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BBA issued 'materially wrong' certificate for Grenfell ACM, inquiry hears
Certifying body’s project manager admits never seeing crucial test data before issuing Arconic with renewal of flawed document
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Building control ‘pressured’ into certifying Grenfell insulation, inquiry hears
Certificate from LABC became key part of Kingspan’s marketing literature for product used in Grenfell Tower
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BRE told about misapplied fire tests four years before Grenfell, inquiry hears
Manager at Kingspan rival Celotex emailed BRE flagging concerns in 2013
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NHBC looks to offload health and safety arm
Building control and warranty provider to concentrate on core business
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Head of new building safety regulator appointed
HSE veteran Peter Baker to lead ‘biggest change in building safety for a generation’
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Grenfell inquiry: What we learnt from product makers last week
Details of combustible materials were kept under wraps, inquiry hears in first week back after two-month pause
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Kingspan ‘gamed’ tests for commercial gain after Grenfell, inquiry told
Products firm targeted Judith Hackitt, Clive Betts and Amber Rudd casting doubt on non-combustible products
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Kingspan staff: ‘All we do is lie’ about fire safety of products
Grenfell Inquiry told of text exchange between employees at insulation firm
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Kingspan tech boss not aware product unsafe for tall buildings, Grenfell Inquiry hears
Hearing told of more concerns from worried cladding contractors over Kingspan’s K15 product
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Kingspan used trial product test result to answer K15 fire safety questions
The trial insulation product tested was not what was being sold on the market, Grenfell Inquiry hears
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Grenfell insulation firm exec signed off ‘dishonest and misleading’ marketing
But former head of marketing at Celotex tells Grenfell Inquiry he did not intend to mislead
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Grenfell insulation firm ‘took advantage’ of building control mistake
Former Celotex product manager admits LABC misunderstanding was used to get product certified
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Grenfell insulation had been rebranded 'safe' for high rise, inquiry hears
Celotex RS5000 was the same insulation as an earlier product, which had failed fire test for use on tall buildings
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BoKlok build system wins NHBC accreditation
Ikea-owned modular start-up one of the first to use NHBC’s new system for certifying off-site build
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Hackitt warns industry to change now to survive the new building safety regulator
Chair of board setting up the new regulator says failing to plan now ‘morally indefensible’
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Grenfell client warned project would fail without ‘fundamental’ re-appraisal
Inquiry hears consultant initially advised against simply retendering scheme to save costs but changed its mind
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Grenfell Inquiry: What we learned last week
Witnesses included consultants from QS Artelia and RBKC’s building control manager
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Grenfell Inquiry: Boss had ‘every confidence’ in project's building control officer
Council manager says surveyor only had 30 live projects and rejects allegations of ‘culture of bullying’
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What we learned at last week's Grenfell Inquiry hearings
Cladding fitters unable to explain ‘unacceptable’ errors while austerity staffing cuts hampered building control inspections