All building safety articles – Page 11
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MPs demand funding for cladding repairs before safety bill published
Committee says government must protect leaseholders from the cost of repairing historic safety failures
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Grenfell insulation relied on old test report, inquiry hears
Hearing told Kooltherm insulation used on tower became ‘raging inferno’ when tested
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Government working on changes to Building Safety Bill, Hackitt reveals
Chair of safety steering group says department wants ‘resolution’ for those trapped in unsafe flats
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Government announces EWS1 exemption for buildings without cladding
Deal with RICS agreed over weekend
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Grenfell Inquiry: What we learned from ex-Celotex staff last week
Firm worked hard to get unsuitable flammable insulation approved for high-rise use, backed with ‘untrue and misleading’ certification
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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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Former Celotex product manager tells Grenfell Inquiry firm was ‘completely unethical’
Witness says Grenfell insulation manufacturer exploited ‘ignorance’ of construction firms
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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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Celotex manager admits ‘misleading’ marketing of Grenfell Tower insulation
Insulation panels used on fatal refurbishment were sold as being safe for use on high rise buildings despite failing fire test
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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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Labour calls for multi-billion pound housing retrofit boost
Opposition party says energy efficiency programme should be part of £30bn post-covid green jobs stimulus
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Manufacturers knew products would burn with 'lethal speed', Grenfell Inquiry told
Hearing shown internal documents from Arconic and Celotex flagging up worries about suitability of materials
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Designers have not understood cladding risk, Grenfell inquiry told
Expert witness says architects had no idea that cladding panels had such dangerous components
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Inquiry told Grenfell architect fell below competent standard
Studio E ought to have known insulation it specified did not comply with building regulations, expert witness says
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Grenfell architect needed fire consultant, says former RIBA president
Expert witness Paul Hyett says Studio E should have hired specialist help
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Seventeen high-rises left with no plan for dangerous cladding
Cladding remediation works have also slowed in September despite lifting of lockdown restrictions
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Grenfell client boss denies secret contractor talks were ‘improper’
Director of TMO accepts contact with bidder risked procurement challenge but says it was not illegal
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Grenfell client ‘never connected’ project with Lakanal fire training
Refurbishment director attended briefings on fatal Southwark blaze but had no discussions on cladding lessons for west London project
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Grenfell client was ‘frustrated’ by main contractor delays to refurb
Tenant Management Organisation project manager also felt “let down” by consultant Artelia over CDM Regulations