News – Page 11
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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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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
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Housing association puts £120m fire safety job up for grabs
Optivo looking to shortlist six firms
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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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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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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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Leeds housing association chief appointed to Grenfell Inquiry panel
Unity Homes’ Ali Akbor joins next month
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Grenfell architect ‘not asked about high-rise resi cladding experience’ before appointment
Inquiry barrister tells TMO director it was the ‘obvious question’
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Change now if you want to survive the new building safety regulator, Hackitt tells firms
Legislation due before parliament later this autumn
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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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Grenfell Inquiry: What we learned this week
Witnesses included consultants from QS Artelia and RBKC’s building control manager
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Grenfell client chose not to hire design adviser which would have cost £30,000
TMO ‘struggled with design issues’ after rejecting outside help, inquiry heard
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Building safety minister slams ‘despicable practices’ exposed by Grenfell
Stephen Greenhalgh tells construction industry to ‘raise its game’ and pioneer offsite methods
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Grenfell consultant had ‘never worked with such a nonchalant contractor’
QS complained final stage of Rydon’s refurb was ‘becoming a farce’
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Contact between client and Rydon was ‘irregular and improper,’ cost consultant tells Grenfell Inquiry
Advisor ‘shocked’ to learn of £800k value engineering talks with future main contractor while OJEU process was still live
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Inquiry hears boss had ‘every confidence’ in Grenfell building control officer
Council manager says surveyor only had 30 live projects and rejects allegations of ‘culture of bullying’
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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: What JRP, Osborne Berry and building control told us this week
Cladding fitters unable to explain ‘unacceptable’ errors while austerity staffing cuts hampered building control inspections
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Building control officer ‘needed more time’ to focus on Grenfell refurb
‘Heartbroken’ council surveyor blasts staffing cuts and ‘confusing’ regulations but accepts his checks fell short
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Grenfell inquiry: What we learnt from September’s evidence
Focus was on Harley Facade’s lack of technical expertise, while Max Fordham, Osborne Berry and CEP Architectural Facades also had questions to answer