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Grenfell Inquiry: Arconic sales manager ‘knew cladding would burn’

By 2021-02-11T10:24:00

Grenfell Tower toward the end of its ill-fated refurbishment

Source: Grenfell Tower Inquiry

Internal email in 2014 warned of dangers of ACM after Middle East fires

The sales executive who sold combustible cladding to the Grenfell Tower refurbishment knew that it was unsafe to use on high-rise buildings, the inquiry has heard.

Former Arconic sales manager Deborah French sent an internal email in 2013 warning of the dangers of using aluminium composite cladding (ACM) following a series of high rise fires in the Middle East.

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