All building safety articles – Page 17
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News‘Project designer’ at Grenfell cladding specialist was freelance draughtsman
Hired hand did not know what job title would be until Harley Facades printed his business cards
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NewsGrenfell cladding specialist ‘didn’t check’ insulation fire performance, Inquiry hears
Harley Facades was given a 47.5% discount on combustible Celotex product fitted to block
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NewsMPs blast government over cladding remediation failures
Public Accounts Committee says government must get a grip of delays in removing flammable cladding
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NewsDesign manager on Grenfell cladding contractor ‘not qualified’ to advise on fire
Inquiry hears that Harley Facades’ engineer had only just started a masters degree in facades during Grenfell Tower job
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NewsBid error led Grenfell cladding specialist to recommend ACM cassettes, Inquiry told
Cladding firm’s estimating manager admits cost impact was ‘minimised’ by choice of covering eventually installed on block
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NewsGrenfell cladding contractor denies ‘pushing' to get ACM panels on tower refurb
Harley Facades commercial manager quizzed about close relationship with Reynobond manufacturer Arconic
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NewsBoss of Grenfell cladding contractor cites ‘widespread confusion’ over fire regs
Cladding firm’s director calls for immediate ban on use of combustible materials
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NewsGrenfell cladding contractor says ‘buck didn’t stop with us’
Harley boss tells public inquiry specialist firm was just one of a “raft of layers” tasked with making sure tower refurb design was compliant
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NewsGrenfell builder ‘struggled’ to find cladding subcontractors, Inquiry told
Main contractor’s commercial manager says Harley Facades was only specialist the firm had ever used
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NewsGovernment rejects call to expand £1.6bn cladding fund
Housing ministry says building owners should meet costs of repairing unsafe high-rises
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NewsWarranty firms agree to develop standard MMC test
Government welcomes plan to draw up common standard to promote offsite homes
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NewsRemediation of two-thirds of ACM-clad buildings not finished
Latest data shows 243 buildings still have ACM cladding, more than three years on from Grenfell fire
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NewsSite managers at Grenfell contractor assumed window insulation was safe
Main contractor’s senior site officials say they did not know combustible material was being used to fill gaps
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In FocusGrenfell Inquiry: What we learnt from Rydon’s second week under scrutiny
Project manager believed firm had been quite thorough in checking work quality; refurbishment director says lack of challenge to design still haunts him
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NewsDirector at Grenfell contractor ‘haunted’ by lack of challenge to cladding design
Emotional boss says he believed design process had been correctly followed
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NewsManager at Grenfell contractor says firm ‘thorough’ in checking work
Main contractor’s final site manager was drafted in after project manager and contracts manager quit
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NewsProject manager at Grenfell contractor quit over work pressures
Main contractor’s on-site boss left company 14 months into project as schedule began to slip
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NewsGrenfell contractor ‘didn’t know’ selected cladding had inferior fire-safety rating
Rydon unaware Reynobond cassettes eventually used on tower had ‘significantly worse’ test results than fixed-panel counterparts
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NewsTwo years in prison for flouting building regs, says safety bill
Draft Building Safety Bill confirms plans for new building safety regulator and new sanctions for breaches
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NewsAdvisor says building safety reforms might not come into force until seven years after Grenfell
Government set to introduce promised legislation shortly