All Grenfell inquiry articles – Page 6
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Kingspan 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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Grenfell 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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BRE 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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Government defeats rebel MPs over Fire Safety Bill
Backbench attempt to protect leaseholders from costs of fire safety work voted down
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Grenfell 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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BRE 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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Random 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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Manager 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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Grenfell 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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Manager of Grenfell cladding manufacturer warned firm was ‘not clean’
Arconic president tells Grenfell inquiry staff lied to clients over fire performance
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Shocking Grenfell evidence sees Kingspan announce root and branch reform
Initiatives include head of compliance, confidential hotline, staff clear-out and review of division by law firm
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Grenfell cladding boss denies withholding test results was ‘deliberate concealment’
British regulator was not told of combustible panels’ ‘disastrous’ 2005 test failure, inquiry hears
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Arconic technical manager ‘arranged’ for Grenfell cladding tests to pass, inquiry told
Test was used as basis for UK rating, allowing ACM to be used on buildings above 18m
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Chief inspector of buildings named to head up new safety regulator
HSE veteran Peter Baker to lead ‘biggest change in building safety for a generation’
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Arconic stopped offering Grenfell cladding in France because of fire safety concerns, inquiry hears
But UK sales manager says he was never given the instruction
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Grenfell Inquiry: What we learnt from product manufacturers last week
Details of combustible materials were kept under wraps, inquiry hears in first week back after two-month pause
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Grenfell Inquiry: Arconic ’did not withdraw combustible cladding because of cost implications’
Sales manager made admission in secretly recorded phone call in the days after the 2017 fire
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Grenfell Inquiry: Arconic sales manager ‘knew cladding would burn’
Internal email in 2014 warned of dangers of ACM after Middle East fires
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Grenfell Inquiry: Arconic ‘ordered staff not to share details of combustible cladding’
Alarmed manager told sales staff who asked to share technical documents: ‘OH MY LORD!!! Where did you get that from???’
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Grenfell inquiry: Fire tests ‘kept secret’ says Kingspan technical adviser
Kingspan manager who advised on combustible K15 reveals he had not seen test reports, as inquiry resumes after two months