All Grenfell inquiry articles – Page 9
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NewsGrenfell Inquiry: Design-and-build blamed for industry ‘sleepwalking towards serious problems’
Former RIBA president also criticises sloppy attitude, education and failure to learn from previous fires
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NewsDesigners have no idea cladding can be dangerous, Grenfell inquiry told
‘None of us had any idea that there were such dangerous components being incorporated into cladding panels,’ said independent witness Paul Hyett
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NewsStudio E ‘should never have specified Grenfell insulation’
Architect should have known it did not comply with Approved Document B, expert witness tells inquiry
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NewsStudio E ‘imprudent’ not to appoint fire consultant, Grenfell Inquiry told
Expert witness Paul Hyett said architect needed good reason not to hire specialist help
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NewsGrenfell digest: What KCTMO and expert witnesses told us this week
Client says bending procurement rules ‘not uncommon’ as fire safety consultant savaged for failings in reports
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NewsFire consultant ‘failed Grenfell project team’ on key safety queries
Expert witness says Exova gave wrong answers at a time when designers were asking valid questions
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NewsFire consultant gave ‘entirely inadequate’ advice, Grenfell Inquiry told
Expert says Exova’s suggestion refurb would have no adverse impact was ‘very serious evidence of professional negligence’
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NewsGrenfell client had ‘no concerns’ refurb quote was ‘unrealistically low’
KCTMO director tells inquiry bending EU procurement rules is ‘common’
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NewsGrenfell Inquiry digest: KCTMO’s second week in the spotlight
Manager quizzed on notebooks ’binned’ months after fire while boss seeks to justify pre-appointment talks with Rydon
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NewsGrenfell boss denies pre-appointment talks with contractor were ‘improper’
KCTMO director accepts contact with bidder put procurement exercise at risk of challenge but says it was not illegal
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NewsTMO boss ‘never connected’ Grenfell cladding and Lakanal House fire
Refurb director attended briefings on fatal Southwark blaze but had no discussions on its cladding lessons for Grenfell
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NewsGrenfell client ‘frustrated’ by main contractor’s slow progress
TMO project manager also felt ’let down’ by consultant Artelia over CDM regulations
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NewsGrenfell client had ‘Lakanal moment’ but didn’t read safety report
TMO’s lead tells inquiry she wanted clarification on Grenfell Tower cladding following 2009 Southwark fire
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NewsGrenfell Inquiry: Client ‘finds’ notebooks as project manager admits ‘binning’ hers
Shock as TMO director of assets and regeneration makes last-minute disclosure of previously unseen diaries
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NewsGrenfell Inquiry digest: What we learned from project client KCTMO this week
Tenant Management Organisation had former architects on its staff and believed no more design expertise was needed
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NewsGrenfell client ‘ignored legal advice’ on secret negotiations with contractor
TMO head of capital investment admits ‘offline’ pre-appointment summit undermined his transparency claims
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NewsHousing association chief appointed as Grenfell Inquiry’s third panel member
Ali Akbor replaces Benita Mehra, who resigned in January over links to Grenfell cladding manufacturer Arconic
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NewsGrenfell client insists cost didn’t drive choice not to hire design advisor
Former architect David Gibson ‘saw no need’ for CDA but admits he did not understand cladding system proposed for tower
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NewsHackitt warns industry to change now to survive new safety regulator
Failing to plan now ‘morally indefensible’, says chair of board setting up new building safety regulator
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NewsGrenfell witness says Studio E architect ‘has lost his confidence’
The Bruce Sounes who testified is a very different individual to the one I knew, says TMO director