Grenfell Inquiry: Rydon director ‘haunted’ by lack of challenge to cladding design

By Jim Dunton2020-07-30T05:00:00

Emotional boss believed design process had been correctly followed

The director overseeing main contractor Rydon’s work on the Grenfell Tower refurbishment has admitted to being “haunted” by the lack of scrutiny the ill-fated project’s cladding and window designs were subjected to.

Stephen Blake, who was Rydon’s refurbishment director on the project – and who also filled in as contracts manager in its final months – said that in hindsight key elements of the tower block’s refurbishment had been presumed to be correct when they were not.

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