Construction industry had its ‘head in the sand’ over combustible cladding dangers, Grenfell Inquiry hears

By Tom Lowe2021-05-06T14:30:00

Grenfell Tower toward the end of its ill-fated refurbishment

Source: Grenfell Tower Inquiry

Facade expert said that a ‘reasonably competent’ cladding contractor should have known risks of ACM

The construction industry had its “head in the sand” over the dangers of combustible cladding prior to the Grenfell Tower fire, a facade engineer has told the inquiry into the disaster.

Expert witness Jonathan Sakula, who has worked on 122 projects across the world, said that the industry had been aware of a series of 20 major cladding fires in the years leading up to the June 2017 blaze which claimed 72 lives.

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