All Grenfell articles
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News‘Common knowledge’ Grenfell insulation used old test report, former Kingspan manager says
Hearing told material used on tower became ‘raging inferno’ in first major fire test
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News
Grenfell Inquiry: What we learned from ex-Celotex staff this week
Firm worked hard to get unsuitable flammable insulation approved for high-rise use, backed with ‘untrue and misleading’ certification
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News
Former Celotex boss signed off ‘dishonest and misleading’ marketing literature for Grenfell insulation, inquiry told
Hearing also told about complaints about material made by Ardmore in 2015
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News
Insulation panels used on Grenfell failed fire test, inquiry hears
Manager at manufacturer Celotex admits marketing of product used in tower’s refurbishment was misleading
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Comment
Grenfell Tower: A lesson in how not to manage a project
What we have heard has been a long saga of incompetence, says Graham Watts
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News
Tests for external wall fires based on how flames behave indoors, Grenfell Inquiry told
Expert witness Barbara Lane queries decades-old testing regime
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Features
A look back at Grenfell Inquiry module one: How experts blamed key players for ‘shambles’
The first part of phase two’s hearings concluded last week - here’s an overview of the evidence revealing major failures, incompetence and buck-passing
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News
Suppliers had concerns their products would burn, Grenfell Inquiry told
Hearing shown internal documents from Arconic and Celotex flagging up worries about suitability of materials
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News
Design-and-build helping industry ‘sleepwalk towards serious problems,’ Grenfell Inquiry told
Former RIBA president also criticises sloppy attitude, education and failure to learn from previous fires
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News
Architects and contractors have no idea cladding can be dangerous, Grenfell Inquiry hears
‘None of us had any idea there were such dangerous components being incorporated into cladding,’ says expert witness Paul Hyett
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News
Grenfell architect should have appointed fire consultant, former RIBA president tells inquiry
Expert witness Paul Hyett says it would have been ‘prudent’ for Studio E to hire specialist help
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News
Consultant ‘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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News
Fire 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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News
Grenfell 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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Comment
What motivates firms to do the right thing?
There is a clear moral argument for placing building safety above all else, but the business case is what will sway many, says PRP’s Scott Sanderson
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News
Notting Hill settled £20m legal claims over Paragon block in 2019
Court papers detail previous housing association claims over 1,000-home modular block which was evacuated last week
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News
Grenfell 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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News
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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News
Client 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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News
Grenfell 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
