All Grenfell Tower articles – Page 6
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Developers respond to anouncement of £2bn cladding taxes
Government warned that measures to solve building safety crisis could have unintended consequences
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Jenrick slammed over £3.5bn cladding fund announcement
Campaigners allege ‘betrayal’ as new money will only cover buildings higher than six storeys, with others forced to take out loans
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Grenfell product firm told staff not to share details of flammable cladding, inquiry hears
Manager repotredly told sales staff who asked not to share technical documents
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Jenrick poised to announce £5bn cladding fund
Press reports say housing secretary also considering £2bn developer levy
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London 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
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Government to announce new cladding plans ‘very shortly’
Housing minister declines to detail new policy, amid reports multi-billion pound fund being considered
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Starmer calls for up-front funding for cladding replacement
Labour leader to force vote in parliament on issue affecting ‘millions’ of homeowners
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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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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