All Grenfell inquiry articles – Page 8
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News
Grenfell Inquiry hears non-compliance of combustible insulation ‘lost on’ Kingspan tech boss
Hearing shown email from NHBC calling LABC certificate for K15 insulation ‘garbage’
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Opinion
Why is the industry waiting for the threat of jail?
Tough new building safety laws are on their way and they will shake up a complacent sector, writes Andrew Mellor
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News
Grenfell manufacturer used test results from trial product to reassure worried contractors
The trial insulation product tested was not what was being sold on the market, Grenfell Inquiry hears
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News
Grenfell Inquiry: Kingspan manager apologises for foul-mouthed reaction to safety queries
Philip Heath emailed colleagues insulting a consultant that questioned whether product was safe to use
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News
Government is revising Building Safety Bill, says Hackitt
Chair of safety steering group says department wants ‘resolution’ for those trapped in unsafe flats
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News
Kingspan threatened to sue for defamation after flawed tests exposed, Grenfell Inquiry hears
Kingspan employee responsible for testing was a ‘functioning drug addict’
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News
‘Common knowledge’ Grenfell insulation used old test report, says sacked Kingspan manager
Hearing told material used on tower became ‘raging inferno’ in first major fire test
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News
Grenfell Inquiry weekly digest: What we learned from ex-Celotex staff
Firm worked hard to get unsuitable flammable insulation approved for high-rise use, backed with ‘untrue and misleading’ certification
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News
Celotex boss signed off ‘dishonest and misleading’ marketing material, Grenfell inquiry told
Hearing also told that a separate developer made an official complaint about RS5000’s safety in 2015
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News
Grenfell Inquiry: Insulation manufacturer ‘took advantage’ of confusion over fire ratings
Former Celotex product manager admits he did not correct misunderstanding made by LABC
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News
Grenfell insulation manufacturer ‘completely unethical’, inquiry told
Former Celotex product manager says company exploited ‘ignorance’ of construction firms
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News
Insulation used on Grenfell refurb ‘was rebranded as safe’
Celotex RS5000 was the same insulation as an earlier product, which had failed a fire test for use on tall buildings, the inquiry hears
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News
Grenfell insulation panels failed fire test, inquiry told
Manager at manufacturer Celotex admits marketing of product used in tower’s refurbishment was misleading
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Features
Grenfell Inquiry digest | Module one: How experts blamed key players for ‘shambles’
As the first part of the phase two hearings concludes, Jim Dunton examines the evidence so far and finds a litany of major failures, incompetence and buck-passing
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News
Tests for external wall fires based on how flames behave indoors, Grenfell Inquiry hears
Expert witness Barbara Lane queries decades-old testing regime
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News
Grenfell suppliers knew their products would burn ‘with lethal speed’, inquiry told
Hearing shown internal documents from Arconic and Celotex flagging worries about suitability of materials used in refurb
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News
Grenfell Inquiry: Design-and-build blamed for industry ‘sleepwalking towards serious problems’
Former RIBA president also criticises sloppy attitude, education and failure to learn from previous fires
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News
Designers have no idea cladding can be dangerous, Grenfell inquiry told
‘None of us had any idea that there were such dangerous components being incorporated into cladding panels,’ said independent witness Paul Hyett
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News
Studio E ‘should never have specified Grenfell insulation’
Architect should have known it did not comply with Approved Document B, expert witness tells inquiry
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News
Studio E ‘imprudent’ not to appoint fire consultant, Grenfell Inquiry told
Expert witness Paul Hyett said architect needed good reason not to hire specialist help