All Grenfell Tower articles – Page 10
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NewsDesign manager at Grenfell cladding firm expected ACM to melt, not burn, Inquiry told
Harley Facades’ specialist says combustibility of Reynobond PE 55 panels was ‘not something he ever thought about’
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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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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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CommentThe Grenfell Tower Inquiry transcripts should be mandatory reading for everyone in housing
We owe it to those who died to learn the lessons from the disaster now
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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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NewsPlanning granted for 100 council homes in Kensington
Four separate schemes will all be within 1.5km of Grenfell Tower
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NewsGrenfell Inquiry: Contractor admits team needed more design expertise
Former boss also quizzed on ‘cheap, incompetent subcontractors’ comments and claim one firm was ‘too good’ for the job