All Grenfell Tower articles
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Consultation due on post-Grenfell code for construction products
Initiative by Constructioni Products Association is to fight misleading marketing by firms
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EWS1 guidance proposed to limit buildings affected
Proposals from RICS aims to reduce the number of buildings which have to undertake fire risk assessments
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Decision due tomorrow over Grenfell Inquiry reopening next week
Announcement expected on Wednesday in the wake of new lockdown restrictions
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Cladding remediation work edges forward
Five more buildings have put plans in place to remove their ACM
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Government announces £30m fund to relieve waking watch costs
Fund to pay for installation of fire alarms
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Kingspan insulation boss leaves in management rejig
Firm also creates group head of compliance role in wake of Grenfell Inquiry revelations
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In Focus
Grenfell inquiry latest: How insulation firms covered up fire-safety data
Module two has put the spotlight on product manufacturers, here is an overview of some of the early evidence that emerged
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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 boss denies putting tower residents at risk
Technical director grilled at Grenfell Inquiry on firm’s failure to withdraw safety certificate for 14 years
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Fire expert warned NHBC of ‘accident waiting to happen’ three years before Grenfell, inquiry hears
Arup engineer made comments in October 2014
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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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Manager at Grenfell insulation firm apologises for foul-mouthed reaction to fire safety query
Philip Heath emailed insult after specialist correctly questioned whether manufacturer’s product was suitable for high-rise
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Grenfell insulation employee says it ‘didn’t occur’ to her that marketing was wrong
Debbie Berger makes claim at inquiry despite having written ‘WTF’ on flawed test report for insulation
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MP slams Bellway over failure to resolve cladding dispute
David Lammy says developer has shown “complete disregard” for residents of Tottenham Hale Village
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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