Southwark blaze but had no discussions on cladding lessons for west London project
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NewsGrenfell client was ‘frustrated’ by main contractor Rydon’s slow progress
Tenant Management Organisation project manager also felt “let down” by consultant Artelia over CDM Regulations
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NewsGrenfell project manager had ‘Lakanal moment’ but didn’t read safety report
Client’s lead tells inquiry she wanted clarification on west London tower’s cladding following 2009 fire in Southwark
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NewsFormer Multiplex boss turns client with COO role at data centre firm
Ashley Muldoon joins Global Switch 11 months after leaving London tower builder
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NewsGrenfell Inquiry: Boss ‘finds’ notebooks as project manager admits ‘binning’ hers
Shock as TMO director of assets and regeneration makes last-minute disclosure of previously unseen diaries
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NewsPlans for 32-storey tower in Square Mile draw Historic England opposition
Fletcher Priest building at Gracechurch Street will sit in shadow of Walkie Talkie
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NewsGrenfell Inquiry: What we learned from project client KCTMO this week
Tenant Management Organisation had former architects on its staff and believed no more design expertise was needed
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NewsGrenfell client ‘ignored legal advice’ on secret negotiations with Rydon
TMO head of capital investment admits ‘offline’ pre-appointment summit undermined his transparency claims