All Grenfell Tower articles
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NewsKingspan says it is ‘concerned’ websites have been selling Grenfell insulation with inaccurate data
Intervention comes after Building revealed several sites have been selling product with outdated brochures
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Shadow housing minister floats Kingspan public sector ban in wake of Grenfell
Irish insulation giant has been shaken by revelations during the inquiry into 2017 fire
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Government floats public sector work ban for ‘negligent’ contractors
PM also considering tax on building products firms to fund cladding remediation
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Chief of new building safety regulator appointed
HSE veteran Peter Baker to lead ‘biggest change in building safety for a generation’
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Camden pushes ahead with search for firm to repair Chalcots Estate tower
Wates had been lined up for job but left last spring
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Government names and shames companies yet to start ACM remediation work
Fourteen groups highlighted for not starting cladding repairs
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Survivors launch Grenfell legal claims as council begins action against cladding firm
Cases filed at High Court last month
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Grenfell 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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England 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
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Grenfell 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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Grenfell client ‘ignored legal advice’ on secret negotiations with Rydon
TMO head of capital investment admits ‘offline’ pre-appointment summit undermined his transparency claims
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Leeds housing association chief appointed to Grenfell Inquiry panel
Unity Homes’ Ali Akbor joins next month
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Client says costs didn’t drive choice not to hire design advisor, Grenfell Inquiry told
Former architect David Gibson ‘saw no need’ for CDA but admits he did not understand cladding system proposed for tower
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Consultant warned Grenfell client project would fail without fundamental reappraisal
Artelia initially said re-tendering job to overcome £2m budget deficit was not the solution – before performing a ‘volte-face’
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Trade bodies threaten to boot members out if they can’t prove competence
Focus on firms' abilities follow series of recommendations made following 2017 Grenfell fire
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Grenfell Inquiry: Window reveal contractor ‘assumed materials were fine’
Former Rydon project manager oversaw gaps being packed with combustible insulation then topped with uPVC surrounds
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Rydon ‘struggled’ to find cladding specialists for refurb, Grenfell Inquiry told
Main contractor’s commercial manager says Harley Facades was only specialist the firm had ever used
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Grenfell Inquiry: Rydon’s second full week in the spotlight
Project manager believed firm had been quite thorough in checking work quality; refurbishment director says lack of design challenge still haunts him
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Camden council relaunches search for firm to repair Chalcots Estate
Wates had been lined up for the job
