All Grenfell inquiry articles – Page 8
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‘Common knowledge’ Grenfell insulation used old test report, says sacked Kingspan manager
Hearing told material used on tower became ‘raging inferno’ in first major fire test
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Grenfell Inquiry weekly digest: What we learned from ex-Celotex staff
Firm worked hard to get unsuitable flammable insulation approved for high-rise use, backed with ‘untrue and misleading’ certification
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Celotex boss signed off ‘dishonest and misleading’ marketing material, Grenfell inquiry told
Hearing also told that a separate developer made an official complaint about RS5000’s safety in 2015
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Grenfell Inquiry: Insulation manufacturer ‘took advantage’ of confusion over fire ratings
Former Celotex product manager admits he did not correct misunderstanding made by LABC
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Grenfell insulation manufacturer ‘completely unethical’, inquiry told
Former Celotex product manager says company exploited ‘ignorance’ of construction firms
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Insulation used on Grenfell refurb ‘was rebranded as safe’
Celotex RS5000与早期的一款产品是相同的绝缘材料,该产品在用于高层建筑的防火测试中失败了,the inquiry hears
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Grenfell insulation panels failed fire test, inquiry told
Manager at manufacturer Celotex admits marketing of product used in tower’s refurbishment was misleading
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Grenfell Inquiry digest | Module one: How experts blamed key players for ‘shambles’
As the first part of the phase two hearings concludes, Jim Dunton examines the evidence so far and finds a litany of major failures, incompetence and buck-passing
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Tests for external wall fires based on how flames behave indoors, Grenfell Inquiry hears
Expert witness Barbara Lane queries decades-old testing regime
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Grenfell suppliers knew their products would burn ‘with lethal speed’, inquiry told
Hearing shown internal documents from Arconic and Celotex flagging worries about suitability of materials used in refurb
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Grenfell 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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Designers 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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Studio 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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Studio 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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Grenfell 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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Fire 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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Fire 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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Grenfell client had ‘no concerns’ refurb quote was ‘unrealistically low’
KCTMO director tells inquiry bending EU procurement rules is ‘common’
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Grenfell 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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Grenfell 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