All Grenfell inquiry articles – Page 6
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NewsPrime minister threatens public-sector work ban for ‘negligent’ contractors
PM also tells Commons he will consider proposal to tax building product firms as a way to fund cladding remediation
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NewsCertifier based fire rating for Grenfell foam on tests of other products, inquiry hears
Former BBA chief admitted he was not sure if decision was permitted under UK fire regulations
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NewsBBA based decision to grant certificate for Grenfell ACM on Arconic’s own website, inquiry hears
Certifying body’s project manager admits never seeing crucial test data before issuing Arconic with renewal of flawed document
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NewsArconic ‘threatened’ BBA unless its cladding was approved, Grenfell Inquiry told
Hearing told British Board of Agrément supplied certificate for ACM cladding based on incomplete test data
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NewsStaff urged Arconic to stop selling Grenfell cladding after hearing it could ‘burn like a truck of oil’
Manufacturer was warned a decade before the Grenfell fire that significant use of ACM panels could kill ‘60-70 people’
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NewsInstallation of Grenfell cavity barriers ‘poorest I’ve ever seen’ witness tells inquiry
Manufacturer’s technical officer says ‘fundamental errors’ made by Osborne Berry
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NewsGrenfell cavity barriers only approved nine days after fire, inquiry hears
Installed barriers had not been tested prior to use on tower’s refurbishment
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NewsBuilding control officer felt pressured into writing ‘fanbloodytastic’ safety certificate, Grenfell Inquiry hears
LABC certificate became key part of Kingspan’s marketing literature for product used in Grenfell Tower’s cladding system
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NewsBRE manager admits missing rigged fire test was ‘very basic error’, Grenfell inquiry hears
BRE staff failed to notice two fire-resisting boards added to test rig to ensure a pass
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News‘No question of anything sinister going on,’ test rig installer tells Grenfell Inquiry
Cladding installer says testing body was checking test rig the ‘whole time’
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NewsKingspan was a ‘significant source of revenue’ for BRE, Grenfell Inquiry hears
BRE consultant emailed colleague saying desktop studies of Grenfell insulation could be ‘huge source of income’
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NewsGrenfell digest: What we learnt from the BRE this week
Hearings focused on testing body’s role in certifying combustible building materials used on Grenfell tower as safe
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NewsBRE warned about Kingspan’s misuse of fire tests four years before Grenfell, inquiry hears
Celotex manager emailed BRE flagging concerns in 2013
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NewsGovernment defeats rebel MPs over Fire Safety Bill
Backbench attempt to protect leaseholders from costs of fire safety work voted down
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NewsGrenfell witness’s evidence challenged as BRE lawyer emails inquiry
Phil Clark blames Grenfell testing errors on burn hall being a ‘busy place’
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NewsBRE technician denies being aware fire test was rigged, Grenfell Inquiry hears
Phil Clark refutes claims he knew magnesium oxide boards had been added to ensure Celotex product passed checks
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NewsRandom testing of construction products proposed by certification group
Post-Grenfell reforms outlined in BBA safety standards consultation would see inspectors checking products already on market
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NewsManager warned Arconic to sell safer cladding ‘as matter of urgency’ two years before Grenfell fire
But firm continued selling Reynobond PE panels in UK until a week after tragedy
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NewsGrenfell Inquiry digest: What we learnt from Arconic this week
Hearings focused on the degree to which manufacturer had misled customers over the fire performance of its ACM cladding panels
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NewsManager of Grenfell cladding manufacturer warned firm was ‘not clean’
Arconic president tells Grenfell inquiry staff lied to clients over fire performance