All fire safety articles – Page 10
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NewsGrenfell cladding firm warned in 2007 that panels could kill 70 people
Manager told Arconic of expert’s prediction that ACM panels would burn like a ‘truck of 19,000 litre oil’
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NewsGrenfell Inquiry told of ‘fundamental errors’ in cavity barrier installation
Manufacturer says work was of ‘poorest standard’ it had ever seen
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NewsGrenfell cavity barriers only formally approved after fire, inquiry hears
Installed barriers had not been tested prior to use on tower’s refurbishment
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NewsRICS sets out new EWS1 form guidance
Move designed to free up housing market by exempting flat blocks without cladding from need for fire assessment
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NewsBuilding 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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NewsMissing rigged Celotex fire test was ‘very basic error,’ BRE manager tells Grenfell inquiry
BRE staff failed to notice two fire-resisting boards added to test rig to ensure a pass
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NewsCelotex ‘did not conceal’ rigged insulation test from BRE, Grenfell inquiry hears
Cladding installer says testing body was checking test rig the ‘whole time’
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NewsGrenfell cladding firm a ‘significant source of revenue’ for BRE, inquiry told
Hearing sees emails from BRE consultant saying desktop studies of Grenfell insulation could be ‘huge source of income’
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NewsGrenfell Inquiry: what we learnt from the BRE this week
Hearings focused on testing body’s role in certifying combustible building materials used on Grenfell tower as safe
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NewsBRE 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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NewsNHBC looks to offload health and safety arm
Building control and warranty provider to concentrate on core business
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NewsTechnician tells Grenfell Inquiry ‘busy’ burn hall caused insulation testing errors
BRE’s Phil Clark said the testing room could have ‘10 people in on any given day’
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NewsGovernment defeats rebels over Fire Safety Bill
Backbench attempt to protect leaseholders from costs of fire safety work voted down
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NewsGovernment faces fire safety bill rebellion
Conservative backbench amendment aims to make sure leaseholders do not pay cladding repair costs
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NewsManager warned cladding firm to ‘urgently’ improve safety years before Grenfell fire
But Arconic continued selling Reynobond PE panels in the UK until a week after the Grenfell Tower fire
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NewsGrenfell Inquiry: What we learnt from Arconic last week
Hearings focused on the degree to which cladding manufacturer had misled customers over its ACM panels
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NewsKingspan appoints lawyers to aid post-Grenfell reform of insulation business
Shocking Grenfell inquiry testimony prompting firm to bring in head of compliance and confidential hotline
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NewsGrenfell cladding boss denies ‘deliberate concealment’ of test results
British regulator was not told by Arconic of combustible panels’ ‘disastrous’ 2005 test failure, inquiry hears
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NewsGrenfell 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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NewsLondon landlords’ £3bn fire safety repair bill to hit development
The 15 largest housing associations in the captial are spending hundreds of millions of pounds each year on repairs