The main contractor on the refurbishment of Grenfell Tower lacked cladding subcontractor contacts and struggled to attract interest from firms in the sector apart from Harley Facades, the inquiry into 2017’s fire disaster has heard.

Former Rydon commercial manager Zak Maynard told the Grenfell Tower Inquiry that the business had not been able to get estimates for recladding the west London tower block from firms other than Harley as it assembled its tender for Kensington & Chelsea Tenant Management Organisation.