All articles by Jim Dunton – Page 6
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Derby picks WYG for affordable housing project
City council eyes up to 80 homes at Victorian factory site
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Site 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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Grenfell 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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Director 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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Grenfell Inquiry: Contractor was asked for ‘quick and dirty’ price for tower refurb
Client’s agent emailed firm to find out what price of work might be
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Manager 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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Grenfell Inquiry: What we’ve learned from contractor’s testimony
Evidence from key witnesses at contractor Rydon have shed light on ill-fated tower refurbishment
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Grenfell 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
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Grenfell 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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Safety fears as repair work stops on Bellway fire block
MP calls on housing secretary to intervene as Bellway staff down tools at Barking Riverside scheme amid covid-19 crisis
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Member of Grenfell inquiry panel self-isolates with coronavirus symptoms
Foster Partners’ Thouria Istephan absent from latest session as chair mulls switch to ‘limited attendance’ hearings
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Grenfell architect likens Celotex insulation to horsemeat scandal
Studio E project lead says insulation manufacturer ‘calculatedly sought to deceive’ with marketing material
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Grenfell Inquiry stopped as project architect taken ill
Inquiry postponed as Studio E project lead ‘unable to continue’ says Inquiry chair Martin Moore-Bick
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Grenfell’s lead designer had not worked with ACM
Project lead Bruce Sounes is second witness from architect Studio E to give evidence to the public inquiry
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Grenfell architect admits lack of experience in high rise refurb
Architect said firm would not have been able to demonstrate track record of similar work – but argued this is not uncommon
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Huge west London tower project wins planning
Plans for twin-towers linked by nine-floor “sky-bridge” will deliver 702 new homes and a 159-bed hotel
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Developer to appeal refusal of Dolphin Square revamp
Planning inspector to determine whether redevelopment of 1930s London landmark can go ahead
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Berkeley subsidiary wins Grand Union consent
Second phase of Sheppard Robson-designed London development will produce 524 new homes
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1,000 new homes proposed for Canary Wharf
Allies Morrison present ambitious Docklands plans to Tower Hamlets
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Jenrick overrules officials over 44-storey east London resi towers
Housing secretary approves 1,524-home scheme from former Daily Express proprietor Richard Desmond