Harley project manager misunderstood ‘weak link for fire’ warning, Grenfell Inquiry hears

By Jim Dunton2020-09-23T06:11:00

Ben Bailey also accepts “sloppy workmanship” of installation subcontractors escaped his checking regime

The project manager responsible for overseeing work on Grenfell Tower’s fatally flawed cladding system has admitted that he failed to understand a warning from a product manufacturer about a “weak link for fire” in the proposals.

Harley Facades’ Ben Bailey told the inquiry into 2017’s fire, which claimed the lives of 72 people, that he was not aware an email from a technical officer at cavity barrier firm Siderise referred to two distinct safety issues, only one of which was subsequently addressed.

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