All Grenfell inquiry articles
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NewsGrenfell Inquiry digest: KCTMO’s second week in the spotlight
Manager quizzed on notebooks ’binned’ months after fire while boss seeks to justify pre-appointment talks with Rydon
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Grenfell boss denies pre-appointment talks with contractor were ‘improper’
KCTMO director accepts contact with bidder put procurement exercise at risk of challenge but says it was not illegal
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TMO boss ‘never connected’ Grenfell cladding and Lakanal House fire
Refurb director attended briefings on fatal Southwark blaze but had no discussions on its cladding lessons for Grenfell
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Grenfell client ‘frustrated’ by main contractor’s slow progress
TMO project manager also felt ’let down’ by consultant Artelia over CDM regulations
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Grenfell client had ‘Lakanal moment’ but didn’t read safety report
TMO’s lead tells inquiry she wanted clarification on Grenfell Tower cladding following 2009 Southwark fire
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Grenfell Inquiry: Client ‘finds’ notebooks as project manager admits ‘binning’ hers
Shock as TMO director of assets and regeneration makes last-minute disclosure of previously unseen diaries
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Grenfell Inquiry digest: 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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Grenfell client ‘ignored legal advice’ on secret negotiations with contractor
TMO head of capital investment admits ‘offline’ pre-appointment summit undermined his transparency claims
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Housing association chief appointed as Grenfell Inquiry’s third panel member
Ali Akbor replaces Benita Mehra, who resigned in January over links to Grenfell cladding manufacturer Arconic
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Grenfell client insists cost didn’t drive choice not to hire design advisor
Former architect David Gibson ‘saw no need’ for CDA but admits he did not understand cladding system proposed for tower
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Hackitt warns industry to change now to survive new safety regulator
Failing to plan now ‘morally indefensible’, says chair of board setting up new building safety regulator
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Grenfell witness says Studio E architect ‘has lost his confidence’
The Bruce Sounes who testified is a very different individual to the one I knew, says TMO director
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Studio E ‘not asked about high-rise resi cladding experience’ before Grenfell appointment
TMO director cannot tell inquiry why he did not ask ‘obvious question’
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Grenfell client was warned project would fail without fundamental reappraisal
Consultant initially said re-tendering was not the solution – before performing a ‘volte-face’
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What we learned this week: Grenfell Inquiry digest
Witnesses included consultants from QS Artelia and RBKC’s building control manager
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Grenfell client ‘struggled with design issues’ after rejecting outside help, inquiry heard
TMO chose not to hire design advisor which would have cost £30,000
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Grenfell consultant complained refurb was ‘becoming a farce’
QS made formal complaint about ‘frustrations and concerns’ with ‘nonchalant’ contractor
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Make post-occupancy evaluation mandatory for public buildings, government told
Architects urgently need to learn from good and bad projects, says RIBA president
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Contact between Grenfell client and Rydon was ‘irregular and improper,’ QS tells inquiry
Advisor ‘shocked’ to learn of £800k value engineering talks with future main contractor while Ojeu process was still live
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Grenfell inquiry hears boss had ‘every confidence’ in building control officer
Council manager says surveyor only had 30 live projects and rejects allegations of ‘culture of bullying’
