All Grenfell inquiry articles – Page 11
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Grenfell Inquiry round-up: This week’s evidence from Harley Facades
Cladding specialist lacked staff qualified to check materials but got discount worth £41,000 on combustible insulation panels, inquiry hears
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Grenfell facade designer thought absence of cavity barriers was deliberate policy
Cladding firm’s hired hand believed lack of key safety component in architect’s drawings reflected ‘different route to compliance’
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Facade design manager expected ACM to melt, not burn, Grenfell Inquiry told
Cladding firm specialist says combustibility of Reynobond PE 55 panels was ‘not something he ever thought about’
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Cladding firm ‘didn’t check’ fire performance of Grenfell insulation
Inquiry also hears Harley Facades got a 47.5% discount on combustible Celotex product fitted to block
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MPs blast government for inaction as flats remain covered in dangerous cladding
Public Accounts Committee says housing ministry must get a grip on delays in removing flammable material
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Design & build ‘could leave architects liable for others’ work’ under new law
RIBA warns of flaws in government’s draft Building Safety Bill
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Cladding design manager ‘not qualified’ to advise on fire performance, Grenfell Inquiry told
Harley engineer had only just started a masters in facades when firm was working on Grenfell Tower refurbishment
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Estimating error led Grenfell cladder to favour ACM cassettes, inquiry hears
Harley’s estimating manager admits cost impact was ‘minimised’ by choice of covering eventually installed on block
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Opinion
Labour’s anger about Fire Safety Bill is misplaced
Change is coming, says Andrew Mellor as he sheds some light on a complex picture
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Grenfell Inquiry: This week’s round-up
Main contractor and facades specialist questioned as hearings resume after summer break
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Cladding firm denies ‘pushing hard’ to use ACM on Grenfell Tower
Harley Facades commercial manager quizzed about close relationship with Reynobond manufacturer Arconic
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Grenfell Inquiry: Harley boss rips into regulatory regime
Cladding firm’s director calls for immediate ban on use of combustible materials, claiming ‘widespread confusion’ in industry
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‘Buck didn’t stop with us,’ Grenfell cladding contractor tells inquiry
Harley boss says specialist firm was just one of a ’raft of layers’ tasked with making sure tower refurb design was compliant
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Rydon ‘struggled’ to find cladding specialists for refurb, Grenfell Inquiry told
Main contractor’s commercial manager says Harley Facades was only specialist the firm had ever used
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RIBA announces ‘biggest professional shake-up for 60 years’
Architects may face revalidation every five years
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Grenfell Inquiry: What we learned this week
Project manager believed firm had been quite thorough in checking work quality; refurbishment director says lack of design challenge still haunts him
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Contractor’s site managers assumed Grenfell’s window insulation was safe
Main contractor’s senior site officials say they did not know combustible material was being used to fill gaps
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Rydon director ‘haunted’ by lack of challenge to Grenfell cladding design
Emotional boss believed design process had been correctly followed
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Opinion
In experts we trust?
Eleanor Jolliffe examines what it means to be a professional and what the sorry evidence from the Grenfell Inquiry might teach us
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Rydon was asked for ‘quick and dirty’ costing ahead of Grenfell Tower’s refurbishment
Client’s agent emailed firm to find out what price of work might be