All Grenfell inquiry articles – Page 8
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NewsKingspan staff joked ‘all we do is lie’ about products’ fire safety
Grenfell Inquiry barrister accuses firm’s technical director of exploiting weakness in legislation to make sales
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NewsKingspan boss denies putting occupants of K15 towers at risk
Grenfell Inquiry QC grills technical director over failure to withdraw safety certificate for 14 years
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NewsFire expert warned of ‘accident waiting to happen’ three years before fire, Grenfell Inquiry hears
’Is the reality that you were just in too deep by this point?’ Kingspan’s technical lead asked
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NewsGrenfell digest: More Kingspan revelations – plus what did government know?
Inquiry shown emails from civil servants, as further details emerge of insulation giant’s efforts to convince industry K15 was safe for high-rises
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NewsGrenfell 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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OpinionWhy 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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NewsGrenfell 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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NewsGrenfell 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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NewsGovernment 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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NewsKingspan 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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NewsGrenfell 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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NewsCelotex 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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NewsGrenfell 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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NewsGrenfell insulation manufacturer ‘completely unethical’, inquiry told
Former Celotex product manager says company exploited ‘ignorance’ of construction firms
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NewsInsulation 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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NewsGrenfell 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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FeaturesGrenfell 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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NewsTests 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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NewsGrenfell 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