All Grenfell articles – Page 5
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News
Estimating error led Harley to favour ACM cassettes, Grenfell Inquiry told
Cladding firm’s estimating manager admits cost impact was ‘minimised’ by choice of covering eventually installed on block
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Comment
Anger over defeated Fire Safety Bill amendment is misplaced
Change may not be fast enough for some but it is coming, says Andrew Mellor
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News
September week one: What we learned from Rydon and Harley at the Grenfell Inquiry
Refurbishment main contractor and facades specialist questioned as hearings resume after summer break
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Cladding contractor denies ‘pushing hard’ to use ACM on Grenfell Tower
Harley Facades commercial manager quizzed about close relationship with Reynobond manufacturer Arconic
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Grenfell Inquiry hears Harley boss rip into regulatory regime
Cladding firm’s director calls for immediate ban on use of combustible materials, claiming ‘widespread confusion’ in industry
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Grenfell cladding contractor tells inquiry ‘buck didn’t stop with us’
Harley boss says specialist firm was just one of a ‘raft of layers’ tasked with making sure tower refurb design was compliant
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Grenfell Inquiry: Rydon director ‘haunted’ by lack of challenge to cladding design
Emotional boss believed design process had been correctly followed
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Comment
The Building Safety Bill – the urgency of now
The new legislation will change the industry for the better, and not a moment too soon
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News
Grenfell Inquiry: Rydon was asked for ‘quick and dirty’ costing ahead of tower’s refurbishment
Client’s agent emailed firm to find out what price of work might be
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Grenfell Inquiry: Rydon manager admits team needed more design expertise
Former boss also quizzed on ‘cheap, incompetent subcontractors’ comments and claim one firm was ‘too good’ for the job
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News
Grenfell contractor ‘didn’t know’ cladding options had different fire safety ratings
Rydon unaware Reynobond cassettes eventually used on tower had ‘significantly worse’ test results than fixed-panel counterparts
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News
Safety bill imposes two-year prison term for breaching building regs
Draft legislation confirms new building safety regulator and reduction of building control powers
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Building Safety Bill announced
New laws will see biggest overhaul in bulding regulations for 40 years
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Grenfell main contractor ‘did not check architect’s expertise’
‘We wouldn’t have asked that question,’ contracts manager tells inquiry
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Councils start action against owners of 30 buildings still wrapped in ACM cladding
Government promises further measures if work is not carried out
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We relied on others to check subcontractors’ work, admits Grenfell’s main contractor
Senior manager the first Rydon employee to give evidence at inquiry into 2017 fire
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Government meets RICS to tackle market impasse over fire safety form
Fire minister held talks with group last month
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Features
Get ready for the building safety regulator
The key proposals on building safety made by Dame Judith Hackitt in the wake of the Grenfell Tower disaster are finally about to be implemented in law. Building invited industry experts to discuss the coming changes
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Radical changes needed to combustibles ban, architects tell government
RIBA argues for more buildings to be covered