All Grenfell Inquiry articles – Page 7
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Grenfell inquiry round-up: What we learnt from Kingspan and Arconic
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 fire
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Arconic sales manager knew Grenfell cladding would burn, inquiry hears
Internal email in 2014 warned of dangers of ACM after Middle East fires
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Arconic ordered staff not to share details of combustible cladding, Grenfell inquiry hears
Alarmed manager told sales staff who asked to share technical documents: “OH MY LORD!!! Where did you get that from???”
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Kingspan technical adviser had not seen test reports of Grenfell insultation, inquiry hears
Fire test reports ‘kept secret’, says manager who advised on combustible K15 product
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Making sure equipment works for remote hearings has led to restart hold-up, Grenfell Inquiry says
Christmas break and lockdown mean most recent day of hearing was 9 December last month
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CPA to launch consultation on post-Grenfell code for construction products
Initiative aims to fight misleading marketing by firms
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A big step forward in pursuit of safer products
The announcement of a regulator to hold the industry to account combines with work already under way to bring about much-needed improvement, says the CPA’s Peter Caplehorn
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Grenfell Inquiry to restart next month nine weeks after it was last in session
Christmas break and lockdown mean most recent day of hearing was 9 December last month
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Government announces new construction products regulator
Housing secretary says position set up in response to ‘dishonest practice by some manufacturers’ highlighted by Grenfell Inquiry
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Decision due by tomorrow on whether Grenfell Inquiry resumes next week
Hearing was shut early last month because of covid positive
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Review of 2020: A changing political landscape
Brexit was quickly eclipsed by the meteor of covid, which hit construction hard – until the government decided to build its way out of trouble. Meanwhile, building safety remained at the fore as the Grenfell Inquiry continued
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Search begins for firm to look after Grenfell Tower under £32m deal
Work will last for at least the next year
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Kingspan hired lobbyists and ‘gamed’ tests in aftermath of Grenfell fire, inquiry told
Judith Hackitt, Clive Betts and Amber Rudd on ‘target list’ as firm sought to cast doubt on safety of rival non-combustible products
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Grenfell Inquiry explainer: How rival insulation firms covered up fire-safety data
As the inquiry is halted until 11 January, because of a covid-19 positive and Christmas holidays, we revisit the evidence that has emerged so far in the second module of the hearing, which has put the spotlight on product manufacturers
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Kingspan staff joked ‘all we do is lie’ about products’ fire safety, Grenfell Inquiry hears
Barrister accuses firm’s technical director of exploiting weakness in legislation to make sales
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Kingspan boss denies putting occupants of K15 towers at risk, Grenfell Inquiry hears
QC grills technical director on failure to withdraw safety certificate for 14 years
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Fire expert warned NHBC of ‘accident waiting to happen’ three years before Grenfell, inquiry hears
Arup engineer made comments in October 2014
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Grenfell Inquiry: Another uncomfortable week for Kingspan
Further details emerge of insulation giant’s efforts to convince construction industry Kooltherm K15 was safe for high-rise use